Best Amusement & Recreation Stocks by Growth Stability
5 Amusement & Recreation stocks ranked by Steady Score — the proprietary growth stability rating based on 10 years of financial data.
Data as of 2026-08-01
Top stock: VAIL RESORTS INC (MTN) with Steady Score 51.72.
This industry covers leisure and entertainment venues: theme parks and attractions (Walt Disney's parks segment, United Parks & Resorts, Pursuit Attractions & Hospitality), ski and mountain resorts (Vail Resorts), and live sports and entertainment venues (Madison Square Garden Sports).
Destination leisure businesses carry real fixed costs (parks, mountains, arenas don't scale down in a downturn) alongside demand that's genuinely discretionary: a family skips a vacation or resort trip before cutting grocery spending. Season-pass and membership models (increasingly common at ski resorts and theme parks) smooth this out somewhat by collecting revenue upfront and encouraging repeat visits, but the industry as a whole still leans more cyclical than defensive.
- Stocks
- 5
- Avg Steady Score
- 37.3
- High stability (score ≥ 75)
- 0
- Avg Revenue CAGR
- -0.5%
Of the 5 Amusement & Recreation stocks, 0 (0%) have high growth stability (Steady Score ≥ 75). The industry average Steady Score is 37.3, with average annualized revenue growth of -0.5% and earnings growth of +3.2%.
| Rank | Name | Steady Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | VAIL RESORTS INC | 51.72 |
| 2 | Walt Disney Co | 48.67 |
| 3 | Madison Square Garden Sports Corp. | 33.14 |
| 4 | Pursuit Attractions & Hospitality, Inc. | 30.4 |
| 5 | United Parks & Resorts Inc. | 22.76 |