MAT vs COLM vs WRBY Stock Comparison

Mattel, Columbia Sportswear and Warby Parker Prices as of Nov 5, 2026 Peers: Industry group
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MAT Mattel Inc /De/
$14.97 -6.0% 1M -21.5% 1Y
Market cap
$4.28B
P/E
10.1x
Revenue (TTM)
$5.49B
Div. yield
–
Toys Consumer Discretionary
6 wins
COLM Columbia Sportswear Co
$69.12 +20.3% 1M +32.0% 1Y
Market cap
$3.48B
P/E
14.7x
Revenue (TTM)
$3.43B
Div. yield
1.74%
Apparel Consumer Discretionary
1 win
WRBY Warby Parker Inc.
$26.09 -0.6% 1M +37.0% 1Y
Market cap
$3.23B
P/E
435.5x
Revenue (TTM)
$934.66M
Div. yield
–
Apparel Consumer Discretionary
2 wins

Head to Head

9 decided of 12

Mattel leads on 6 of the 12 questions below (Mattel 6, Warby Parker 2, Columbia Sportswear 1). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionMATCOLMWRBYLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $4.28B $3.48B $3.23B MAT
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 10.1x 14.7x 435.5x MAT
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 11.3x 15.0x 58.0x MAT
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +2.9% +0.1% +9.9% WRBY
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 7.8% 7.0% 0.8% MAT
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital 8.3% — — –
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA 3.0x — — –
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.00% 1.74% — –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months -21.5% +32.0% +37.0% WRBY
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years -7.2%/yr -8.0%/yr -14.6%/yr MAT
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 44.9% 36.6% 78.6% COLM
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 66/100 64/100 44/100 MAT

Percentile Scorecard

MATCOLMWRBY

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

AxisMATCOLMWRBY
Valuation 79 #8 of 34 68 #16 of 48 4 #46 of 48
Growth 42 #19 of 32 29 #33 of 46 80 #10 of 46
Profitability 77 #8 of 32 71 #14 of 45 34 #30 of 45
Financial Health 31 #23 of 33 78 #12 of 52 82 #10 of 52
Shareholder Returns 100 #1 of 19 77 #9 of 35 18 #29 of 35
Overall 66 64 44
  • MAT ranked among 34 companies in Leisure Products
  • COLM ranked among 52 companies in Apparel and Luxury
  • WRBY ranked among 52 companies in Apparel and Luxury

Price Performance

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

Returns

PeriodMATCOLMWRBYSPY
1 month -6.0%+20.3%-0.6% -5.9%
3 months +3.3%+20.7%-3.2% -4.6%
6 months -0.2%+9.2%-4.1% +0.2%
Year to date -24.5%+25.5%+19.7% +7.5%
1 year -21.5%+32.0%+37.0% +8.2%
3 years -22.2%-11.0%+88.6% +68.3%
3 years, per year -8.0%-3.8%+23.6% +19.0%
5 years -31.1%-34.0%-54.5% +56.5%
5 years, per year -7.2%-8.0%-14.6% +9.4%
10 years -50.9%+23.2%— +251.5%
10 years, per year -6.9%+2.1%— +13.4%

Risk

MeasureMATCOLMWRBYSPY
Volatility, 1Y 44.9%36.6%78.6% 13.6%
Downside volatility, 1Y 50.7%30.6%68.3% 14.2%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 0.540.541.28 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y -0.480.880.47 0.60
Max drawdown, 5Y -53.1%-54.0%-83.7% -25.4%
From 52-week high -32.4%-2.8%-14.0% -5.9%
52-week high $22.16$71.12$30.34 $779.14
52-week low $12.66$49.87$16.49 $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.

MultipleMATCOLMWRBY
P/E now vs peer median 10.1xmedian 18.6x 14.7xmedian 17.1x 435.5xmedian 17.1x
P/S now vs peer median 0.8xmedian 1.0x 1.0xmedian 0.8x 3.5xmedian 0.8x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 10.1xmedian 9.9x 9.2xmedian 10.6x 48.3xmedian 10.6x
P/FCF now vs peer median 8.3xmedian 10.6x 12.6xmedian 11.6x 151.8xmedian 11.6x
P/B now vs peer median 2.1xmedian 1.5x 2.1xmedian 2.4x 8.0xmedian 2.4x
PEG now vs peer median 0.31median 0.94 69.00median 0.57 15.43median 0.57

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 monthsMATCOLMWRBY
Revenue $5.49B $3.43B $934.66M
Gross profit $2.61B $1.78B $511.71M
Operating income $429.10M $299.22M $1.54M
Net income $427.37M $238.77M $7.47M
Free cash flow $512.60M $275.52M $21.29M
EPS (diluted) $1.48 $4.69 $0.06
Cash & equivalents $523.86M $216.92M $287.91M
Total debt $2.33B – –
Shares (diluted) 288.93M 50.95M 126.15M
Enterprise value $952.25M $1.30B $2.08B

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
MetricMATCOLMWRBY
P/E 10.1x 14.7x 435.5x
P/FCF 8.3x 12.6x 151.8x
P/Operating cash flow 6.4x 10.4x 31.7x
P/S 0.8x 1.0x 3.5x
P/B 2.1x 2.1x 8.0x
P/Tangible book 2.8x 2.2x 8.0x
EV/EBITDA 10.1x 9.2x 48.3x
EV/EBIT 14.2x 10.9x 1,913x
EV/Revenue 1.1x 0.9x 3.2x
EV/FCF 11.9x 11.8x 138.3x
EV/Operating cash flow 9.1x 9.7x 28.8x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 0.31 69.00 15.43

Growth

14 metrics
MetricMATCOLMWRBY
Revenue growth (1Y) 2.9% 0.1% 9.9%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 2.8% -1.6% 12.6%
Gross profit growth (1Y) -4.9% 3.4% 10.6%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) 4.8% 0.0% 12.6%
Operating income growth (1Y) -36.2% 31.5% 119.5%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) 0.9% -5.3% 26.4%
Net income growth (1Y) -18.8% 27.9% 942.0%
Net income CAGR (3Y) 23.5% -5.6% 28.4%
EPS growth (1Y) -8.5% 37.0% 935.9%
EPS CAGR (3Y) 32.6% 0.2% 28.2%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) -10.3% 43.4% -5.0%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) 7.1% 1.1% 12.8%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) -13.9% 62.6% -43.7%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) 5.3% 1.0% 8.1%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricMATCOLMWRBY
Gross margin 47.5% 52.1% 54.7%
EBITDA margin 11.0% 10.4% 6.5%
Operating margin 7.8% 8.7% 0.2%
Pretax margin 8.8% 9.2% 1.1%
Net margin 7.8% 7.0% 0.8%
FCF margin 9.3% 8.0% 2.3%
Operating cash flow margin 12.1% 9.8% 10.9%
Return on equity 20.0% 14.8% 1.9%
Return on assets 6.5% 8.5% 1.0%
Return on invested capital 8.3% – –
Return on capital employed 8.5% 14.4% 0.2%
Asset turnover 0.9x 1.2x 1.2x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 1.6x 1.4x 13.7x
Stock comp / revenue 1.3% 0.8% 3.9%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricMATCOLMWRBY
Debt / assets 36.7% – –
Debt / equity 1.2x – –
Net debt / EBITDA 3.0x – –
Debt / FCF 4.6x – –
Liabilities / assets 68.6% 41.5% 49.1%
Equity / assets 31.4% 58.5% 50.9%
Interest coverage 3.5x – –
Current ratio 1.9x 2.6x 2.3x
Quick ratio 1.0x 1.2x 1.8x
Cash ratio 0.4x 0.3x 1.8x
Altman Z-score 2.79 4.72 5.30

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricMATCOLMWRBY
Dividend yield – 1.7% –
Net buyback yield 15.9% 6.5% -0.1%
Shareholder yield 15.9% 8.2% -0.1%
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.

ConsensusMATCOLMWRBY
Forward P/E 11.3xFY2026 15.0xFY2026 58.0xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $1.32FY2026 $4.60FY2026 $0.45FY2026
EPS growth, next FY -6.4%FY2026 +24.7%FY2026 +25.0%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after +10.6% -8.0% +33.3%
Revenue, next fiscal year $6.04BFY2026 $3.32BFY2026 $920.21MFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +12.8%FY2026 -2.2%FY2026 +5.5%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after -5.6% +15.4% +30.8%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersMATCOLMWRBY
Held by institutions 100.0% 51.1% 100.0%
Institutions holding 405 325 302
Change in shares held, QoQ +1.8% +1.8% +15.2%
Institutions buying 150 162 196
Institutions selling 169 111 77
Buyers to sellers 0.89 1.46 2.55

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.

MATCOLMWRBY
MAT 1.00 0.26 0.13
COLM 0.26 1.00 0.25
WRBY 0.13 0.25 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, MAT, COLM and WRBY?

Mattel (MAT) is the largest by market capitalisation: Mattel (MAT) $4.28B, Columbia Sportswear (COLM) $3.48B, Warby Parker (WRBY) $3.23B.

Which stock is cheaper, MAT, COLM and WRBY?

Mattel (MAT) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Mattel (MAT) 10.1x, Columbia Sportswear (COLM) 14.7x, Warby Parker (WRBY) 435.5x). On next year's consensus earnings, Mattel (MAT) is cheapest (Mattel (MAT) 11.3x, Columbia Sportswear (COLM) 15.0x, Warby Parker (WRBY) 58.0x). A lower multiple can reflect slower expected growth, so read it next to the growth figures.

Which company is growing faster?

Warby Parker (WRBY) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: Mattel (MAT) +2.9%, Columbia Sportswear (COLM) +0.1%, Warby Parker (WRBY) +9.9%.

Which company is more profitable?

Mattel (MAT) has the highest net margin (Mattel (MAT) 7.8%, Columbia Sportswear (COLM) 7.0%, Warby Parker (WRBY) 0.8%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Warby Parker (WRBY) returned the most: Mattel (MAT) -21.5%, Columbia Sportswear (COLM) +32.0%, Warby Parker (WRBY) +37.0%. Over five years, Mattel (MAT) compounded fastest (Mattel (MAT) -7.2%/yr, Columbia Sportswear (COLM) -8.0%/yr, Warby Parker (WRBY) -14.6%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which pays a higher dividend?

Only one of these companies pays a dividend: Mattel (MAT) 0.00%, Columbia Sportswear (COLM) 1.74%. Mattel (MAT) and Warby Parker (WRBY) pays no regular dividend.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Columbia Sportswear (COLM) has been the steadiest (Mattel (MAT) 44.9%, Columbia Sportswear (COLM) 36.6%, Warby Parker (WRBY) 78.6%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, MAT, COLM and WRBY?

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 6. 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.