MAT vs KTB vs TRON Stock Comparison

Mattel, Kontoor Brands and Tron Prices as of Oct 27, 2026 Peers: Industry group
MAT Mattel Inc /De/
$15.43 +16.1% 1M -19.0% 1Y
Market cap
$4.43B
P/E
10.4x
Revenue (TTM)
$5.49B
Div. yield
–
Toys Consumer Discretionary
5 wins
KTB Kontoor Brands, Inc.
$74.87 +14.6% 1M -13.0% 1Y
Market cap
$4.14B
P/E
16.6x
Revenue (TTM)
$2.95B
Div. yield
–
Apparel Consumer Discretionary
4 wins
TRON Tron Inc.
$1.40 -2.8% 1M -53.6% 1Y
Market cap
$380.37M
P/E
189.3x
Revenue (TTM)
$4.84M
Div. yield
–
Toys Consumer Discretionary
1 win

Head to Head

10 decided of 12

Mattel leads on 5 of the 12 questions below (Mattel 5, Kontoor Brands 4, Tron 1). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionMATKTBTRONLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $4.43B $4.14B $380.37M MAT
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 10.4x 16.6x 189.3x MAT
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 11.7x 13.7x — MAT
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +2.9% +18.6% +10.0% KTB
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 7.8% 8.5% 41.6% TRON
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital 8.3% 14.5% — 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 -19.0% -13.0% -53.6% KTB
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years -6.3%/yr +7.2%/yr — KTB
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 44.9% 47.8% 96.7% MAT
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 63/100 52/100 53/100 MAT

Percentile Scorecard

MATKTBTRON

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

AxisMATKTBTRON
Valuation 70 #11 of 34 23 #35 of 45 24 #26 of 34
Growth 32 #22 of 32 57 #19 of 43 71 #10 of 32
Profitability 81 #7 of 32 88 #6 of 41 23 #25 of 32
Financial Health 34 #22 of 33 31 #36 of 52 94 #3 of 33
Shareholder Returns 100 #1 of 18 61 #14 of 34 –
Overall 63 52 53
  • MAT ranked among 34 companies in Leisure Products
  • KTB ranked among 52 companies in Apparel and Luxury
  • TRON ranked among 34 companies in Leisure Products

Price Performance

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

Returns

PeriodMATKTBTRONSPY
1 month +16.1%+14.6%-2.8% -0.2%
3 months -0.1%-15.0%-10.8% +3.9%
6 months +4.3%+3.9%-31.0% +8.2%
Year to date -22.2%+22.6%+12.9% +12.9%
1 year -19.0%-13.0%-53.6% +12.3%
3 years -16.3%+60.5%-7.3% +87.4%
3 years, per year -5.8%+17.1%-2.5% +23.3%
5 years -27.9%+41.8%— +67.9%
5 years, per year -6.3%+7.2%— +10.9%
10 years -50.9%—— +261.1%
10 years, per year -6.9%—— +13.7%

Risk

MeasureMATKTBTRONSPY
Volatility, 1Y 44.9%47.8%96.7% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 50.5%45.8%87.6% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 0.530.781.69 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y -0.42-0.27-0.55 0.97
Max drawdown, 5Y -53.1%-48.3%-94.3% -25.4%
From 52-week high -30.4%-15.1%-53.6% -1.2%
52-week high $22.16$88.17$3.02 $779.14
52-week low $12.66$57.48$1.10 $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.

MultipleMATKTBTRON
P/E now vs peer median 10.4xmedian 17.8x 16.5xmedian 16.4x 191.4xmedian 17.8x
P/S now vs peer median 0.8xmedian 1.1x 1.4xmedian 0.7x 79.4xmedian 1.1x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 10.3xmedian 9.4x —median 9.9x -171.2xmedian 9.4x
P/FCF now vs peer median 8.6xmedian 10.2x —median 12.0x -216.3xmedian 10.2x
P/B now vs peer median 2.2xmedian 1.4x 6.6xmedian 2.2x 1.5xmedian 1.4x
PEG now vs peer median 0.32median 0.32 2.19median 0.64 —median 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 monthsMATKTBTRON
Revenue $5.49B $2.95B $4.84M
Gross profit $2.61B $1.38B $1.25M
Operating income $429.10M $332.45M -$2.47M
Net income $427.37M $249.37M $5.46M
Free cash flow $512.60M – -$1.78M
EPS (diluted) $1.48 $4.49 $0.00
Cash & equivalents $523.86M $58.46M $9.92M
Total debt $2.33B $1.14B –
Shares (diluted) 288.93M 55.50M 476.45M
Enterprise value $1.11B $3.83B $344.09M

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
MetricMATKTBTRON
P/E 10.4x 16.5x 191.4x
P/FCF 8.6x – -216.3x
P/Operating cash flow 6.6x – -216.3x
P/S 0.8x 1.4x 79.4x
P/B 2.2x 6.6x 1.5x
P/Tangible book 2.9x 24.0x 1.5x
EV/EBITDA 10.3x – -171.2x
EV/EBIT 14.5x 15.6x -151.7x
EV/Revenue 1.1x 1.8x 77.4x
EV/FCF 12.1x – -210.7x
EV/Operating cash flow 9.3x – -210.7x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 0.32 2.19 –

Growth

14 metrics
MetricMATKTBTRON
Revenue growth (1Y) 2.9% 18.6% 10.0%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 2.8% 4.0% –
Gross profit growth (1Y) -4.9% 22.2% 30.4%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) 4.8% 7.9% –
Operating income growth (1Y) -36.2% 6.3% 24.5%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) 0.9% 1.5% –
Net income growth (1Y) -18.8% -0.8% 266.8%
Net income CAGR (3Y) 23.5% 6.7% –
EPS growth (1Y) -8.5% 0.1% 102.2%
EPS CAGR (3Y) 32.6% 7.5% –
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) -10.3% – 6.2%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) 7.1% – –
Free cash flow growth (1Y) -13.9% – 6.2%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) 5.3% – –

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricMATKTBTRON
Gross margin 47.5% 46.8% 25.8%
EBITDA margin 11.0% – -45.2%
Operating margin 7.8% 11.3% -51.0%
Pretax margin 8.8% 9.8% 98.3%
Net margin 7.8% 8.5% 41.6%
FCF margin 9.3% – -36.7%
Operating cash flow margin 12.1% – -36.7%
Return on equity 20.0% 41.3% -7.8%
Return on assets 6.5% 9.3% -7.7%
Return on invested capital 8.3% 14.5% –
Return on capital employed 8.5% 16.6% -1.1%
Asset turnover 0.9x 1.1x 0.0x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 1.6x – -0.3x
Stock comp / revenue 1.3% – –

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricMATKTBTRON
Debt / assets 36.7% 42.9% –
Debt / equity 1.2x 1.8x –
Net debt / EBITDA 3.0x – –
Debt / FCF 4.6x – –
Liabilities / assets 68.6% 76.8% 1.1%
Equity / assets 31.4% 23.2% 98.9%
Interest coverage 3.5x 4.9x -65.4x
Current ratio 1.9x 1.8x 30.9x
Quick ratio 1.0x 0.5x 12.5x
Cash ratio 0.4x 0.1x 11.5x
Altman Z-score 2.80 3.10 83.63

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricMATKTBTRON
Dividend yield – 2.8% –
Net buyback yield 15.5% – –
Shareholder yield 15.5% 2.8% –
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.

ConsensusMATKTBTRON
Forward P/E 11.7xFY2026 13.7xFY2026 –
EPS, next fiscal year $1.32FY2026 $5.45FY2026 –
EPS growth, next FY -6.4%FY2026 -2.5%FY2026 –
EPS growth, the year after +10.6% +12.1% –
Revenue, next fiscal year $6.04BFY2026 $2.85BFY2026 –
Revenue growth, next FY +12.8%FY2026 -9.5%FY2026 –
Revenue growth, the year after -5.6% -5.1% –

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersMATKTBTRON
Held by institutions 100.0% 100.0% 2.3%
Institutions holding 405 429 56
Change in shares held, QoQ +1.8% +6.9% +60.3%
Institutions buying 151 214 44
Institutions selling 169 137 10
Buyers to sellers 0.89 1.56 4.40

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.

MATKTBTRON
MAT 1.00 0.18 -0.01
KTB 0.18 1.00 0.13
TRON -0.01 0.13 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, MAT, KTB and TRON?

Mattel (MAT) is the largest by market capitalisation: Mattel (MAT) $4.43B, Kontoor Brands (KTB) $4.14B, Tron (TRON) $380.37M.

Which stock is cheaper, MAT, KTB and TRON?

Mattel (MAT) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Mattel (MAT) 10.4x, Kontoor Brands (KTB) 16.6x, Tron (TRON) 189.3x). On next year's consensus earnings, Mattel (MAT) is cheapest (Mattel (MAT) 11.7x, Kontoor Brands (KTB) 13.7x). 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: Mattel (MAT) +2.9%, Kontoor Brands (KTB) +18.6%, Tron (TRON) +10.0%.

Which company is more profitable?

Tron (TRON) has the highest net margin (Mattel (MAT) 7.8%, Kontoor Brands (KTB) 8.5%, Tron (TRON) 41.6%). On return on invested capital, Kontoor Brands (KTB) leads (Mattel (MAT) 8.3%, Kontoor Brands (KTB) 14.5%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Kontoor Brands (KTB) returned the most: Mattel (MAT) -19.0%, Kontoor Brands (KTB) -13.0%, Tron (TRON) -53.6%. Over five years, Kontoor Brands (KTB) compounded fastest (Mattel (MAT) -6.3%/yr, Kontoor Brands (KTB) +7.2%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Mattel (MAT) has been the steadiest (Mattel (MAT) 44.9%, Kontoor Brands (KTB) 47.8%, Tron (TRON) 96.7%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

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

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 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.