Mattel is a leading global toy company known for its iconic brands and creative play experiences. The company designs, manufactures, and markets a wide range of toys and games, including dolls, action figures, building sets, and educational products. As the home of beloved brands such as Barbie, Hot Wheels, and Fisher-Price, Mattel emphasizes innovation and quality in its offerings, catering to children and families around the world. Additionally, Mattel extends its reach through licensing partnerships, multimedia entertainment, and digital gaming, engaging audiences across multiple platforms and fostering imaginative play in various forms. Read More
Toy manufacturing and entertainment company (NASDAQ:MAT) fell short of the market’s revenue expectations in Q2 CY2025, with sales falling 5.7% year on year to $1.02 billion. Its non-GAAP profit of $0.19 per share was 21.1% above analysts’ consensus estimates.
Shares of toy manufacturing and entertainment company (NASDAQ:MAT)
fell 12.4% in the afternoon session after the company reported weak second-quarter financial results and cut its annual forecast for both sales and profit.
Toy manufacturing and entertainment company (NASDAQ:MAT) missed Wall Street’s revenue expectations in Q2 CY2025, with sales falling 5.7% year on year to $1.02 billion. Its non-GAAP profit of $0.19 per share was 21.1% above analysts’ consensus estimates.
Fisher-Price (NASDAQ: MAT) today unveiled its collaboration with leading parenting experts Kristin Gallant and Deena Margolin – the moms behind Big Little Feelings – to launch a new collection of solution-based play kits and exclusive mini-courses for families with toddlers ages 18 months to 3 years. Each brain-boosting, parent-friendly offering supports families as they tackle some of the biggest (and most daunting) toddler milestones, providing expert-backed resources and tools that aim to help children navigate their big feelings as they learn and grow.
While strong cash flow is a key indicator of stability, it doesn’t always translate to superior returns.
Some cash-heavy businesses struggle with inefficient spending, slowing demand, or weak competitive positioning.
Mattel, Inc. (NASDAQ: MAT) announced today that Monster High and global girl group KATSEYE have teamed up to debut a musical collaboration: a reimagined version of the brand’s iconic anthem, “Fright Song,” now available on all major streaming and digital download platforms. Alongside the “Fright Song,” a high-energy music video is now streaming on the Monster High YouTube channel and across Monster High and KATSEYE’s social platforms – bringing the next generation of fans into a stylishly spooky world of celebrating belonging and what makes you unique.
Today, Mattel, Inc. (NASDAQ: MAT) and Italian fashion line GCDS announced a special collaboration that reconsiders the Polly Pocket brand through a luxury fashion lens for Mattel Creations, Mattel’s design-driven platform celebrating the intersection of pop culture, fandom, and play. This partnership introduces a new chapter in the brand’s legacy, combining imaginative storytelling with elevated design, all inspired by the heart of Milan.
Mattel, Inc. (NASDAQ: MAT) announced today that Barbie® is debuting the first Barbie doll with type 1 diabetes (T1D). This addition to the line enables more children to see themselves reflected in Barbie and encourages doll play that extends beyond a child’s own lived experience, thereby fostering a greater sense of inclusion and empathy – all pillars of the Barbie brand’s mission.
Mattel, Inc. (NASDAQ: MAT), a leading global toy and family entertainment company and owner of one of the most iconic brand portfolios in the world, and Warner Bros. Pictures today announced that acclaimed director Jon M. Chu (Wicked, In the Heights, Crazy Rich Asians) will direct the live-action Hot Wheels feature film based on Mattel’s legendary and timeless toy car. Writing partners Juel Taylor and Tony Rettenmaier will pen the script (Creed II, They Cloned Tyrone) with J.J. Abrams’ Bad Robot Productions and Chu’s Electric Somewhere producing.
Most consumer discretionary businesses succeed or fail based on the broader economy. This sensitive demand profile can cause discretionary stocks to plummet when macro uncertainty enters the fray,
and over the past six months, the industry has shed 3.6%. This drawdown was disheartening since the S&P 500 gained 4.5%.
