MAT vs PCSV vs GIL Stock Comparison

Mattel, PCS Edventures! and Gildan Activewear Prices as of Oct 28, 2026 Peers: Industry group
MAT Mattel Inc /De/
$15.28 +14.5% 1M -20.5% 1Y
Market cap
$4.47B
P/E
10.5x
Revenue (TTM)
$5.49B
Div. yield
–
Toys Consumer Discretionary
5 wins
PCSV PCS Edventures!, Inc.
$1.39 -6.1% 1M -17.3% 1Y
Market cap
$13.45M
P/E
–
Revenue (TTM)
$5.67M
Div. yield
–
Toys Consumer Discretionary
2 wins
GIL Gildan Activewear Inc.
$39.89 -6.4% 1M -34.9% 1Y
Market cap
$6.53B
P/E
30.9x
Revenue (TTM)
$4.72B
Div. yield
–
Apparel Consumer Discretionary
4 wins

Head to Head

11 decided of 12

Mattel leads on 5 of the 12 questions below (Mattel 5, Gildan Activewear 4, PCS Edventures! 2). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionMATPCSVGILLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $4.47B $13.45M $6.53B GIL
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 10.5x -114.7x 30.9x MAT
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 11.6x — 8.3x GIL
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +2.9% -15.2% +38.0% GIL
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 7.8% -2.1% 4.5% MAT
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital 8.3% — 5.2% MAT
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA 3.0x — 4.9x MAT
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.00% — 0.00% –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months -20.5% -17.3% -34.9% PCSV
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years -6.9%/yr +18.3%/yr +1.7%/yr PCSV
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 44.9% 357.9% 42.2% GIL
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 62/100 38/100 35/100 MAT

Percentile Scorecard

MATPCSVGIL

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

AxisMATPCSVGIL
Valuation 67 #12 of 34 12 #30 of 34 32 #31 of 45
Growth 29 #23 of 32 0 #32 of 32 50 #22 of 43
Profitability 77 #8 of 32 42 #19 of 32 45 #23 of 41
Financial Health 34 #22 of 33 97 #2 of 33 28 #38 of 52
Shareholder Returns 100 #1 of 18 – 21 #27 of 34
Overall 62 38 35
  • MAT ranked among 34 companies in Leisure Products
  • PCSV ranked among 34 companies in Leisure Products
  • GIL 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

PeriodMATPCSVGILSPY
1 month +14.5%-6.1%-6.4% +0.9%
3 months -0.6%-18.2%-22.2% +5.9%
6 months +2.6%-17.3%-29.1% +8.5%
Year to date -23.0%-10.9%-36.1% +13.3%
1 year -20.5%-17.3%-34.9% +12.4%
3 years -17.1%-39.0%+46.2% +88.1%
3 years, per year -6.1%-15.2%+13.5% +23.5%
5 years -29.9%+131.7%+8.6% +68.2%
5 years, per year -6.9%+18.3%+1.7% +11.0%
10 years -51.8%+44.8%+55.1% +263.4%
10 years, per year -7.0%+3.8%+4.5% +13.8%

Risk

MeasureMATPCSVGILSPY
Volatility, 1Y 44.9%357.9%42.2% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 50.3%577.3%44.3% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 0.522.151.21 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y -0.46-0.05-0.83 0.98
Max drawdown, 5Y -53.1%-95.8%-45.0% -25.4%
From 52-week high -31.0%-22.8%-45.0% -0.9%
52-week high $22.16$1.80$72.58 $779.14
52-week low $12.66$0.15$39.89 $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.

MultipleMATPCSVGIL
P/E now vs peer median 10.3xmedian 17.7x -114.7xmedian 17.7x 30.3xmedian 16.4x
P/S now vs peer median 0.8xmedian 1.1x 2.4xmedian 1.1x 1.6xmedian 0.7x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 10.2xmedian 9.6x -49.3xmedian 9.6x 15.8xmedian 10.0x
P/FCF now vs peer median 8.5xmedian 10.5x -41.3xmedian 10.5x 10.5xmedian 12.0x
P/B now vs peer median 2.2xmedian 1.4x 1.7xmedian 1.4x 2.2xmedian 2.2x
PEG now vs peer median 0.32median 0.32 3.08median 0.32 -1.39median 0.54

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 monthsMATPCSVGIL
Revenue $5.49B $5.67M $4.72B
Gross profit $2.61B $3.40M $1.41B
Operating income $429.10M -$251.02K $380.85M
Net income $427.37M -$117.38K -$60.80M
Free cash flow $512.60M -$325.37K $703.50M
EPS (diluted) $1.48 $-0.01 $1.32
Cash & equivalents $523.86M $2.65M $268.30M
Total debt $2.33B – $3.59B
Shares (diluted) 288.93M 9.68M 160.20M
Enterprise value $1.15B $1.88M $5.45B

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
MetricMATPCSVGIL
P/E 10.3x -114.7x 30.3x
P/FCF 8.5x -41.3x 10.5x
P/Operating cash flow 6.6x -43.2x 12.5x
P/S 0.8x 2.4x 1.6x
P/B 2.2x 1.7x 2.2x
P/Tangible book 2.9x 1.7x 21.2x
EV/EBITDA 10.2x -49.3x 15.8x
EV/EBIT 14.4x -43.0x 28.1x
EV/Revenue 1.1x 1.9x 2.3x
EV/FCF 12.0x -33.2x 15.2x
EV/Operating cash flow 9.3x -34.7x 18.1x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 0.32 3.08 -1.39

Growth

14 metrics
MetricMATPCSVGIL
Revenue growth (1Y) 2.9% -15.2% 38.0%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 2.8% -8.5% 14.9%
Gross profit growth (1Y) -4.9% -15.3% 10.9%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) 4.8% -7.0% 16.6%
Operating income growth (1Y) -36.2% -140.2% -29.8%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) 0.9% -29.2% -13.0%
Net income growth (1Y) -18.8% -121.9% -127.3%
Net income CAGR (3Y) 23.5% -26.9% -28.5%
EPS growth (1Y) -8.5% -376.7% -16.4%
EPS CAGR (3Y) 32.6% -37.2% -21.8%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) -10.3% -119.5% 273.6%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) 7.1% -29.2% 32.0%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) -13.9% -121.1% 141.2%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) 5.3% -29.4% 9.4%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricMATPCSVGIL
Gross margin 47.5% 59.9% 30.0%
EBITDA margin 11.0% -3.9% 14.3%
Operating margin 7.8% -4.4% 8.1%
Pretax margin 8.8% -2.6% 7.6%
Net margin 7.8% -2.1% 4.5%
FCF margin 9.3% -5.7% 14.9%
Operating cash flow margin 12.1% -5.5% 12.6%
Return on equity 20.0% -1.5% 1.5%
Return on assets 6.5% -1.3% 0.5%
Return on invested capital 8.3% – 5.2%
Return on capital employed 8.5% -3.0% 4.8%
Asset turnover 0.9x 0.6x 0.5x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 1.6x 2.7x -9.7x
Stock comp / revenue 1.3% 0.2% 0.9%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricMATPCSVGIL
Debt / assets 36.7% – 35.7%
Debt / equity 1.2x – 1.1x
Net debt / EBITDA 3.0x – 4.9x
Debt / FCF 4.6x – 5.1x
Liabilities / assets 68.6% 12.7% 66.8%
Equity / assets 31.4% 87.3% 33.2%
Interest coverage 3.5x – 1.8x
Current ratio 1.9x 13.5x 1.9x
Quick ratio 1.0x 7.8x 0.6x
Cash ratio 0.4x 6.3x 0.1x
Altman Z-score 2.80 3.43 1.64

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricMATPCSVGIL
Dividend yield – – 2.5%
Net buyback yield 15.6% – -3.7%
Shareholder yield 15.6% – -1.3%
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.

ConsensusMATPCSVGIL
Forward P/E 11.6xFY2026 – 8.3xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $1.32FY2026 – $4.81FY2026
EPS growth, next FY -6.4%FY2026 – +37.0%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after +10.6% – +17.3%
Revenue, next fiscal year $6.04BFY2026 – $5.67BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +12.8%FY2026 – +56.6%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after -5.6% – +11.5%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersMATPCSVGIL
Held by institutions 100.0% – 100.0%
Institutions holding 405 – 463
Change in shares held, QoQ +1.8% – +7.8%
Institutions buying 151 – 197
Institutions selling 169 – 149
Buyers to sellers 0.89 – 1.32

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.

MATPCSVGIL
MAT 1.00 0.04 0.12
PCSV 0.04 1.00 0.14
GIL 0.12 0.14 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, MAT, PCSV and GIL?

Gildan Activewear (GIL) is the largest by market capitalisation: Mattel (MAT) $4.47B, PCS Edventures! (PCSV) $13.45M, Gildan Activewear (GIL) $6.53B.

Which stock is cheaper, MAT, PCSV and GIL?

Mattel (MAT) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Mattel (MAT) 10.5x, PCS Edventures! (PCSV) -114.7x, Gildan Activewear (GIL) 30.9x). On next year's consensus earnings, Gildan Activewear (GIL) is cheapest (Mattel (MAT) 11.6x, Gildan Activewear (GIL) 8.3x). A lower multiple can reflect slower expected growth, so read it next to the growth figures.

Which company is growing faster?

Gildan Activewear (GIL) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: Mattel (MAT) +2.9%, PCS Edventures! (PCSV) -15.2%, Gildan Activewear (GIL) +38.0%.

Which company is more profitable?

Mattel (MAT) has the highest net margin (Mattel (MAT) 7.8%, PCS Edventures! (PCSV) -2.1%, Gildan Activewear (GIL) 4.5%). On return on invested capital, Mattel (MAT) leads (Mattel (MAT) 8.3%, Gildan Activewear (GIL) 5.2%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year PCS Edventures! (PCSV) returned the most: Mattel (MAT) -20.5%, PCS Edventures! (PCSV) -17.3%, Gildan Activewear (GIL) -34.9%. Over five years, PCS Edventures! (PCSV) compounded fastest (Mattel (MAT) -6.9%/yr, PCS Edventures! (PCSV) +18.3%/yr, Gildan Activewear (GIL) +1.7%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Gildan Activewear (GIL) has been the steadiest (Mattel (MAT) 44.9%, PCS Edventures! (PCSV) 357.9%, Gildan Activewear (GIL) 42.2%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

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

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.