MAT vs BBW vs FNKO Stock Comparison

Mattel, Build-A-Bear Workshop and Funko Prices as of Oct 28, 2026 Peers: Industry group
MAT Mattel Inc /De/
$15.28 +14.5% 1M -20.5% 1Y
Market cap
$4.37B
P/E
10.3x
Revenue (TTM)
$5.49B
Div. yield
–
Toys Consumer Discretionary
4 wins
BBW Build-A-Bear Workshop Inc
$25.17 -0.7% 1M -55.1% 1Y
Market cap
$313.80M
P/E
6.1x
Revenue (TTM)
$517.75M
Div. yield
3.62%
Specialty Retail Consumer Discretionary
5 wins
FNKO Funko, Inc.
$6.59 +20.7% 1M +112.6% 1Y
Market cap
$369.04M
P/E
–
Revenue (TTM)
$932.64M
Div. yield
–
Toys Consumer Discretionary
2 wins

Head to Head

11 decided of 12

Build-A-Bear Workshop leads on 5 of the 12 questions below (Build-A-Bear Workshop 5, Mattel 4, Funko 2). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionMATBBWFNKOLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $4.37B $313.80M $369.04M MAT
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 10.3x 6.1x -182.1x BBW
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 11.6x 7.7x 15.0x BBW
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +2.9% -0.9% -3.9% MAT
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 7.8% 10.0% -0.2% BBW
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital 8.3% — 0.0% MAT
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA 3.0x — 1.9x FNKO
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.00% 3.62% — –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months -20.5% -55.1% +112.6% FNKO
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years -6.9%/yr +9.9%/yr -16.7%/yr BBW
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 44.9% 57.8% 66.6% MAT
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 62/100 64/100 60/100 BBW

Percentile Scorecard

MATBBWFNKO

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

AxisMATBBWFNKO
Valuation 67 #12 of 34 82 #20 of 104 70 #11 of 34
Growth 29 #23 of 32 18 #81 of 98 90 #4 of 32
Profitability 77 #8 of 32 88 #12 of 96 55 #15 of 32
Financial Health 34 #22 of 33 69 #35 of 110 25 #25 of 33
Shareholder Returns 100 #1 of 18 61 #28 of 71 –
Overall 62 64 60
  • MAT ranked among 34 companies in Leisure Products
  • BBW ranked among 115 companies in Retail
  • FNKO ranked among 34 companies in Leisure Products

Price Performance

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

Returns

PeriodMATBBWFNKOSPY
1 month +14.5%-0.7%+20.7% +0.9%
3 months -0.6%-29.2%+6.3% +5.9%
6 months +2.6%-31.4%+54.3% +8.5%
Year to date -23.0%-58.9%+93.8% +13.3%
1 year -20.5%-55.1%+112.6% +12.4%
3 years -17.1%+3.1%-10.5% +88.1%
3 years, per year -6.1%+1.0%-3.6% +23.5%
5 years -29.9%+60.5%-59.8% +68.2%
5 years, per year -6.9%+9.9%-16.7% +11.0%
10 years -51.8%+101.4%— +263.4%
10 years, per year -7.0%+7.3%— +13.8%

Risk

MeasureMATBBWFNKOSPY
Volatility, 1Y 44.9%57.8%66.6% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 50.3%68.4%57.9% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 0.520.902.00 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y -0.46-0.951.69 0.98
Max drawdown, 5Y -53.1%-69.2%-90.9% -25.4%
From 52-week high -31.0%-64.6%-7.2% -0.9%
52-week high $22.16$71.03$7.10 $779.14
52-week low $12.66$23.37$2.81 $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.

MultipleMATBBWFNKO
P/E now vs peer median 10.3xmedian 17.7x 6.1xmedian 16.7x -182.1xmedian 17.7x
P/S now vs peer median 0.8xmedian 1.1x 0.6xmedian 0.4x 0.4xmedian 1.1x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 10.2xmedian 9.6x 3.6xmedian 9.2x 6.2xmedian 9.6x
P/FCF now vs peer median 8.5xmedian 10.5x 12.8xmedian 16.0x 13.5xmedian 10.5x
P/B now vs peer median 2.2xmedian 1.4x 2.0xmedian 1.6x 2.0xmedian 1.4x
PEG now vs peer median 0.32median 0.32 1.06median 0.73 -2.33median 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 monthsMATBBWFNKO
Revenue $5.49B $517.75M $932.64M
Gross profit $2.61B $293.49M $418.81M
Operating income $429.10M $66.71M $24.91M
Net income $427.37M $51.58M -$1.02M
Free cash flow $512.60M $24.54M $27.24M
EPS (diluted) $1.48 $4.15 $-0.04
Cash & equivalents $523.86M $14.00M $40.71M
Total debt $2.33B – $201.10M
Shares (diluted) 288.93M 12.43M 57.46M
Enterprise value $1.04B $219.06M $213.03M

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
MetricMATBBWFNKO
P/E 10.3x 6.1x -182.1x
P/FCF 8.5x 12.8x 13.5x
P/Operating cash flow 6.6x 5.3x 5.9x
P/S 0.8x 0.6x 0.4x
P/B 2.2x 2.0x 2.0x
P/Tangible book 2.9x 2.0x 6.1x
EV/EBITDA 10.2x 3.6x 6.2x
EV/EBIT 14.4x 4.5x 21.3x
EV/Revenue 1.1x 0.6x 0.6x
EV/FCF 12.0x 12.2x 19.4x
EV/Operating cash flow 9.3x 5.1x 8.4x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 0.32 1.06 -2.33

Growth

14 metrics
MetricMATBBWFNKO
Revenue growth (1Y) 2.9% -0.9% -3.9%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 2.8% 2.6% -7.8%
Gross profit growth (1Y) -4.9% -0.3% 9.3%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) 4.8% 4.4% 7.0%
Operating income growth (1Y) -36.2% -10.9% 161.1%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) 0.9% 0.5% 29.7%
Net income growth (1Y) -18.8% -12.9% 98.4%
Net income CAGR (3Y) 23.5% 0.4% 82.0%
EPS growth (1Y) -8.5% -8.0% 97.1%
EPS CAGR (3Y) 32.6% 5.7% 78.2%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) -10.3% -11.3% 236.9%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) 7.1% -6.5% 69.4%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) -13.9% -47.5% 259.8%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) 5.3% -24.4% 33.7%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricMATBBWFNKO
Gross margin 47.5% 56.7% 44.9%
EBITDA margin 11.0% 15.9% 9.1%
Operating margin 7.8% 12.9% 2.7%
Pretax margin 8.8% 13.1% 0.5%
Net margin 7.8% 10.0% -0.2%
FCF margin 9.3% 4.7% 2.9%
Operating cash flow margin 12.1% 11.4% 6.7%
Return on equity 20.0% 32.4% -1.1%
Return on assets 6.5% 15.0% -0.3%
Return on invested capital 8.3% – 0.0%
Return on capital employed 8.5% 24.9% 6.2%
Asset turnover 0.9x 1.5x 1.5x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 1.6x 1.1x -61.8x
Stock comp / revenue 1.3% 0.6% 1.1%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricMATBBWFNKO
Debt / assets 36.7% – 30.8%
Debt / equity 1.2x – 1.1x
Net debt / EBITDA 3.0x – 1.9x
Debt / FCF 4.6x – 7.4x
Liabilities / assets 68.6% 52.4% 71.2%
Equity / assets 31.4% 47.6% 28.8%
Interest coverage 3.5x – –
Current ratio 1.9x 1.6x 1.2x
Quick ratio 1.0x 0.4x 0.6x
Cash ratio 0.4x 0.2x 0.2x
Altman Z-score 2.80 3.91 1.72

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricMATBBWFNKO
Dividend yield – 3.6% –
Net buyback yield 15.6% 12.0% –
Shareholder yield 15.6% 15.6% –
Payout ratio (earnings) – 22.2% –
Payout ratio (FCF) – 46.7% –
Dividend growth (1Y) – 2.3% –
Dividend CAGR (3Y) – -19.6% –

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.

ConsensusMATBBWFNKO
Forward P/E 11.6xFY2026 7.7xFY2026 15.0xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $1.32FY2026 $3.25FY2026 $0.44FY2026
EPS growth, next FY -6.4%FY2026 -18.5%FY2026 –
EPS growth, the year after +10.6% +8.6% -27.3%
Revenue, next fiscal year $6.04BFY2026 $533.87MFY2026 $905.55MFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +12.8%FY2026 +0.8%FY2026 -0.3%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after -5.6% -6.5% +18.4%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersMATBBWFNKO
Held by institutions 100.0% 100.0% 83.9%
Institutions holding 405 175 125
Change in shares held, QoQ +1.8% -0.1% -2.1%
Institutions buying 151 91 67
Institutions selling 169 45 40
Buyers to sellers 0.89 2.02 1.68

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.

MATBBWFNKO
MAT 1.00 0.26 0.31
BBW 0.26 1.00 0.22
FNKO 0.31 0.22 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, MAT, BBW and FNKO?

Mattel (MAT) is the largest by market capitalisation: Mattel (MAT) $4.37B, Build-A-Bear Workshop (BBW) $313.80M, Funko (FNKO) $369.04M.

Which stock is cheaper, MAT, BBW and FNKO?

Build-A-Bear Workshop (BBW) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Mattel (MAT) 10.3x, Build-A-Bear Workshop (BBW) 6.1x, Funko (FNKO) -182.1x). On next year's consensus earnings, Build-A-Bear Workshop (BBW) is cheapest (Mattel (MAT) 11.6x, Build-A-Bear Workshop (BBW) 7.7x, Funko (FNKO) 15.0x). A lower multiple can reflect slower expected growth, so read it next to the growth figures.

Which company is growing faster?

Mattel (MAT) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: Mattel (MAT) +2.9%, Build-A-Bear Workshop (BBW) -0.9%, Funko (FNKO) -3.9%.

Which company is more profitable?

Build-A-Bear Workshop (BBW) has the highest net margin (Mattel (MAT) 7.8%, Build-A-Bear Workshop (BBW) 10.0%, Funko (FNKO) -0.2%). On return on invested capital, Mattel (MAT) leads (Mattel (MAT) 8.3%, Funko (FNKO) 0.0%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Funko (FNKO) returned the most: Mattel (MAT) -20.5%, Build-A-Bear Workshop (BBW) -55.1%, Funko (FNKO) +112.6%. Over five years, Build-A-Bear Workshop (BBW) compounded fastest (Mattel (MAT) -6.9%/yr, Build-A-Bear Workshop (BBW) +9.9%/yr, Funko (FNKO) -16.7%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which pays a higher dividend?

Only one of these companies pays a dividend: Mattel (MAT) 0.00%, Build-A-Bear Workshop (BBW) 3.62%. Mattel (MAT) and Funko (FNKO) pays no regular dividend.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Mattel (MAT) has been the steadiest (Mattel (MAT) 44.9%, Build-A-Bear Workshop (BBW) 57.8%, Funko (FNKO) 66.6%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, MAT, BBW and FNKO?

There is no single answer; it depends on what you are buying for. On the 12 head-to-head measures on this page, Build-A-Bear Workshop (BBW) leads on 5. 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.