JAKK vs KTB vs MAT Stock Comparison

Jakks Pacific, Kontoor Brands and Mattel Prices as of Oct 27, 2026 Peers: Industry group
JAKK Jakks Pacific Inc
$32.14 +27.2% 1M +69.8% 1Y
Market cap
$372.88M
P/E
17.9x
Revenue (TTM)
$169.83M
Div. yield
–
Toys Consumer Discretionary
3 wins
KTB Kontoor Brands, Inc.
$74.87 +14.6% 1M -13.0% 1Y
Market cap
$4.07B
P/E
16.3x
Revenue (TTM)
$2.95B
Div. yield
–
Apparel Consumer Discretionary
3 wins
MAT Mattel Inc /De/
$15.43 +16.1% 1M -19.0% 1Y
Market cap
$4.38B
P/E
10.3x
Revenue (TTM)
$5.49B
Div. yield
–
Toys Consumer Discretionary
4 wins

Head to Head

10 decided of 12

Mattel leads on 4 of the 12 questions below (Mattel 4, Kontoor Brands 3, Jakks Pacific 3). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionJAKKKTBMATLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $372.88M $4.07B $4.38B MAT
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 17.9x 16.3x 10.3x MAT
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 13.0x 13.7x 11.7x MAT
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months -70.4% +18.6% +2.9% KTB
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months — 8.5% 7.8% KTB
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital — 14.5% 8.3% KTB
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA — — 3.0x –
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months +69.8% -13.0% -19.0% JAKK
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years +24.0%/yr +7.2%/yr -6.3%/yr JAKK
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 40.0% 47.8% 44.9% JAKK
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 47/100 52/100 63/100 MAT

Percentile Scorecard

JAKKKTBMAT

Each axis is the mean percentile of its metrics against the company's industry group. 100 is the best in the group, 50 the middle.

Scores by Axis

AxisJAKKKTBMAT
Valuation 58 #15 of 34 23 #35 of 45 70 #11 of 34
Growth 19 #26 of 32 57 #19 of 43 32 #22 of 32
Profitability 58 #14 of 32 88 #6 of 41 81 #7 of 32
Financial Health 41 #20 of 33 31 #36 of 52 34 #22 of 33
Shareholder Returns 59 #8 of 18 61 #14 of 34 100 #1 of 18
Overall 47 52 63
  • JAKK ranked among 34 companies in Leisure Products
  • KTB ranked among 52 companies in Apparel and Luxury
  • MAT ranked among 34 companies in Leisure Products

Price Performance

Price return, split-adjusted, before dividends. Click a name to hide or show it.

Returns

PeriodJAKKKTBMATSPY
1 month +27.2%+14.6%+16.1% -0.2%
3 months +20.7%-15.0%-0.1% +3.9%
6 months +45.1%+3.9%+4.3% +8.2%
Year to date +90.4%+22.6%-22.2% +12.9%
1 year +69.8%-13.0%-19.0% +12.3%
3 years +99.4%+60.5%-16.3% +87.4%
3 years, per year +25.9%+17.1%-5.8% +23.3%
5 years +193.0%+41.8%-27.9% +67.9%
5 years, per year +24.0%+7.2%-6.3% +10.9%
10 years -52.4%—-50.9% +261.1%
10 years, per year -7.2%—-6.9% +13.7%

Risk

MeasureJAKKKTBMATSPY
Volatility, 1Y 40.0%47.8%44.9% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 29.3%45.8%50.5% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 0.870.780.53 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y 1.75-0.27-0.42 0.97
Max drawdown, 5Y -58.8%-48.3%-53.1% -25.4%
From 52-week high 0.0%-15.1%-30.4% -1.2%
52-week high $32.14$88.17$22.16 $779.14
52-week low $15.01$57.48$12.66 $631.97

Valuation History

Weekly multiples on trailing twelve-month fundamentals. Negative or extreme readings (a loss year, a collapsed denominator) are left out so the chart stays readable.

MultipleJAKKKTBMAT
P/E now vs peer median 17.9xmedian 17.8x 16.5xmedian 16.4x 10.4xmedian 17.8x
P/S now vs peer median 2.2xmedian 1.1x 1.4xmedian 0.7x 0.8xmedian 1.1x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median —median 9.4x —median 9.9x 10.3xmedian 9.4x
P/FCF now vs peer median 8.2xmedian 10.2x —median 12.0x 8.6xmedian 10.2x
P/B now vs peer median 1.3xmedian 1.4x 6.6xmedian 2.2x 2.2xmedian 1.4x
PEG now vs peer median —median 0.32 2.19median 0.64 0.32median 0.32

Financial History

Reported figures by fiscal period, placed on the calendar year (or quarter) each period ended in, so companies with different fiscal years line up.

Trailing twelve monthsJAKKKTBMAT
Revenue $169.83M $2.95B $5.49B
Gross profit $201.47M $1.38B $2.61B
Operating income $23.05M $332.45M $429.10M
Net income – $249.37M $427.37M
Free cash flow – – $512.60M
EPS (diluted) – $4.49 $1.48
Cash & equivalents $44.00M $58.46M $523.86M
Total debt – $1.14B $2.33B
Shares (diluted) 11.87M 55.50M 288.93M
Enterprise value $372.88M $3.77B $1.06B

All Metrics

58 metrics · best in bold

Bold marks the best reading: the lowest positive value for multiples, leverage and payout, the highest for everything else. The bar under each value is its percentile against that company's own peers. Hover a value for its rank and the peer median.

Valuation

12 metrics
MetricJAKKKTBMAT
P/E 17.9x 16.5x 10.4x
P/FCF 8.2x – 8.6x
P/Operating cash flow – – 6.6x
P/S 2.2x 1.4x 0.8x
P/B 1.3x 6.6x 2.2x
P/Tangible book 1.3x 24.0x 2.9x
EV/EBITDA – – 10.3x
EV/EBIT – 15.6x 14.5x
EV/Revenue 2.2x 1.8x 1.1x
EV/FCF – – 12.1x
EV/Operating cash flow – – 9.3x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) – 2.19 0.32

Growth

14 metrics
MetricJAKKKTBMAT
Revenue growth (1Y) -70.4% 18.6% 2.9%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) -38.1% 4.0% 2.8%
Gross profit growth (1Y) 11.2% 22.2% -4.9%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) -2.6% 7.9% 4.8%
Operating income growth (1Y) 184.4% 6.3% -36.2%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) -26.8% 1.5% 0.9%
Net income growth (1Y) – -0.8% -18.8%
Net income CAGR (3Y) – 6.7% 23.5%
EPS growth (1Y) – 0.1% -8.5%
EPS CAGR (3Y) – 7.5% 32.6%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) – – -10.3%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) – – 7.1%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) – – -13.9%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) – – 5.3%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricJAKKKTBMAT
Gross margin – 46.8% 47.5%
EBITDA margin – – 11.0%
Operating margin – 11.3% 7.8%
Pretax margin – 9.8% 8.8%
Net margin – 8.5% 7.8%
FCF margin – – 9.3%
Operating cash flow margin – – 12.1%
Return on equity 10.0% 41.3% 20.0%
Return on assets 5.4% 9.3% 6.5%
Return on invested capital – 14.5% 8.3%
Return on capital employed – 16.6% 8.5%
Asset turnover 0.3x 1.1x 0.9x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) – – 1.6x
Stock comp / revenue – – 1.3%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricJAKKKTBMAT
Debt / assets – 42.9% 36.7%
Debt / equity – 1.8x 1.2x
Net debt / EBITDA – – 3.0x
Debt / FCF – – 4.6x
Liabilities / assets 47.6% 76.8% 68.6%
Equity / assets 52.4% 23.2% 31.4%
Interest coverage – 4.9x 3.5x
Current ratio 1.7x 1.8x 1.9x
Quick ratio – 0.5x 1.0x
Cash ratio – 0.1x 0.4x
Altman Z-score – 3.10 2.80

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricJAKKKTBMAT
Dividend yield 3.1% 2.8% –
Net buyback yield – – 15.5%
Shareholder yield 3.1% 2.8% 15.5%
Payout ratio (earnings) – – –
Payout ratio (FCF) – – –
Dividend growth (1Y) – – –
Dividend CAGR (3Y) – – –

Analyst Estimates

Solid lines are reported fiscal-year results; dashed lines are the consensus for the years ahead. Hover a year for the analysts' high and low, and how each result compared with its estimate.

ConsensusJAKKKTBMAT
Forward P/E 13.0xFY2026 13.7xFY2026 11.7xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $2.48FY2026 $5.45FY2026 $1.32FY2026
EPS growth, next FY +53.1%FY2026 -2.5%FY2026 -6.4%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after +48.8% +12.1% +10.6%
Revenue, next fiscal year $583.90MFY2026 $2.85BFY2026 $6.04BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +2.3%FY2026 -9.5%FY2026 +12.8%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +18.5% -5.1% -5.6%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersJAKKKTBMAT
Held by institutions 60.3% 100.0% 100.0%
Institutions holding 105 429 405
Change in shares held, QoQ -0.6% +6.9% +1.8%
Institutions buying 47 214 151
Institutions selling 38 137 169
Buyers to sellers 1.24 1.56 0.89

Return Correlation

Daily returns, last 12 months

1.00 means two stocks move in lockstep, 0 that they move independently. Pairs below about 0.5 diversify each other.

JAKKKTBMAT
JAKK 1.00 0.36 0.31
KTB 0.36 1.00 0.18
MAT 0.31 0.18 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, JAKK, KTB and MAT?

Mattel (MAT) is the largest by market capitalisation: Jakks Pacific (JAKK) $372.88M, Kontoor Brands (KTB) $4.07B, Mattel (MAT) $4.38B.

Which stock is cheaper, JAKK, KTB and MAT?

Mattel (MAT) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Jakks Pacific (JAKK) 17.9x, Kontoor Brands (KTB) 16.3x, Mattel (MAT) 10.3x). On next year's consensus earnings, Mattel (MAT) is cheapest (Jakks Pacific (JAKK) 13.0x, Kontoor Brands (KTB) 13.7x, Mattel (MAT) 11.7x). A lower multiple can reflect slower expected growth, so read it next to the growth figures.

Which company is growing faster?

Kontoor Brands (KTB) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: Jakks Pacific (JAKK) -70.4%, Kontoor Brands (KTB) +18.6%, Mattel (MAT) +2.9%.

Which company is more profitable?

Kontoor Brands (KTB) has the highest net margin (Kontoor Brands (KTB) 8.5%, Mattel (MAT) 7.8%). On return on invested capital, Kontoor Brands (KTB) leads (Kontoor Brands (KTB) 14.5%, Mattel (MAT) 8.3%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Jakks Pacific (JAKK) returned the most: Jakks Pacific (JAKK) +69.8%, Kontoor Brands (KTB) -13.0%, Mattel (MAT) -19.0%. Over five years, Jakks Pacific (JAKK) compounded fastest (Jakks Pacific (JAKK) +24.0%/yr, Kontoor Brands (KTB) +7.2%/yr, Mattel (MAT) -6.3%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Jakks Pacific (JAKK) has been the steadiest (Jakks Pacific (JAKK) 40.0%, Kontoor Brands (KTB) 47.8%, Mattel (MAT) 44.9%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, JAKK, KTB and MAT?

There is no single answer; it depends on what you are buying for. On the 12 head-to-head measures on this page, Mattel (MAT) leads on 4. Business Quant does not give investment advice; use the comparison as a starting point for your own research.

Data from SEC filings, exchange prices and consensus estimates, via Business Quant. Percentile scores compare each company with its own peer group, so two companies' scores are each relative to different peers unless you rank against the whole market. Price returns exclude dividends. Nothing on this page is investment advice.