---
schema_version: "secwatch.filing_event.v1"
accession: "0001628280-26-052674"
form_type: "8-K"
ticker: "MAT"
cik: "0000063276"
company_name: "MATTEL INC /DE/"
filed_at: "2026-08-04T20:46:32+00:00"
generated_at: "2026-08-04T20:47:05.276448+00:00"
event_type: "earnings"
sentiment: "negative"
materiality_score: 0.7
calibrated_materiality_score: 0.7
confidence: "high"
source: SEC EDGAR
---

# Mattel Q2 net loss $18M vs net income $53M; revenue up 10% to $1.125B

## Summary
- Net loss of $18M ($0.06 loss per share) vs net income of $53M ($0.16 EPS) in prior year.
- Adjusted EPS $0.01 vs $0.21; adjusted operating income $39M down $57M.
- Gross margin 48.2% down 270 bps; adjusted gross margin 48.6% down 260 bps due to tariffs and inflation.
- Reiterates FY2026 guidance: net sales +3-6% constant currency, adj. EPS $1.27-$1.39, adj. operating income $580-$630M.
- Repurchased $100M shares in Q2, $300M YTD; reaffirms $400M full-year target.

## SEC filing metadata
- accession: 0001628280-26-052674
- form_type: 8-K
- ticker: MAT
- cik: 0000063276
- company_name: MATTEL INC /DE/
- filed_at: 2026-08-04T20:46:32+00:00
- event_type: earnings
- sentiment: negative
- materiality_score: 0.7
- calibrated_materiality_score: 0.7
- confidence: high
- sec_items: 2.02, 9.01
- EDGAR index: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/63276/000162828026052674/0001628280-26-052674-index.htm
- EDGAR primary document: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/63276/000162828026052674/mat-20260804.htm

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