MAT vs PCSV vs BBW Stock Comparison

Mattel, PCS Edventures! and Build-A-Bear Workshop Prices as of Oct 26, 2026 Peers: Industry group
MAT Mattel Inc /De/
$15.82 +19.0% 1M -14.3% 1Y
Market cap
$4.46B
P/E
10.4x
Revenue (TTM)
$5.49B
Div. yield
–
Toys Consumer Discretionary
4 wins
PCSV PCS Edventures!, Inc.
$1.40 -5.4% 1M -16.7% 1Y
Market cap
$13.55M
P/E
–
Revenue (TTM)
$5.67M
Div. yield
–
Toys Consumer Discretionary
1 win
BBW Build-A-Bear Workshop Inc
$23.80 -7.6% 1M -57.1% 1Y
Market cap
$304.92M
P/E
5.9x
Revenue (TTM)
$517.75M
Div. yield
0.04%
Specialty Retail Consumer Discretionary
4 wins

Head to Head

9 decided of 12

Mattel leads on 4 of the 12 questions below (Mattel 4, Build-A-Bear Workshop 4, PCS Edventures! 1). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionMATPCSVBBWLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $4.46B $13.55M $304.92M MAT
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 10.4x -115.5x 5.9x BBW
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 12.0x — 7.3x BBW
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +2.9% -15.2% -0.9% MAT
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 7.8% -2.1% 10.0% BBW
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital 8.3% — — –
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA 3.0x — — –
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.00% — 0.04% –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months -14.3% -16.7% -57.1% MAT
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years -5.2%/yr +23.9%/yr +9.5%/yr PCSV
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 45.0% 357.9% 57.7% MAT
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 63/100 38/100 65/100 BBW

Percentile Scorecard

MATPCSVBBW

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

AxisMATPCSVBBW
Valuation 70 #11 of 34 12 #30 of 34 85 #17 of 104
Growth 32 #22 of 32 0 #32 of 32 18 #81 of 99
Profitability 81 #7 of 32 42 #19 of 32 88 #13 of 99
Financial Health 34 #22 of 33 97 #2 of 33 71 #34 of 113
Shareholder Returns 100 #1 of 18 – 64 #27 of 73
Overall 63 38 65
  • MAT ranked among 34 companies in Leisure Products
  • PCSV ranked among 34 companies in Leisure Products
  • BBW ranked among 115 companies in Retail

Price Performance

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

Returns

PeriodMATPCSVBBWSPY
1 month +19.0%-5.4%-7.6% -0.8%
3 months +6.9%-16.7%-30.3% +3.5%
6 months +7.5%-22.2%-38.2% +7.0%
Year to date -20.3%-10.3%-61.2% +12.2%
1 year -14.3%-16.7%-57.1% +13.0%
3 years -14.2%-41.7%-2.5% +86.3%
3 years, per year -5.0%-16.5%-0.9% +23.1%
5 years -23.3%+191.7%+57.1% +68.6%
5 years, per year -5.2%+23.9%+9.5% +11.0%
10 years -50.5%+45.8%+123.5% +258.0%
10 years, per year -6.8%+3.8%+8.4% +13.6%

Risk

MeasureMATPCSVBBWSPY
Volatility, 1Y 45.0%357.9%57.7% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 50.6%583.3%68.4% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 0.532.140.88 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y -0.32-0.05-0.99 1.02
Max drawdown, 5Y -53.1%-95.8%-69.2% -25.4%
From 52-week high -28.6%-22.2%-66.5% -1.8%
52-week high $22.16$1.80$71.03 $779.14
52-week low $12.66$0.15$23.37 $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.

MultipleMATPCSVBBW
P/E now vs peer median 10.7xmedian 17.8x -115.5xmedian 17.8x 5.7xmedian 16.7x
P/S now vs peer median 0.8xmedian 1.1x 2.4xmedian 1.1x 0.6xmedian 0.5x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 10.5xmedian 9.3x -49.7xmedian 9.3x 3.4xmedian 9.0x
P/FCF now vs peer median 8.8xmedian 10.4x -41.6xmedian 10.4x 12.1xmedian 16.5x
P/B now vs peer median 2.3xmedian 1.4x 1.8xmedian 1.4x 1.9xmedian 1.7x
PEG now vs peer median 0.33median 0.33 3.10median 0.33 1.00median 0.72

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 monthsMATPCSVBBW
Revenue $5.49B $5.67M $517.75M
Gross profit $2.61B $3.40M $293.49M
Operating income $429.10M -$251.02K $66.71M
Net income $427.37M -$117.38K $51.58M
Free cash flow $512.60M -$325.37K $24.54M
EPS (diluted) $1.48 $-0.01 $4.15
Cash & equivalents $523.86M $2.65M $14.00M
Total debt $2.33B – –
Shares (diluted) 288.93M 9.68M 12.43M
Enterprise value $1.14B $1.98M $210.18M

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
MetricMATPCSVBBW
P/E 10.7x -115.5x 5.7x
P/FCF 8.8x -41.6x 12.1x
P/Operating cash flow 6.8x -43.5x 5.0x
P/S 0.8x 2.4x 0.6x
P/B 2.3x 1.8x 1.9x
P/Tangible book 3.0x 1.8x 1.9x
EV/EBITDA 10.5x -49.7x 3.4x
EV/EBIT 14.8x -43.4x 4.2x
EV/Revenue 1.2x 1.9x 0.5x
EV/FCF 12.3x -33.5x 11.5x
EV/Operating cash flow 9.5x -35.0x 4.8x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 0.33 3.10 1.00

Growth

14 metrics
MetricMATPCSVBBW
Revenue growth (1Y) 2.9% -15.2% -0.9%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 2.8% -8.5% 2.6%
Gross profit growth (1Y) -4.9% -15.3% -0.3%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) 4.8% -7.0% 4.4%
Operating income growth (1Y) -36.2% -140.2% -10.9%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) 0.9% -29.2% 0.5%
Net income growth (1Y) -18.8% -121.9% -12.9%
Net income CAGR (3Y) 23.5% -26.9% 0.4%
EPS growth (1Y) -8.5% -376.7% -8.0%
EPS CAGR (3Y) 32.6% -37.2% 5.7%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) -10.3% -119.5% -11.3%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) 7.1% -29.2% -6.5%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) -13.9% -121.1% -47.5%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) 5.3% -29.4% -24.4%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricMATPCSVBBW
Gross margin 47.5% 59.9% 56.7%
EBITDA margin 11.0% -3.9% 15.9%
Operating margin 7.8% -4.4% 12.9%
Pretax margin 8.8% -2.6% 13.1%
Net margin 7.8% -2.1% 10.0%
FCF margin 9.3% -5.7% 4.7%
Operating cash flow margin 12.1% -5.5% 11.4%
Return on equity 20.0% -1.5% 32.4%
Return on assets 6.5% -1.3% 15.0%
Return on invested capital 8.3% – –
Return on capital employed 8.5% -3.0% 24.9%
Asset turnover 0.9x 0.6x 1.5x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 1.6x 2.7x 1.1x
Stock comp / revenue 1.3% 0.2% 0.6%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricMATPCSVBBW
Debt / assets 36.7% – –
Debt / equity 1.2x – –
Net debt / EBITDA 3.0x – –
Debt / FCF 4.6x – –
Liabilities / assets 68.6% 12.7% 52.4%
Equity / assets 31.4% 87.3% 47.6%
Interest coverage 3.5x – –
Current ratio 1.9x 13.5x 1.6x
Quick ratio 1.0x 7.8x 0.4x
Cash ratio 0.4x 6.3x 0.2x
Altman Z-score 2.82 3.48 3.86

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricMATPCSVBBW
Dividend yield – – 3.8%
Net buyback yield 15.1% – 12.7%
Shareholder yield 15.1% – 16.5%
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.

ConsensusMATPCSVBBW
Forward P/E 12.0xFY2026 – 7.3xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $1.32FY2026 – $3.25FY2026
EPS growth, next FY -6.4%FY2026 – -18.5%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after +10.6% – +8.6%
Revenue, next fiscal year $6.04BFY2026 – $533.87MFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +12.8%FY2026 – +0.8%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after -5.6% – -6.5%

Institutional Ownership

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

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.

MATPCSVBBW
MAT 1.00 0.04 0.27
PCSV 0.04 1.00 0.01
BBW 0.27 0.01 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, MAT, PCSV and BBW?

Mattel (MAT) is the largest by market capitalisation: Mattel (MAT) $4.46B, PCS Edventures! (PCSV) $13.55M, Build-A-Bear Workshop (BBW) $304.92M.

Which stock is cheaper, MAT, PCSV and BBW?

Build-A-Bear Workshop (BBW) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Mattel (MAT) 10.4x, PCS Edventures! (PCSV) -115.5x, Build-A-Bear Workshop (BBW) 5.9x). On next year's consensus earnings, Build-A-Bear Workshop (BBW) is cheapest (Mattel (MAT) 12.0x, Build-A-Bear Workshop (BBW) 7.3x). 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%, PCS Edventures! (PCSV) -15.2%, Build-A-Bear Workshop (BBW) -0.9%.

Which company is more profitable?

Build-A-Bear Workshop (BBW) has the highest net margin (Mattel (MAT) 7.8%, PCS Edventures! (PCSV) -2.1%, Build-A-Bear Workshop (BBW) 10.0%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Mattel (MAT) returned the most: Mattel (MAT) -14.3%, PCS Edventures! (PCSV) -16.7%, Build-A-Bear Workshop (BBW) -57.1%. Over five years, PCS Edventures! (PCSV) compounded fastest (Mattel (MAT) -5.2%/yr, PCS Edventures! (PCSV) +23.9%/yr, Build-A-Bear Workshop (BBW) +9.5%/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) 0.04%. Mattel (MAT) and PCS Edventures! (PCSV) pays no regular dividend.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Mattel (MAT) has been the steadiest (Mattel (MAT) 45.0%, PCS Edventures! (PCSV) 357.9%, Build-A-Bear Workshop (BBW) 57.7%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

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

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.