MATTEL INC /DE/ Cash Flow Breakdown
Cash flow breakdown shows where MATTEL INC /DE/'s cash came from and where it went: from running the business, from investing (buying or selling equipment, companies and investments) and from financing (borrowing, paying back loans, buying back shares, paying dividends). One row per year or quarter. A minus sign means cash went out. Financing is shown line by line: buybacks, dividends, debt paid back, new debt and the rest. All amounts are the filed figures for that period.
- Fiscal year ended 2025-12-31: from running the business, $593.25M came in.
- Fiscal year ended 2025-12-31: from investing, $154.93M went out.
- Fiscal year ended 2025-12-31: from financing, $620.57M went out.
- Fiscal year ended 2025-12-31: change in cash, $144.98M went out.
A minus sign means cash went out. * = worked out from the filed year-to-date figures (hover to see how); greyed = already counted inside another line.
Each year (12 month)
| Fiscal year end | Running the business | From investing | Buybacks | Dividends | Debt paid back | New debt | Commercial paper | New shares sold | Other | Not split out | Change in cash |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-12-31 | $593.25M | -$154.93M | -$600.00M | -$600.00M | $592.38M | $9.80M | -$5.89M | -$16.86M* | -$144.98M | ||
| 2024-12-31 | $800.57M | -$189.04M | -$400.00M | $0.00 | $0.00 | $6.34M | -$36.03M | -$19.66M* | $126.55M | ||
| 2023-12-31 | $869.79M | -$142.42M | -$203.02M | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $26.74M | -$15.19M | -$35.11M* | $500.13M | |
| 2022-12-31 | $442.84M | -$144.22M | $0.00 | -$250.00M | $0.00 | $0.00 | $27.75M | -$7.95M | -$30.44M* | $29.87M | |
| 2021-12-31 | $485.46M | -$105.10M | $0.00 | -$1.58B | $1.18B | -$969.00K | $12.13M | -$2.17M | -$19.99M* | -$30.82M | |
| 2020-12-31 | $285.70M | -$132.10M | $0.00 | $0.00 | $969.00K | $64.00K | $388.00K | -$7.26M* | $132.15M | ||
| 2019-12-31 | $168.44M | -$101.64M | $0.00 | -$607.90M | $588.24M | -$4.18M | $0.00 | -$1.80M | -$7.51M* | $35.55M | |
| 2018-12-31 | -$27.32M | -$160.76M | $0.00 | -$750.00M | $471.80M | $4.18M | $0.00 | -$11.13M | -$484.74M | ||
| 2017-12-31 | -$27.61M | -$235.66M | -$311.97M | $0.00 | $988.62M | $1.77M | -$27.81M | -$192.17M* | $209.69M | ||
| 2016-12-31 | $594.51M | -$311.91M | $0.00 | -$518.53M | -$300.00M | $350.00M | $34.06M | -$22.26M | $175.25M* | -$23.28M | |
| 2015-12-31 | $734.56M | -$282.50M | $0.00 | -$515.07M | $0.00 | $0.00 | $14.99M | -$17.06M* | -$78.84M | ||
| 2014-12-31 | $888.56M | -$708.55M | -$177.16M | -$514.81M | -$44.59M | $495.46M | $43.30M | -$25.24M | -$4.28M* | -$67.57M | |
| 2013-12-31 | $698.43M | -$242.11M | -$492.74M | -$494.37M | -$400.00M | $495.26M | $134.51M | $26.95M | -$9.57M* | -$296.50M | |
| 2012-12-31 | $1.28B | -$900.15M | -$66.73M | -$423.38M | -$50.00M | $122.30M | $5.06M* | $1.83M* | -$33.40M | ||
| 2011-12-31 | $664.69M | -$174.50M | -$524.01M | -$316.50M | -$250.00M | $591.80M | $115.61M | -$15.31M* | $1.10M* | $87.99M | |
| 2010-12-31 | $527.97M | -$146.65M | -$446.70M | -$291.26M | -$50.00M | $493.18M | $73.36M | -$1.45M* | -$1.95M* | $164.13M | |
| 2009-12-31 | $945.04M | -$33.53M | $0.00 | -$271.35M | -$150.00M | $0.00 | $30.90M | $24.54M* | -$10.18M* | $499.30M | |
| 2008-12-31 | $436.34M | -$311.67M | -$90.57M | -$268.85M | -$50.00M | $347.18M | $18.30M | -$8.90M* | -$342.86M* | -$283.45M | |
| 2007-12-31 | $560.53M | -$285.29M | -$806.35M | -$272.34M | -$100.00M | $0.00 | $222.56M | $22.11M* | $346.26M* | -$304.40M |
Each quarter (3 month)
| Quarter end | Running the business | From investing | Buybacks | Dividends | Debt paid back | New debt | Commercial paper | Staff share tax | New shares sold | Other | Not split out | Change in cash |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-06-30 | -$179.19M* | -$51.65M* | -$100.00M* | $10.00K* | -$887.00K* | -$13.88M* | ||||||
| 2026-03-31 | -$22.94M | -$143.61M | -$200.00M | $3.37M | -$2.11M | -$9.55M* | -$376.92M | |||||
| 2025-12-31 | $796.55M* | -$57.43M* | -$187.53M* | $4.26M* | -$1.66M* | -$9.38M* | ||||||
| 2025-09-30 | $71.97M* | -$42.92M* | -$202.47M* | $779.00K* | -$1.58M* | |||||||
| 2025-06-30 | -$300.08M* | -$23.26M* | -$50.00M* | $3.10M* | -$1.27M* | -$12.30M* | ||||||
| 2025-03-31 | $24.81M | -$31.32M | -$160.00M | $1.67M | -$1.38M | -$2.21M* | -$144.21M | |||||
| 2024-12-31 | $862.15M* | -$37.30M* | -$131.69M* | $161.00K* | -$1.30M* | -$2.29M* | ||||||
| 2024-09-30 | $155.82M* | -$79.04M* | -$68.32M* | $1.37M* | -$4.04M* | -$3.21M* | ||||||
| 2024-06-30 | -$252.90M* | -$44.26M* | -$99.99M* | $516.00K* | -$1.22M* | -$8.00M* | ||||||
| 2024-03-31 | $35.49M | -$28.43M | -$100.00M | $4.30M | -$29.46M | -$6.17M* | -$131.14M | |||||
| 2023-12-31 | $949.43M* | -$48.51M* | -$93.16M* | $728.00K* | -$12.40M* | -$2.29M* | ||||||
| 2023-09-30 | $245.94M* | -$31.92M* | -$60.00M* | $21.05M* | -$981.00K* | -$8.14M* | ||||||
| 2023-06-30 | -$119.20M* | -$19.48M* | -$15.88M* | $2.92M* | -$833.00K* | -$4.38M* | ||||||
| 2023-03-31 | -$206.38M | -$42.51M | -$33.99M | $2.04M | -$969.00K | -$20.30M* | -$299.52M | |||||
| 2022-12-31 | $717.61M* | -$46.73M* | $0.00* | -$250.00M* | $0.00* | $0.00* | $92.00K* | -$1.15M* | ||||
| 2022-09-30 | $150.21M* | -$43.95M* | $0.00* | $0.00* | $0.00* | -$3.45M* | -$12.01M* | $1.38M* | -$5.70M* | |||
| 2022-06-30 | -$281.18M* | $1.44M* | $0.00* | $0.00* | $0.00* | $3.45M* | -$762.00K* | $12.35M* | -$503.00K* | |||
| 2022-03-31 | -$143.80M | -$54.98M | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | -$17.55M | $13.94M | -$593.00K | -$194.73M | ||
| 2021-12-31 | $741.34M* | -$33.62M* | $0.00* | $0.00* | -$128.00M* | $6.61M* | -$525.00K* | |||||
| 2021-09-30 | -$14.51M* | -$44.28M* | -$288.98M* | -$204.00K* | $127.79M* | -$12.25M* | $2.26M* | -$756.00K* | ||||
| 2021-06-30 | -$205.65M* | -$28.01M* | $0.00* | -$2.88M* | -$664.00K* | -$529.00K* | $2.15M* | -$148.00K* | ||||
| 2021-03-31 | -$35.72M | $817.00K | -$1.29B | $1.19B | -$91.00K | -$6.97M | $1.11M | -$736.00K | -$146.94M | |||
| 2020-12-31 | $727.71M* | -$24.98M* | $0.00* | $0.00* | -$399.03M* | $64.00K* | $0.00* | |||||
| 2020-09-30 | $27.25M* | -$32.43M* | $0.00* | $0.00* | $0.00* | $0.00* | $1.08M* | -$6.97M* | ||||
| 2020-06-30 | -$294.78M* | $6.46M* | $0.00* | $0.00* | $250.00M* | $0.00* | -$15.00K* | |||||
| 2020-03-31 | -$174.49M | -$81.16M | $0.00 | $0.00 | $150.00M | $0.00 | -$678.00K | -$130.62M | ||||
| 2019-12-31 | $682.10M* | -$23.27M* | -$607.90M* | $588.24M* | -$230.00M* | $0.00* | $5.72M* | -$7.51M* | ||||
| 2019-09-30 | -$113.14M* | -$34.66M* | $0.00* | $0.00* | $185.00M* | $0.00* | -$7.37M* | |||||
| 2019-06-30 | -$207.71M* | -$24.50M* | $0.00* | $45.00M* | $0.00* | $15.00K* | ||||||
| 2019-03-31 | -$192.81M | -$19.20M | $0.00 | -$4.18M | $0.00 | -$173.00K | -$214.37M | |||||
| 2018-12-31 | $704.13M* | -$46.12M* | $0.00* | $0.00* | -$3.75M* | $0.00* | $106.00K* | -$270.82M* | $385.33M* | |||
| 2018-09-30 | -$174.84M* | -$29.46M* | $0.00* | $0.00* | $0.00* | $0.00* | -$7.69M* | $195.00M* | -$19.46M* | |||
| 2018-06-30 | -$282.88M* | -$54.32M* | $0.00* | -$500.00M* | $0.00* | -$2.03M* | $555.55M* | -$298.12M* | ||||
| 2018-03-31 | -$273.73M | -$30.86M | $0.00 | -$250.00M | $0.00 | -$1.52M | -$552.50M | |||||
| 2017-12-31 | $712.46M* | -$60.75M* | $0.00* | $0.00* | $988.62M* | $7.00K* | -$11.26M* | -$732.65M* | $897.91M* | |||
| 2017-09-30 | -$190.97M* | -$68.69M* | -$51.55M* | $0.00* | $0.00* | $54.00K* | -$12.14M* | $225.88M* | -$94.09M* | |||
| 2017-06-30 | -$239.05M* | -$61.53M* | -$130.30M* | $0.00* | $299.00K* | -$2.64M* | $326.77M* | -$106.49M* | ||||
| 2017-03-31 | -$310.04M | -$44.70M | -$130.13M | $0.00 | $1.42M | -$1.76M | -$12.17M* | -$487.64M | ||||
| 2016-12-31 | $925.86M* | -$107.19M* | -$130.01M* | $0.00* | $5.53M* | -$5.92M* | -$107.83M* | $572.44M* | ||||
| 2016-09-30 | -$90.72M* | -$80.83M* | -$129.93M* | $11.81M* | -$14.09M* | $283.00M* | -$20.71M* | |||||
| 2016-06-30 | -$151.37M* | -$69.15M* | -$129.39M* | $4.30M* | -$1.59M* | $67.00M* | -$281.90M* | |||||
| 2016-03-31 | -$89.25M | -$54.74M | -$129.20M | $12.42M | -$670.00K | -$16.91M* | -$293.11M | |||||
| 2015-12-31 | $603.12M* | |||||||||||
| 2015-09-30 | $18.43M* | -$44.79M* | -$128.92M* | $2.88M* | -$9.34M* | $161.01M* | -$10.76M* | |||||
| 2015-06-30 | -$187.66M* | -$69.14M* | -$128.65M* | $5.17M* | -$3.18M* | -$382.45M* | ||||||
| 2015-03-31 | -$53.11M | -$92.03M | -$128.53M | $2.40M | -$2.66M | -$288.74M | ||||||
| 2014-12-31 | $1.03B* | -$104.19M* | -$49.00M* | -$128.45M* | $0.00* | $0.00* | $22.43M* | $21.44M* | -$73.69M* | $709.48M* | ||
| 2014-09-30 | -$65.15M* | -$79.62M* | $0.00* | -$128.69M* | $0.00* | $1.00K* | $6.30M* | -$12.77M* | $32.02M* | -$256.05M* | ||
| 2014-06-30 | -$139.74M* | -$495.10M* | -$100.48M* | -$128.34M* | $9.43M* | -$11.00K* | $471.35M* | -$379.04M* | ||||
| 2014-03-31 | $60.58M | -$29.65M | -$27.69M | -$129.33M | $5.14M | -$12.71M* | -$4.28M* | -$141.96M | ||||
| 2013-12-31 | $1.02B* | -$66.22M* | -$92.58M* | -$122.03M* | -$50.00M* | $0.00* | $18.36M* | $51.51M* | -$123.91M* | $632.75M* | ||
| 2013-09-30 | -$35.34M* | -$43.41M* | -$249.37M* | -$123.26M* | $0.00* | $0.00* | $9.32M* | -$10.86M* | $37.11M* | -$416.56M* | ||
| 2013-06-30 | -$223.46M* | -$66.88M* | -$118.55M* | -$125.01M* | $0.00* | $0.00* | $49.52M* | $16.81M* | $35.72M* | -$436.49M* | ||
| 2013-03-31 | -$62.45M | -$65.60M | -$32.24M | -$124.08M | -$350.00M | $495.26M | $57.31M | $19.87M* | -$8.86M* | -$76.20M | ||
| 2012-12-31 | $1.38B* | -$66.87M* | -$27.83M* | -$106.36M* | $0.00* | $17.41M* | $4.29M* | -$144.66M* | $1.05B* | |||
| 2012-09-30 | -$39.24M* | -$18.59M* | -$4.53M* | -$106.22M* | $22.78M* | -$8.43M* | $62.23M* | -$90.19M* | ||||
| 2012-06-30 | -$232.56M* | -$112.17M* | -$2.14M* | -$105.63M* | $6.50M* | -$22.39M* | $62.56M* | -$412.35M* | ||||
| 2012-03-31 | $170.66M | -$702.52M | -$32.23M | -$105.17M | $75.60M | $11.30M | -$8.02M* | -$584.49M | ||||
| 2011-12-31 | $986.78M* | -$55.65M* | -$116.57M* | -$77.88M* | -$10.00M* | $27.67M* | -$20.92M* | $387.21M* | $1.11B* | |||
| 2011-09-30 | -$95.31M* | -$74.50M* | -$155.58M* | -$78.71M* | $0.00* | $20.54M* | -$9.12M* | $236.81M* | -$163.93M* | |||
| 2011-06-30 | -$184.93M* | -$35.18M* | -$151.72M* | -$79.78M* | $53.40M* | $3.63M* | -$240.02M* | -$630.89M* | ||||
| 2011-03-31 | -$41.84M | -$9.17M | -$100.14M | -$80.13M | $14.00M | -$13.10M | -$6.90M* | -$231.76M | ||||
| 2010-12-31 | $955.60M* | -$57.48M* | -$294.10M* | -$10.00M* | -$962.00K* | $22.16M* | -$8.55M* | -$289.18M* | $320.58M* | |||
| 2010-09-30 | -$55.55M* | $8.14M* | -$41.40M* | $0.00* | $6.91M* | -$10.14M* | $499.59M* | $415.68M* | ||||
| 2010-06-30 | -$127.47M* | -$62.26M* | $12.80M* | $5.45M* | -$151.20M* | -$327.02M* | ||||||
| 2010-03-31 | -$244.61M | -$35.05M | $31.49M | $4.26M | -$1.95M* | -$245.11M | ||||||
| 2009-12-31 | $1.26B* | -$30.88M* | $0.00* | -$10.00M* | $0.00* | $10.29M* | -$5.12M* | -$392.26M* | $793.28M* | |||
| 2009-09-30 | $31.00M* | -$11.32M* | $0.00* | $0.00* | $0.00* | $19.56M* | -$5.87M* | -$136.00M* | -$98.97M* | |||
| 2009-06-30 | -$135.00M* | -$14.62M* | $835.00K* | -$1.69M* | $153.66M* | $17.81M* | ||||||
| 2009-03-31 | -$214.81M | $23.29M | $206.00K | $499.00K | -$10.21M* | -$212.82M | ||||||
| 2008-12-31 | $1.10B* | -$87.67M* | -$25.10M* | -$10.00M* | $0.00* | $24.00K* | -$6.51M* | -$796.16M* | $170.89M* | |||
| 2008-09-30 | -$136.90M* | -$188.27M* | -$24.98M* | $0.00* | $0.00* | $2.91M* | -$1.05M* | $424.22M* | $62.40M* |