Growth Metrics

Mattel (MAT) Return on Capital Employed (2016 - 2026)

Mattel filings provide 18 years of Return on Capital Employed readings, the most recent being 9.42% for Q1 2026.

  • On a quarterly basis, Return on Capital Employed fell 353.0% to 9.42% in Q1 2026 year-over-year; TTM through Mar 2026 was 9.42%, a 353.0% decrease, with the full-year FY2025 number at 10.64%, down 277.0% from a year prior.
  • Return on Capital Employed hit 9.42% in Q1 2026 for Mattel, down from 10.59% in the prior quarter.
  • In the past five years, Return on Capital Employed ranged from a high of 18.24% in Q2 2022 to a low of 8.65% in Q2 2023.
  • Median Return on Capital Employed over the past 5 years was 12.94% (2025), compared with a mean of 12.89%.
  • Biggest five-year swings in Return on Capital Employed: crashed -959bps in 2023 and later surged 465bps in 2024.
  • Mattel's Return on Capital Employed stood at 13.15% in 2022, then fell by -15bps to 11.24% in 2023, then rose by 19bps to 13.32% in 2024, then dropped by -20bps to 10.59% in 2025, then decreased by -11bps to 9.42% in 2026.
  • The last three reported values for Return on Capital Employed were 9.42% (Q1 2026), 10.59% (Q4 2025), and 12.68% (Q3 2025) per Business Quant data.