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schema_version: "secwatch.filing_event.v1"
accession: "0001628280-24-032594"
form_type: "8-K"
ticker: "MAT"
cik: "0000063276"
company_name: "MATTEL INC /DE/"
filed_at: "2024-07-23T23:59:59+00:00"
generated_at: "2026-05-31T18:17:01.856436+00:00"
event_type: "earnings"
sentiment: "positive"
materiality_score: 0.75
calibrated_materiality_score: 0.75
confidence: "high"
source: SEC EDGAR
---

# Mattel Q2 2024: EPS $0.17 vs $0.08 YoY, gross margin expands 410bps, guidance reaffirmed

## Summary
- Net sales $1,080M, down 1% as reported, flat in constant currency vs Q2 2023.
- GAAP EPS $0.17 vs $0.08; Adjusted EPS $0.19 vs $0.10, both up $0.09 YoY.
- Adjusted gross margin 49.2% vs 44.9%, driven by cost savings and deflation.
- Repurchased $100M of shares in Q2, bringing H1 total to $200M.
- FY2024 guidance unchanged: Adj. EPS $1.35-$1.45, Adj. EBITDA $975-$1,025M.

## SEC filing metadata
- accession: 0001628280-24-032594
- form_type: 8-K
- ticker: MAT
- cik: 0000063276
- company_name: MATTEL INC /DE/
- filed_at: 2024-07-23T23:59:59+00:00
- event_type: earnings
- sentiment: positive
- materiality_score: 0.75
- calibrated_materiality_score: 0.75
- confidence: high
- sec_items: 2.02, 9.01
- EDGAR index: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/63276/000162828024032594/0001628280-24-032594-index.htm
- EDGAR primary document: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/63276/000162828024032594/mat-20240723.htm

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