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Company Dossier · Consumer Discretionary

Mattel

MATNasdaqLeisure ProductsWILMINGTON, US-DE, USMid capWebsite ↗
  • Russell 1000
  • MidCap 400

What Mattel is doing, read from its filings, its own words and the news, with every figure dated and sourced. Not investment advice: no ratings, no price targets.

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The latest read

Computed from the data on Oct 22, 2026. Every figure links back to its source in the sections below.

  • Revenue over the four quarters to June 30, 2026: $5.49 billion, up 2.8% from a year earlier.SEC EDGAR filings (XBRL)
  • Free cash flow (operating cash flow minus capital expenditure) over the four quarters to September 30, 2019: $0.13 billion.SEC EDGAR filings (XBRL)
  • Capital expenditure over the four quarters to September 30, 2019: $0.06 billion.SEC EDGAR filings (XBRL)
  • Share buybacks in the fiscal year to December 31, 2025: $0.60 billion.SEC EDGAR filings (10-K)
  • Long-term debt issued in the fiscal year to December 31, 2025: $0.59 billion.SEC EDGAR filings (10-K)
  • Latest earnings call or results release (August 4, 2026): sentiment 0.60 on a −1 to +1 scale (mixed), confidence 0.85 of 1.Palanor Discourse
  • Guidance in the last 90 days: 0 outlook figures raised, 0 lowered, 4 held.Guidance Ledger (8-K results releases)
  • Latest annual report (filed February 23, 2026): 2 risk factors added, 0 removed.Risk Factor Changes (10-K Item 1A)
  • Insiders were net sellers in Q3 2026: $0.6 million on the open market.SEC Form 4
  • 403 institutional managers reported a position at June 30, 2026 (−27 on the quarter before).SEC Form 13F
  • H-1B filings certified in Q2 2026: 45 (14 a year earlier).U.S. Department of Labor (OFLC)
  • Headlines in the last 30 days: 16, of which 0 read positive and 1 negative.Palanor headline tone

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Credit

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Mattel's borrowing from its SEC filings: the bonds it priced and the debt on its latest balance sheet. A description, not a rating.

Bonds priced, last 12 months

$0.6B

U.S. dollar tranches with a term sheet on EDGAR. Deals sold under Rule 144A file none and are not counted.

PricedAmountCouponMaturesSpreadYield
Nov 5, 2025$600M5.000%2030 (5y)+130bp5.067%

From the pricing term sheets Mattel filed with the SEC. Spread is to the benchmark Treasury (or Bund, Gilt) at pricing.

Charts

Live charts: each one redraws from today’s data and has an image link to paste into a document or slide.

Cash flow

Business

Mattel: free cash flow, trailing twelve months

Operating cash flow minus capital expenditure, $ billions, from SEC filings

$0.13BData to Sep 2019
ImageDataU.S. Securities and Exchange Commission, EDGAR
Business

Mattel: operating cash flow and capital expenditure

Trailing twelve months, $ billions, from SEC filings

Data to Jun 2026
ImageDataU.S. Securities and Exchange Commission, EDGAR
Business

Mattel: revenue, trailing twelve months

$ billions, from SEC filings

$5.5BData to Jun 2026
ImageDataU.S. Securities and Exchange Commission, EDGAR

Capital returned and raised

Business

Mattel: share buybacks by fiscal year

Cash paid to repurchase common stock, $ billions, from the 10-K

$0.60BData to Dec 2025
ImageDataU.S. Securities and Exchange Commission, EDGAR
Business

Mattel: debt issued and repaid by fiscal year

Long-term debt, $ billions, from the 10-K

Data to Dec 2025
ImageDataU.S. Securities and Exchange Commission, EDGAR
Business

Mattel: debt maturity schedule, latest annual report

Scheduled repayments of long-term debt principal by year from the fiscal year end, $ billions, from the 10-K

Data to Dec 2025
ImageDataU.S. Securities and Exchange Commission, EDGAR
Business

Mattel: debt due within a year and cash

At each balance-sheet date, $ billions, from SEC filings

Data to Jun 2026
ImageDataU.S. Securities and Exchange Commission, EDGAR
Business

Mattel: interest coverage

Operating income ÷ interest expense, trailing twelve months, from SEC filings

3.5Data to Jun 2026
ImageDataU.S. Securities and Exchange Commission, EDGAR

What the company says

Business

Mattel: guidance raised minus lowered

Guidance Ledger statements by quarter

2.0Data to Jun 2026
ImageDataGuidance Ledger by Palanor · source: SEC EDGAR
Business

Mattel: earnings call sentiment

Palanor Discourse score per call, −1 to +1

0.60Data to Aug 2026
ImageDataPalanor calculation
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Mattel: earnings call confidence

Palanor Discourse score per call, 0 to 1

0.85Data to Aug 2026
ImageDataPalanor calculation
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Mattel: risk factors added per annual report

New Item 1A risk factors in each 10-K

2.0Data to Feb 2026
ImageDataU.S. Securities and Exchange Commission, EDGAR

Hiring and ownership

Business

Mattel: H-1B filings certified

Labor Condition Applications by quarter received

45.0Data to Jun 2026
ImageDataU.S. Department of Labor, Office of Foreign Labor Certification disclosure data, dol.gov
Business

Mattel: insider net buying

Open-market purchases minus sales by officers and directors, $ millions, by quarter

−$0.6MData 22 days ago
ImageDataU.S. Securities and Exchange Commission, EDGAR
Business

Mattel: institutional holders

Managers reporting a position on Form 13F, by quarter

403.0Data to Jun 2026
ImageDataU.S. Securities and Exchange Commission, EDGAR

In the news

Headlines that name Mattel, with the publisher and a link. The tone is read from each headline’s own words, never from a summary of the article.

30 days
16 headlines
0% positive · 6% negative
90 days
16 headlines
0% positive · 6% negative

Filings and records

The last two years of notable 8-Ks, offerings, annual reports, federal awards, lobbying reports, patents and other public records, newest first.

  1. Oct 20, 2026Lobbying
    Lobbying report (MEHLMAN CONSULTING, INC.)third_quarter 2026 · $0.1 million
  2. Oct 19, 20268-K
    Director or officer changeItem 5.02
  3. Oct 16, 2026Trademark
    Trademark application: STREET STEALTH
  4. Oct 14, 20268-K
    Director or officer changeItem 5.02
  5. Oct 7, 2026Trademark
    Trademark application: UNO WILD
  6. Oct 7, 2026Trademark
    Trademark application: MINDFLEX
  7. Oct 7, 2026Trademark
    Trademark application: PIXEL CHIX
  8. Oct 7, 2026Trademark
    Trademark application: ROCK 'EM SOCK 'EM
  9. Sep 30, 20268-K
    Director or officer changeItem 5.02
  10. Sep 8, 2026Patent
    Patent granted: TOY FIGURE WITH RECONFIGURABLE APPAREL PORTIONUS 12728363
  11. Jul 31, 20268-K
    Director or officer changeItem 5.02
  12. Jul 28, 2026Patent
    Patent granted: TOY VEHICLE TRACKUS 12691385
  13. Jul 20, 2026Lobbying
    Lobbying report (MEHLMAN CONSULTING, INC.)second_quarter 2026 · $0.1 million
  14. Jun 2, 20268-K
    Director or officer changeItem 5.02
  15. Jun 2, 20268-K
    Shareholder vote resultsItem 5.07
  16. Apr 28, 2026Patent
    Patent granted: Toy Vehicle Accessory Track PiecesUS 12611609
  17. Apr 21, 2026Patent
    Patent granted: Toy Vehicle TrackUS 12605642
  18. Apr 17, 2026Lobbying
    Lobbying report (MEHLMAN CONSULTING, INC.)first_quarter 2026 · $0.1 million
  19. Apr 7, 20268-K
    Director or officer changeItem 5.02
  20. Apr 7, 2026Patent
    Patent granted: TOY VEHICLE LAUNCHERUS 12594507
  21. Feb 23, 202610-K
    Annual report (10-K)2 risk factors added, 0 removed
  22. Jan 16, 2026Lobbying
    Lobbying report (MEHLMAN CONSULTING, INC.)fourth_quarter 2025 · $0.1 million
  23. Nov 17, 20258-K
    Material agreement signedItem 1.01
  24. Nov 6, 20258-K
    Material agreement signedItem 1.01
  25. Oct 20, 2025Lobbying
    Lobbying report (MEHLMAN CONSULTING, INC.)third_quarter 2025 · $0.1 million
  26. Jul 21, 2025Lobbying
    Lobbying report (MEHLMAN CONSULTING, INC.)second_quarter 2025 · $0.1 million
  27. May 30, 20258-K
    Shareholder vote resultsItem 5.07
  28. May 8, 20258-K
    Director or officer changeItem 5.02
  29. Apr 17, 2025Lobbying
    Lobbying report (MEHLMAN CONSULTING, INC.)first_quarter 2025 · $0.1 million
  30. Feb 26, 202510-K
    Annual report (10-K)0 risk factors added, 0 removed
  31. Jan 21, 2025Lobbying
    Lobbying report (MEHLMAN CONSULTING, INC.)fourth_quarter 2024 · $0.1 million
  32. Jan 16, 20258-K
    Director or officer changeItem 5.02
  33. Mar 15, 202410-K
    Annual report (10-K)1 risk factors added, 0 removed

Peers

Companies in the same industry in the S&P 500, Russell 1000 or MidCap 400, closest in revenue first. Trailing twelve months, from SEC filings.

CompanyRevenueFree cash flowThrough
Brunswick Corporation BC$5.6B$0.3BJul 4, 2026
Hasbro HAS$5.0B$1.2BJun 28, 2026
Thor Industries THO$9.6B$0.2BJul 31, 2026
Yeti Holdings YETI$1.9B$0.2BJan 3, 2026
Amer Sports AS———
Deckers Outdoor DECK$5.5B$1.1BJun 30, 2026
Pool Corporation POOL$5.4B$0.3BMar 31, 2026
Abercrombie & Fitch ANF$5.3B$0.6BAug 1, 2026

Identity

SEC CIK
63276
LEI
549300VELLG24KHTJ564
Wikidata
Q596139

Built from SEC EDGAR filings (public domain), the Guidance and KPI Ledgers, Palanor Discourse, U.S. Department of Labor filings, USPTO, USAspending and Senate lobbying records, and rights-checked news headlines. Updated nightly; this page was built Oct 22, 2026. How the Dossier is built

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