United Parks & Resorts (PRKS) executive compensation, 2026 proxy

Marc G. Swanson, Chief Executive Officer, was paid $4.9M in 2025, up 354% from $1.1M the year before. The CEO-to-median-employee pay ratio was 427:1, on median employee pay of $11,451.

Filed
April 30, 2026
Annual meeting
June 16, 2026
Pay year
2025
Named executives
6
CEO total pay
$4.9M+354% vs prior year
CEO to median employee
427:1median $11,451
CEO pay in equity
90%$4.4M in awards
Prior say-on-pay support
99%of votes cast
CEO Total Compensation
$4,891,868Reported in Summary Compensation Table
Total Revenues
$1,662.6MDown 3.6% from 2024
Adjusted EBITDA
$605.1MDown 13.6% from 2024
Say-on-Pay Support
98.9%At the 2025 annual meeting

How Swanson was paid

$4.9M in total for 2025, as reported in the Summary Compensation Table. Equity awards are valued at grant, not at what they turned out to be worth.

Salary9%Bonus1%Stock awards85%Option awards5%All other compensation0%

Named executive officers

ExecutiveTotal
Marc G. SwansonChief Executive Officer$4,891,868
James (Jim) MikolaichikFormer Chief Financial Officer and Treasurer$350,857
James (Jim) W. Forrester Jr.Interim Chief Financial Officer and Treasurer$910,445
Christopher (Chris) FinazzoChief Commercial Officer$1,585,479
Byron SurrettChief Parks Operations Officer - Non-Florida Parks$1,595,179
Kyle MillerChief Parks Operations Officer - Florida Parks$1,354,580

What changed and why

  • $4.9MCEO total compensation increased to $4,891,868 in 2025 compared to $1,078,031 in 2024.
  • 98.9%Stockholders voted 98.9% in support of executive compensation at the 2025 meeting.
  • $1,662.6MTotal revenues decreased 3.6% to $1,662.6 million for the 2025 fiscal year.
  • $605.1MAdjusted EBITDA declined 13.6% to $605.1 million during fiscal 2025.
  • A Supplemental Bonus Plan was implemented covering September 1 to December 31, 2025.

About this page

Figures are automated and can be wrong; check the filing for the exact numbers. Totals follow SEC rules, which value stock and option awards at grant. Read the DEF 14A proxy statement for footnotes and the compensation committee's full reasoning.