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Mattel Inc dividend history

Mattel Inc's dividend was $0.910 a share in fiscal 2017, down 40.1% on the year before.

Dividends, buybacks and capital spending

FY2026 Q2 TTM
Buybacks (TTM)
$690M
Buybacks, last 3 fiscal years
$1.2B
Diluted share count
−8.3%
year over year
Total shareholder yield
15.4%
dividends 0.0% + buybacks 15.4% of market value
R&D spending
4.8%
of revenue
Days sales outstanding
55 days
receivables vs revenue

Dividends by fiscal year

US$ millions unless shown otherwise. Fiscal years, plus the last twelve months (LTM) when newer.

Mattel Inc: dividends by fiscal year, annual
Fiscal year2009Dec 20092010Dec 20102011Dec 20112012Dec 20122013Dec 20132014Dec 20142015Dec 20152016Dec 20162017Dec 20172018Dec 20182019Dec 20192020Dec 20202021Dec 20212022Dec 20222023Dec 20232024Dec 20242025Dec 2025LTMJun 2026
Dividend per share$0.750$0.830$0.920$1.24$1.44$1.52$1.52$1.52$0.910—————————
Dividend per share growth—+10.7%+10.8%+34.8%+16.1%+5.6%0.0%0.0%−40.1%—————————
Dividends paid27129131742349451551551931200———————
Share buybacks04475246749317700————00203400600690
Dividends ÷ net income51.3%42.5%41.2%54.5%54.7%103.2%139.4%165.7%——————————
Dividends ÷ free cash flow30.1%61.6%55.0%36.4%86.1%66.4%82.7%114.1%——0.0%———————

Dividend per share is the amount declared for the fiscal year as stated in the company's filings (including any special dividend), restated for stock splits and checked against the cash dividends paid. Dividends paid and buybacks are cash amounts; the last-twelve-months column can include an extra payment when a quarter-end date moves.

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Figures from Mattel Inc's SEC filings (10-K and 10-Q), retrieved October 20, 2026. How we read and check them: methodology and data sources. Not investment advice. Back to Mattel Inc.