# Mattel Inc. (MAT) fundamentals

Data as of 2026-09-08. NASDAQ, United States. Sector: Consumer Cyclical / Hotels, Restaurants & Leisure. Price $14.53, market value $4.2 billion.

## Valuation
- **P/E (trailing): 10.8×** (5-yr avg 16.7×, 3-yr avg 19.6×). Mattel Inc. trades at 10.8× trailing earnings, well below its own five-year average of 16.7×: cheap by its own standards. The Consumer Cyclical median in the September 2026 study was 19.5×. Forward P/E is 9.1×, lower than trailing, so analysts expect earnings to grow.
- **Price / sales: 0.8×**. Each dollar of revenue is priced at 0.8×, a low multiple typical of thin-margin businesses or out-of-favour stocks.
- **Price / book: 2.1×**. The shares trade at 2.1× book value; book value is a meaningful part of the valuation.
- **EV / EBITDA: 8.7×**. Enterprise value is 8.7× operating earnings before depreciation, the multiple that ignores how the company is financed.
- **Earnings yield: 9.2%**. The inverse of the P/E: 9.2% of the price is earned each year.

## Profitability
- **Gross margin: 47.5%**. Mattel Inc. keeps 47.5% of revenue after the direct cost of what it sells.
- **Operating margin: 7.8%**. 7.8% of revenue is left after running the business.
- **Net margin: 7.4%**. 7.4% of each dollar of sales reaches the bottom line.
- **Return on equity: 17.8%**. 17.8% on shareholders' equity is solid.
- **Return on invested capital: 10.2%**. Return on all capital, debt included, is 10.2%.
- **Return on assets: 6.4%**. Each dollar of assets produces 6.4% of profit.

## Growth
- **Revenue growth (1 yr): -0.6%** (3-yr -0.5%/yr, 5-yr 3.1%/yr). Revenue fell 0.6% over the last year, against 3.1% a year compounded over five years: growth is slowing.
- **EPS growth (1 yr): -21.5%** (3-yr 4.1%/yr, 5-yr 28.8%/yr). Earnings per share fell 21.5%, slower than revenue, so margins compressed.

## Financial health
- **Debt to equity: 1.04**. Debt is 1.04 times equity, a leveraged balance sheet that needs steady cash flow to service.
- **Net debt / EBITDA: 1.8×**. It would take 1.8 years of operating earnings to repay net borrowings, within the comfortable range.
- **Piotroski F-score: 5/9**. 5 of 9 checks pass: mixed.

## Dividends
- **Dividend: none**. Mattel Inc. does not currently pay a dividend.

## Analyst view
- **Analyst consensus: buy** (13 analysts). 13 analysts cover Mattel Inc.; the consensus is buy, with an average price target of $18.23 (+25% from the current price). Analyst opinion is shown for context; it is not part of the Fundamental Score.

## Price and momentum
- **Total return (1 yr): -22.1%** (YTD -26.8%, 3-mo 3.2%). The shares are down 22.1% over twelve months including dividends.
- **From 52-week high: -35.4%** (14.1% above the low). Trading 35% below its 52-week high, deep in a drawdown.
- **200-day average: below**. The price sits below its 200-day moving average, the usual definition of a downtrend.
- **RSI (14-day): 47**. An RSI of 47 is neutral.
- **Beta (1 yr): 0.67** (volatility 39%). Beta of 0.67 against the S&P 500: the shares move much less than the market.

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