Mattel (MAT)
NASDAQConsumer DiscretionaryLeisureSnapshot 2026-10-29
$15.48+1.31%
Close 2026-10-29 · 1-day change
NASDAQConsumer DiscretionaryLeisureSnapshot 2026-10-29
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Industries move in repeating boom-and-bust cycles. This shows where this stock’s industry sits in that cycle, stage by stage (recovery → expansion → supercycle → steady → deceleration → contraction), from its fundamentals (orders, revenue, capital spending), not the stock’s price.
A booming industry is a tailwind for the names in it; a contracting one is a headwind. Companies in the same industry tend to rise and fall together with the cycle, the way a tide lifts and lowers every boat in the harbor at once, so a large part of a stock’s swing can come from where its industry sits rather than from the company itself. It’s context for reading the company’s results, not a buy/sell call. Full explanation →
Consumer Discretionary is in steady. Describes the industry's cycle state, not a call on this stock.
The stage band shows the industry’s cycle over the chart’s timeline (each color a stage); a ▼ marks a quarter its growth inflected down — amber is an unconfirmed watch, red is confirmed the next quarter. Use “Overlay cycle on chart” to tint the price chart by stage. The industry’s fundamentals, not a signal on this stock.
The reason to own it still holds.
View ThesisRevenue is growing steadily — about 3% over the past year.
View GrowthMiddle-of-the-pack quality for its industry.
View QualityManagement screens strong on capital allocation, the balance sheet.
View ManagementExpectations look reasonable — what the market is pricing in sits in line with or below what analysts forecast.
View ValuationThis stock is volatile — it swings about 1% on a typical day and fell roughly 43% in its worst 12-month stretch.
View RiskMAT’s brand-led play and family entertainment expansion must offset weak recent performance. Revenue grew 10% year over year in Q2 FY2026, but adjusted earnings missed consensus. MAT trades at 14× P/E versus the 17× peer median; expectations look modest versus our view. The latest earnings miss and unsteady management challenge the case, with a 31% next-quarter miss probability. The price reflects those mixed signals. Peer multiples imply a price roughly in line with where it trades (about fair); our read remains intact. This read is provisional.
Trailing returns as of 2026-10-29. MAT is total return (includes dividends); the S&P 500 benchmark is price return (the index excludes dividends).
Based on 17 analysts currently covering MAT (as of Oct 2026).
Based on 3 Wall Street analysts offering 12-month price targets for MAT in the last 4 months.
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Quarterly · checked companies · value or % of revenue
A consensus fair price across 12 valuation methods, at three horizons. As of 2026-10-29. Estimates are diagnostics, not price targets. Short-horizon estimates are close to coin-flips, so confidence is a method-agreement read, not a prediction.
Today's peer multiple on trailing earnings, with no growth credited. This is the headline read.
Adds projected growth, so it leans optimistic by design. Read it as upside context, not a base case.
A price-focused, side-by-side fair-value read versus Leisure Products — fair value, gap to price, and forward P/E.
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Advances: Execute capital allocation and share repurchases
Adding a major investor to the board may strengthen capital-allocation oversight and efforts to unlock value.
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End-of-day figures as of 2026-10-29. EPS is implied from price ÷ P/E. Not investment advice.
Current $15.48
The last 12 months of price, then the range of analyst 12-month targets from today’s $15.48.
Analyst ratings and price targets are third-party Wall Street estimates, not QuarterlyIQ’s view. Not investment advice.
A long-thesis check that carries the widest uncertainty of the three horizons.
Around the middle on quality vs scored peers
A second lens on the 12-month fair value: for companies that score high on measured quality (profitability, balance-sheet safety, earnings stability), this read trusts more of today's profit margins instead of averaging them toward their multi-year history the way the headline number does. Shown alongside the fair value above, not in place of it. A diagnostic, not a price target or a buy/sell signal.
Direction of the business behind the multiple. Bands are backend reads; trailing-12-month basis.
Reported proxy pressure for a sale creates strategic uncertainty, but the sale push is unconfirmed.
Advances: Execute capital allocation and share repurchases
The cooperation deal adds investor representation that may improve capital-allocation discipline.
Advances: Execute capital allocation and share repurchases
Appointment of an investor partner to the board may strengthen capital-allocation oversight.
A major holder's reported proxy fight and sale push signal governance conflict and potential disruption to execution.
Advances: Grow IP-driven play and family entertainment business
New initiative aligns with growth in family entertainment.
Threatens: Execute capital allocation including share repurchases
Investor pressure indicates concerns over capital allocation effectiveness.
Threatens: Execute capital allocation including share repurchases
Shareholder pressure may hinder capital allocation plans.