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Mattel Inc operates as a global toy and media company, generating revenue through the licensing and sale of branded products, supported by a network of subsidiaries including Fisher-Price and HiT Entertainment.
Business. Mattel Inc operates as a global toy and media company, generating revenue through the licensing and sale of branded products, supported by a network of subsidiaries including Fisher-Price and HiT Entertainment.
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- Company
- EarningsQ3 2026 earnings (expected)2026-10-28 · estimated
- Macro
- Rate decisionBank of England rate decision (press conf.)2026-08-06 · GB
- Rate decisionReserve Bank of Australia rate decision (press conf.)2026-08-12 · AU
- Rate decisionNorges Bank rate decision (press conf.)2026-08-20 · NO
- Rate decisionSveriges Riksbank rate decision (press conf.)2026-09-03 · SE
- Rate decisionBank of Canada rate decision (press conf.)2026-09-09 · CA
- Rate decisionEuropean Central Bank rate decision (press conf.)2026-09-10 · EU
- Macro & political
- ElectionSE Swedish Election2026-09-14 · SE
- ElectionUS U.S. Midterms2026-11-03 · US
- ElectionFR French Legislative2027-06-01 · FR
- Congressional trades
- CongressSusie Lee — Mattel, Inc.2022-11-30 · Democrat · NV · Sale · $1,001 - $15,000
- CongressSusie Lee — Mattel, Inc.2021-01-28 · Democrat · NV · Purchase · $1,001 - $15,000
- CongressSusie Lee — Mattel, Inc.2020-12-08 · Democrat · NV · Purchase · $1,001 - $15,000
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Mattel Inc operates as a global toy and media company, generating revenue through the licensing and sale of branded products, supported by a network of subsidiaries including Fisher-Price and HiT Entertainment.
Mattel maintains a leveraged capital structure with a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.04, indicating that long-term debt of $2.33 billion exceeds total equity of $2.23 billion. The company holds $1.24 billion in cash and equivalents, resulting in a negative net cash position after subtracting total debt, which contributes to a medium liquidity risk assessment. Operating cash flow stands at $593.3 million, providing coverage for ongoing operations but limited flexibility for large-scale deleveraging without additional capital generation.
Profitability metrics show a return on equity of 17.8% and a return on assets of 6.0%, reflecting efficient use of equity despite the asset-heavy balance sheet. Gross profit of $2.61 billion on revenue of $5.35 billion yields a gross margin of approximately 48.7%, while operating income of $546.4 million suggests an operating margin of roughly 10.2%. Net income of $397.6 million indicates a net margin of approximately 7.4%, demonstrating the company's ability to generate bottom-line earnings from its core toy and media business.
Revenue generation is supported by a global footprint, with key subsidiaries including Mattel Europe Holdings B.V., Mattel Asia Pacific Sourcing Limited, and Mattel Direct Import, Inc., indicating significant international exposure. The presence of Fisher-Price, Inc. and HiT Entertainment, LLC as subsidiaries highlights the company's diversification across age demographics and media licensing, reducing reliance on a single product category or geographic region.
Growth trajectory analysis is limited by the absence of historical period data in the current snapshot, preventing a direct assessment of year-over-year revenue or net income trends. The current financial snapshot provides a static view of performance, with no prior period comparisons available to evaluate momentum or deceleration in the leisure products sector.
Risk factors include medium liquidity risk driven by the negative net cash position and high leverage, though dilution risk is assessed as low with basic and diluted shares outstanding both at 321.8 million. The key flag of negative net cash after debt subtraction underscores the importance of maintaining strong operating cash flows to service debt obligations and fund working capital needs.
Recent observations include reconciler events related to analysis job processing for Mattel Inc, with no specific news events, filing observations, or transcript insights provided in the current data set. The IR observations confirm the corporate structure through EDGAR filings, listing multiple subsidiaries that form the operational backbone of the company's global toy and media business.
- Debt-to-equity ratio of 1.04 and negative net cash position create medium liquidity risk.
- Return on equity of 17.8% demonstrates strong profitability relative to shareholder capital.
- Global subsidiary network including Fisher-Price and HiT Entertainment supports diversified revenue streams.
- Low dilution risk with no difference between basic and diluted shares outstanding.
- Absence of historical trend data limits growth trajectory analysis.
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Predictor forecast
| Metric | Our forecast | Guidance | Consensus |
|---|---|---|---|
| EPS | —no estimate | —no estimate | 1,33 |
| Revenue | —no estimate | —no estimate | 5,7B USD |
| Operating income | —no estimate | —no estimate | 584,5M USD |
Options
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Themes
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Risk factors
- Net cash is negative after subtracting total debt.
Benchmarks vs cohort
Corporate actions / M&A
FX exposure
Comparable transactions
Derivatives & instruments
Derivative transactions
- Chief Financial Officer · Restricted Stock Units → Common StockDisposed 24 610exercise · 2026-05-29
- EVP, Chief People Officer · Restricted Stock Units → Common StockDisposed 16 695exercise · 2026-05-29
- Chief Financial Officer · Restricted Stock Units → Common StockDisposed 66 209exercise · 2026-05-29
- Director · Restricted Stock Units → Common StockAcquired 11 753grant · 2026-05-28
- Director · Restricted Stock Units → Common StockAcquired 11 753grant · 2026-05-28
- Director · Restricted Stock Units → Common StockAcquired 11 753grant · 2026-05-28
- Director · Restricted Stock Units → Common StockAcquired 11 753grant · 2026-05-28
- Director · Phantom Stock → Common StockAcquired 11 753grant · 2026-05-28
- Director · Restricted Stock Units → Common StockAcquired 11 753grant · 2026-05-28
- Director · Restricted Stock Units → Common StockAcquired 11 753grant · 2026-05-28
- Director · Restricted Stock Units → Common StockAcquired 11 753grant · 2026-05-28
- Director · Restricted Stock Units → Common StockAcquired 11 753grant · 2026-05-28
- Director · Restricted Stock Units → Common StockAcquired 11 753grant · 2026-05-28
- Director · Restricted Stock Units → Common StockDisposed 8 594exercise · 2026-05-15
- Director · Restricted Stock Units → Common StockDisposed 8 594exercise · 2026-05-15
- Director · Restricted Stock Units → Common StockDisposed 8 594exercise · 2026-05-15
- Director · Restricted Stock Units → Common StockDisposed 8 594exercise · 2026-05-15
- Director · Restricted Stock Units → Common StockDisposed 8 594exercise · 2026-05-15
- Director · Restricted Stock Units → Common StockDisposed 8 594exercise · 2026-05-15
- Director, Chairman & CEO · Restricted Stock Units → Common StockDisposed 51 222exercise · 2026-05-07
- EVP Chief Legal Officer & Sec · Restricted Stock Units → Common StockDisposed 14 673exercise · 2026-05-07
- EVP & Chief Supply Chain Offr · Restricted Stock Units → Common StockDisposed 17 749exercise · 2026-05-07
- SVP & Corporate Controller · Restricted Stock Units → Common StockDisposed 4 417exercise · 2026-05-07
- EVP, Chief People Officer · Restricted Stock Units → Common StockDisposed 7 573exercise · 2026-05-07
- EVP & Chief Supply Chain Offr · Restricted Stock Units → Common StockAcquired 62 793grant · 2026-05-01
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- Cash Conversion Ratiooperating_cash_flow / net_income
- Debt To Equity(short_term_debt + long_term_debt) / total_equity
- Return On Equitynet_income / total_equity
- Net Cashcash_and_equivalents + short_term_investments - short_term_debt - long_term_debt
- Dilution Ratio(shares_outstanding_diluted - shares_outstanding_basic) / shares_outstanding_basic
- Return On Assetsnet_income / total_assets
- MATTEL INC /DE/ Market data — financials · 2026-07-31
- reconciler_enqueue (reconciler) on MAT.O · 2026-07-31
- MAT.O HA canonical relationships · 2026-07-31
Ownership & reference
Top holders
- Investment Managers · as of 2026-03-310,03 %$161M
- Investment Managers · as of 2026-03-310,03 %$67M
- Investment Managers · as of 2026-03-310,02 %$38M
- Investment Managers · as of 2024-06-300,01 %$522M
- Investment Managers · as of 2026-03-310,01 %$0M
- Investment Managers · as of 2025-12-310,01 %$606M
- Investment Managers · as of 2026-03-310,01 %$49M
- Investment Managers · as of 2026-03-310,01 %$51M
- Investment Managers · as of 2026-03-310,01 %$33M
- Investment Managers · as of 2026-03-310,01 %$90M
- Investment Managers · as of 2026-03-310,01 %$10M
- Investment Managers · as of 2026-03-310,01 %$41M
- Institutional Investor · as of 2026-03-310,01 %$28M
- Investment Managers · as of 2026-03-310,01 %$9M
- Investment Managers · as of 2026-03-310,00 %$141M
- Investment Managers · as of 2026-03-310,00 %$9M
- Institutional Investor · as of 2022-09-300,00 %$0M
- Investment Managers · as of 2026-03-310,00 %$6M
- Investment Managers · as of 2024-12-310,00 %$14M
- Investment Managers · as of 2026-03-310,00 %$52M
- Investment Managers · as of 2026-03-310,00 %$8M
- Funds · as of 2026-03-310,00 %$13M
- Institutional Investor · as of 2026-03-310,00 %$5M
- Institutional Investor · as of 2026-03-310,00 %$2M
- Brokerage Firms · as of 2026-03-310,00 %$3M
- Investment Managers · as of 2026-03-310,00 %$1M
- Investment Managers · as of 2026-03-310,00 %$0M
- Brokerage Firms · as of 2026-03-310,00 %$0M
- Institutional Investor · as of 2026-03-310,00 %$1M
- Institutional Investor · as of 2026-03-310,00 %$0M
- Investment Managers · as of 2026-03-310,00 %$0M
Leadership
- Ynon KreizChairman of the Board, Chief Executive Officer
Insider activity
- Chief Financial Officer · Common StockOther 66 209 · 2026-05-29
- Chief Financial Officer · Common StockOther 24 610 · 2026-05-29
- Chief Financial Officer · Common StockOther 8 671 @ $14,94$130K · 2026-05-29
- Chief Financial Officer · Common StockOther 31 360 @ $14,94$469K · 2026-05-29
- EVP, Chief People Officer · Common StockOther 16 695 · 2026-05-29
- EVP, Chief People Officer · Common StockOther 5 991 @ $14,94$90K · 2026-05-29
- Director · Common StockOther 8 594 · 2026-05-15
- Director · Common StockOther 8 594 · 2026-05-15
- Director · Common StockOther 8 594 · 2026-05-15
- Director · Common StockOther 8 594 · 2026-05-15
- Director · Common StockOther 1 719 @ $15,15$26K · 2026-05-15
- Director · Common StockOther 8 594 · 2026-05-15
- Director · Common StockOther 8 594 · 2026-05-15
- EVP Chief Legal Officer & Sec · Common StockOther 7 466 @ $15,00$112K · 2026-05-07
- Director, Chairman & CEO · Common StockOther 51 222 · 2026-05-07
- Director, Chairman & CEO · Common StockOther 26 062 @ $15,00$391K · 2026-05-07
- EVP & Chief Supply Chain Offr · Common StockOther 17 749 · 2026-05-07
- EVP & Chief Supply Chain Offr · Common StockOther 9 031 @ $15,00$135K · 2026-05-07
- SVP & Corporate Controller · Common StockOther 4 417 · 2026-05-07
- SVP & Corporate Controller · Common StockOther 1 585 @ $15,00$24K · 2026-05-07
- EVP Chief Legal Officer & Sec · Common StockOther 14 673 · 2026-05-07
- EVP, Chief People Officer · Common StockOther 7 573 · 2026-05-07
- EVP, Chief People Officer · Common StockOther 2 718 @ $15,00$41K · 2026-05-07
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Geographic breakdown
Intel & risk
Evidence & claims
From filings & derived data- Shareholders' equity (YoY) (2025-12-31 vs 2024-12-31): -1.4%Derived (calculated)
- Current ratio (FY 2025-12-31): 2.15xDerived (calculated)
- Return on assets (FY 2025-12-31): 6.0%Derived (calculated)
- Long-term debt (YoY) (2025-12-31 vs 2024-12-31): -0.1%Derived (calculated)
- EPS (diluted) (YoY) (2025-12-31 vs 2024-12-31): -21.5%Derived (calculated)
- Revenue (YoY) (2025-12-31 vs 2024-12-31): -0.6%Derived (calculated)
- EPS (basic) (YoY) (2025-12-31 vs 2024-12-31): -21.4%Derived (calculated)
- Operating cash flow (YoY) (2025-12-31 vs 2024-12-31): -25.9%Derived (calculated)
- Net margin (FY 2025-12-31): 7.4%Derived (calculated)
- Gross margin (FY 2025-12-31): 48.7%Derived (calculated)
- Return on equity (FY 2025-12-31): 17.8%Derived (calculated)
- Net income (YoY) (2025-12-31 vs 2024-12-31): -26.6%Derived (calculated)
- R&D expense (YoY) (2025-12-31 vs 2024-12-31): 17.2%Derived (calculated)
- Total assets (YoY) (2025-12-31 vs 2024-12-31): 1.5%Derived (calculated)
- Gross profit (YoY) (2025-12-31 vs 2024-12-31): -4.7%Derived (calculated)
- Cost of revenue (YoY) (2025-12-31 vs 2024-12-31): 3.6%Derived (calculated)
- Operating income (YoY) (2025-12-31 vs 2024-12-31): -21.3%Derived (calculated)
- Cash & equivalents (YoY) (2025-12-31 vs 2024-12-31): -10.4%Derived (calculated)
- Cash & equivalents (annual): USD 1.24BSEC XBRL filing
- Current liabilities (annual): USD 1.46BSEC XBRL filing
- Current assets (annual): USD 3.13BSEC XBRL filing
- Revenue (annual): USD 5.35BSEC XBRL filing
- Cost of revenue (annual): USD 2.74BSEC XBRL filing
- Net income (annual): USD 398MSEC XBRL filing