Mattel Inc (MAT)

Mattel, Inc., a play and family entertainment company, designs, manufactures, markets, and sells toys, games, and other products in North America, Europe, the Middle East, Africa, Latin America, and the Asia Pacific. The company offers dolls and accessories, books, content, and lifestyle products for children under the Barbie, American Girl, Disney Princess, Disney Frozen, Monster High, Polly Pocket, and KPop Demon Hunters brands; die-cast vehicles, tracks, playsets, and accessories for kids, adults, and collectors under the Hot Wheels, Hot Wheels Monster Trucks, Hot Wheels RC, Matchbox, and Matchbox, and Cars brands; and infant, toddler, and preschool products comprising toys, content, live events, and other consumer products under the Fisher-Price, Little People, Thomas & Friends, and Power Wheels brands. It also provides action figures, building sets, games, and other products under the Masters of the Universe, Mattel Brick Shop, MEGA, UNO, Jurassic World, Minecraft, WWE, Toy Story, Star Wars, Pictionary, Skip-Bo, Phase 10, and Blokus brands; and licensor partner brands, including Disney Pixar, Microsoft, NBCUniversal, and WWE. The company sells its products to retailers, including omnichannel retailers, discount and free-standing toy stores, chain stores, department stores, and other retail outlets; wholesalers; and directly to consumers through retail spaces, boutique stores, agents and distributors, and its e-commerce platforms and third-party e-commerce channels. Mattel, Inc. was founded in 1945 and is headquartered in El Segundo, California.

Ticker
MAT
Exchange
Nasdaq
Sector
Consumer Cyclical
Industry
Leisure
Market cap
$4.39B
52-week range
$12.40 - $22.48

Valuation

Share price
$15.35 (close of Nov 6, 2026)
P/E (TTM)
8.92x
Price to book
1.88x
Price to free cash flow
6.43x
Enterprise value
$6.58B
Book value per share
$8.18

Price performance

PeriodChange
1 day+2.54%
5 days-0.45%
1 month-3.64%
3 months+5.94%
6 months+1.79%
Year to date-22.63%
1 year-17.78%
3 years-20.18%
5 years-29.36%
10 years-49.61%
All time+625.33%

Short interest

As of
Oct 15, 2026
Short % of float
15.15%
Shares short
28.02M
Days to cover
2.34
Change since prior report
-9.07%
Source
FINRA consolidated short interest

Profitability and growth

Return on equity
17.80%
Return on invested capital
9.29%
Return on assets
5.99%
Return on capital employed
10.54%
Gross margin
48.73%
Net margin
7.43%
EBITDA margin
13.36%
Revenue growth
-0.59%
Net income growth
-26.62%
Free cash flow growth
-25.90%

Cash flow and balance sheet

Free cash flow yield (TTM)
15.55%
Current ratio
1.98x
Net debt to EBITDA
2.46x

Latest reported year

Period end
Dec 31, 2025
Fiscal year
2025
Revenue
$5.35B
Cost of revenue
$2.74B
Gross profit
$2.61B
EBITDA
$714.41M
Net income
$397.58M
Earnings per share
$1.25
Research and development
$227.42M
Interest expense
$118.68M
Shares outstanding
318.16M

Income statement by year

Period endRevenueGross profitNet incomeEPS
2025-12-31$5.35B$2.61B$397.58M$1.25
2024-12-31$5.38B$2.73B$541.82M$1.59
2023-12-31$5.44B$2.58B$214.35M$0.61
2022-12-31$5.43B$2.48B$393.91M$1.11
2021-12-31$5.46B$2.63B$902.99M$2.58
2020-12-31$4.59B$2.24B$123.58M$0.36
2019-12-31$4.50B$1.98B-$218.75M-$0.63
2018-12-31$4.51B$1.80B-$533.30M-$1.55
2017-12-31$4.88B$1.82B-$1.05B-$3.07
2016-12-31$5.45B$2.55B$312.91M$0.91

Margins and returns by year

Period endGross marginNet marginReturn on equityReturn on capital
2025-12-3148.73%7.43%17.80%9.29%
2024-12-3150.82%10.07%23.93%11.89%
2023-12-3147.48%3.94%9.97%6.07%
2022-12-3145.66%7.25%19.16%11.60%
2021-12-3148.13%16.55%57.56%16.22%
2020-12-3148.89%2.69%20.25%8.15%
2019-12-3143.90%-4.86%-43.01%0.50%
2018-12-3139.84%-11.81%-77.40%-6.61%
2017-12-3137.38%-21.60%-83.88%-7.66%
2016-12-3146.70%5.74%12.99%9.10%

Cash and debt by year

Period endCashDebt
2025-12-31$1.24B$2.33B
2024-12-31$1.39B$2.33B
2023-12-31$1.26B$2.33B
2022-12-31$761.24M$2.33B
2021-12-31$731.36M$2.57B
2020-12-31$762.18M$2.85B
2019-12-31$630.03M$2.85B
2018-12-31$594.48M$2.85B
2017-12-31$1.08B$2.87B
2016-12-31$869.53M$2.13B

Free cash flow by year

Period endFree cash flowStock-based compensation
2025-12-31$593.25M$79.72M
2024-12-31$800.57M$79.43M
2023-12-31$869.79M$83.33M
2022-12-31$442.84M$69.07M
2021-12-31$485.46M$60.08M
2020-12-31$285.70M$60.17M
2019-12-31$168.44M$55.97M
2018-12-31-$101.98M$48.91M
2017-12-31-$156.55M$67.12M
2016-12-31$454.38M$53.95M

Dividend history

Most recent payment
Aug 21, 2017
Payment dateDividend per share
2017-08-21$0.15
2017-05-17$0.38
2017-02-14$0.38
2016-11-18$0.38
2016-08-19$0.38
2016-05-17$0.38
2016-02-12$0.38
2015-11-23$0.38

Investor relations

Past earnings dates

ReportedFiscal periodEPS estimate
2026-11-05Sep 2026$0.94
2026-08-04Jun 2026$0.03
2026-04-29Mar 2026-$0.24
2026-02-10Dec 2025$0.53
2025-10-21Sep 2025$1.05
2025-07-23Jun 2025$0.16
2025-05-05Mar 2025-$0.11
2025-02-04Dec 2024$0.23

Filings and sources

Company website
corporate.mattel.com
SEC filings
10-K, 10-Q and 8-K on EDGAR
Earnings calendar
All upcoming reports

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