The Bid & Ask

Quotations, Dispatches, and the Daily Tape

Thursday, August 13, 2026

Subject of the day

MAT

Concerning the House

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.

United States · corporate.mattel.com

The Long Run

FY 2009–2025 · 17 years

LineLatestCAGRTrend
Revenue$5.44B-0.6%
Gross profit$2.58B-0.3%
Operating income$694.28M-0.4%
Net income$214.35M-4.3%
Cash from ops$869.79M+5.4%
Quotation

$14.88

+0.23 (+1.6%)

52w hi$22.16
52w lo$13.05
Vol2.64M
As ofAug 13
The Verdict

Sell

Our score -0.56

Short-0.57
Medium-0.71
Long-0.25

computed 2026-08-13

By the Numbers

Mattel, Inc.

Consumer Cyclical · Leisure

Market cap$4.25B
Enterprise value$6.41B
Trailing P/E11.10x
Forward P/E9.35x
EV / EBITDA9.81x
P / S (ttm)0.77x
Profit margin7.8%
Return on equity20.5%
Revenue growth+10.5%
Earnings growth
Debt / equity137.44
Risk Metrics
Beta vs SPX0.92
Corr SPX0.37
Annual vol40.3%
Annual ret-3.7%
Sharpe-0.09
Max DD-41.1%

Window: 504 trading days (504 obs)

Layer Breakdown
LayerRawContribution
Fundamental+0.28
Sector+0.01
Technical-0.34
Earnings+0.00
Sentiment+0.00

macro × 1.00 · 2026-08-13

Recent Sessions
DateOpenHighLowCloseVol
Aug 13$14.68$14.93$14.47$14.882.64M
Aug 12$14.84$15.06$14.61$14.653.15M
Aug 11$14.68$15.21$14.66$15.032.74M
Aug 10$14.64$14.79$14.55$14.743.13M
Aug 7$14.44$14.80$14.39$14.793.42M