Mattel Inc Dividends

The next dividend date for Mattel Inc has not yet been scheduled.

What is a Dividend Date

When we talk about a dividend date, we’re referring specifically to the ex-dividend date.

This is the date on which all stockholders will earn a dividend. Technically, a person needs to be the owner of a share of stock as of the night before the ex-dividend date in order to earn the dividend.

The ex-dividend date is different than the date when the dividend is issued. Although you earn a dividend on the ex-dividend date, that dividend is typically not disbursed to your account until several weeks later.

Most brokerages will automatically credit the dividend to your account once it’s issued.

Historical Dividends for Mattel Inc (MAT)

Date	Declaration Date	Record Date	Payment Date	Amount
08/21/2017	06/14/2017	08/23/2017	09/15/2017	$0.15
05/17/2017	04/20/2017	05/19/2017	06/09/2017	$0.38
02/14/2017	01/25/2017	02/16/2017	03/03/2017	$0.38
11/18/2016	10/19/2016	11/22/2016	12/09/2016	$0.38
08/19/2016	07/20/2016	08/23/2016	09/16/2016	$0.38
05/17/2016	04/20/2016	05/19/2016	06/10/2016	$0.38
02/12/2016	02/01/2016	02/17/2016	03/04/2016	$0.38
11/23/2015	10/15/2015	11/25/2015	12/11/2015	$0.38
08/24/2015	07/16/2015	08/26/2015	09/18/2015	$0.38
05/20/2015	04/16/2015	05/22/2015	06/12/2015	$0.38
02/17/2015	01/26/2015	02/19/2015	03/06/2015	$0.38
11/24/2014	10/16/2014	11/26/2014	12/12/2014	$0.38
08/25/2014	07/16/2014	08/27/2014	09/19/2014	$0.38
05/21/2014	04/17/2014	05/23/2014	06/13/2014	$0.38
02/18/2014	01/31/2014	02/20/2014	03/07/2014	$0.38
11/25/2013	10/16/2013	11/27/2013	12/13/2013	$0.36
08/26/2013	07/17/2013	08/28/2013	09/20/2013	$0.36
05/21/2013	04/17/2013	05/23/2013	06/14/2013	$0.36
02/20/2013	02/01/2013	02/22/2013	03/08/2013	$0.36
11/26/2012	10/16/2012	11/28/2012	12/14/2012	$0.31
08/27/2012	---	08/29/2012	09/21/2012	$0.31
05/21/2012	---	05/23/2012	06/15/2012	$0.31
02/21/2012	---	02/23/2012	03/09/2012	$0.31
11/28/2011	---	11/30/2011	12/16/2011	$0.23
08/29/2011	---	08/31/2011	09/23/2011	$0.23
05/23/2011	---	05/25/2011	06/17/2011	$0.23
02/22/2011	---	02/24/2011	03/11/2011	$0.23
12/01/2010	---	12/03/2010	12/16/2010	$0.83
11/25/2009	---	11/30/2009	12/17/2009	$0.75
12/03/2008	---	12/05/2008	12/18/2008	$0.75
11/28/2007	---	11/30/2007	12/14/2007	$0.75
11/29/2006	---	12/01/2006	12/15/2006	$0.65
11/30/2005	---	12/02/2005	12/16/2005	$0.50
12/01/2004	---	12/03/2004	12/17/2004	$0.45
12/04/2003	---	12/08/2003	12/23/2003	$0.40
11/22/2002	---	11/26/2002	12/12/2002	$0.05
01/31/2002	---	---	---	$0.33
11/21/2001	---	11/26/2001	12/12/2001	$0.05
09/06/2001	---	---	---	$0.09
09/06/2000	---	09/08/2000	10/04/2000	$0.09
06/16/2000	---	06/20/2000	07/06/2000	$0.09
03/08/2000	---	03/10/2000	04/05/2000	$0.09
12/08/1999	---	12/10/1999	01/04/2000	$0.09
09/08/1999	---	09/10/1999	10/01/1999	$0.09
06/09/1999	---	06/11/1999	07/02/1999	$0.09
03/10/1999	---	03/12/1999	04/06/1999	$0.08
12/09/1998	---	12/11/1998	01/05/1999	$0.08
09/09/1998	---	09/11/1998	10/02/1998	$0.08
06/10/1998	---	06/12/1998	07/02/1998	$0.08
03/11/1998	---	03/13/1998	04/03/1998	$0.10
12/05/1997	---	12/09/1997	01/06/1998	$0.07
09/10/1997	---	09/12/1997	10/03/1997	$0.07
06/12/1997	---	06/16/1997	07/03/1997	$0.07
03/12/1997	---	03/14/1997	04/03/1997	$0.06
12/11/1996	---	12/13/1996	01/03/1997	$0.06
09/11/1996	---	09/13/1996	10/03/1996	$0.06
06/12/1996	---	06/14/1996	07/03/1996	$0.06
03/13/1996	---	03/15/1996	04/03/1996	$0.06
12/19/1995	---	---	---	$0.06
12/13/1995	---	12/15/1995	01/03/1996	$0.05
09/19/1995	---	09/21/1995	10/03/1995	$0.05
06/20/1995	---	06/22/1995	07/06/1995	$0.05
06/16/1995	---	---	---	$0.06
03/17/1995	---	03/23/1995	04/05/1995	$0.05
12/15/1994	---	12/21/1994	01/04/1995	$0.04
09/19/1994	---	09/23/1994	10/14/1994	$0.04
06/16/1994	---	06/22/1994	07/07/1994	$0.04
03/10/1994	---	03/16/1994	04/06/1994	$0.04
12/06/1993	---	12/10/1993	01/04/1994	$0.04
09/09/1993	---	09/15/1993	10/05/1993	$0.03
06/07/1993	---	06/11/1993	07/02/1993	$0.03
03/08/1993	---	03/12/1993	04/02/1993	$0.03
12/07/1992	---	12/11/1992	01/05/1993	$0.03
09/09/1992	---	09/15/1992	10/02/1992	$0.03
06/08/1992	---	06/12/1992	07/01/1992	$0.03
03/09/1992	---	03/13/1992	04/02/1992	$0.02
12/09/1991	---	12/13/1991	01/03/1992	$0.02
09/09/1991	---	09/13/1991	10/02/1991	$0.01
06/10/1991	---	06/14/1991	07/02/1991	$0.01
03/11/1991	---	03/15/1991	04/03/1991	$0.01
12/10/1990	---	12/14/1990	01/03/1991	$0.01
09/10/1990	---	09/14/1990	10/02/1990	$0.01
06/11/1990	---	06/15/1990	07/02/1990	$0.01
06/28/1983	---	07/05/1983	08/02/1983	$0.02
03/28/1983	---	04/04/1983	05/03/1983	$0.02
12/28/1982	---	---	---	$0.02
09/28/1982	---	---	---	$0.02
06/29/1982	---	---	---	$0.02
03/31/1982	---	---	---	$0.02

More About Mattel Inc

Website

https://www.mattel.com

Country

USA

Full Time Employees

34,000

Mattel, Inc., a toy and family entertainment company, designs, manufactures, and markets toys and consumer products in North America, Latin America, Europe, the Middle East, Africa, and the Asia Pacific. It operates through North America, International, and American Girl segments. The company offers dolls and accessories, as well as books, content, gaming, and lifestyle products for children under the Barbie, American Girl, Disney Princess and Disney Frozen, Monster High, and Polly Pocket brands; die-cast vehicles, tracks, playsets, and accessories for kids, adults, and collectors under the Hot Wheels, Hot Wheels Monster Trucks, Hot Wheels Mario Kart, Matchbox, and Cars brand names; and infant, toddler, and preschool products comprising content, toys, live events, and other consumer products under the Fisher-Price, Little People and Imaginext, and Thomas & Friends, and Power wheels brands. It also provides action figures, building sets, games, and other products under the Masters of the Universe, MEGA, UNO, Jurassic World, Minecraft, WWE, Lightyear, and Star Wars; and licensor partner brands, including Disney Pixar, Microsoft, NBCUniversal, and WWE. It sells its products directly to consumers through its catalog, website, and proprietary retail stores; retailers, including omnichannel retailers, discount and free-standing toy stores, chain stores, department stores, and other retail outlets; and wholesalers, as well as through agents and distributors. Additionally, it manufactures AI-powered products. Mattel, Inc. was founded in 1945 and is headquartered in El Segundo, California.

Owning Mattel Inc Stock on the Dividend Date

If you own Mattel Inc stock on the ex-dividend date, then you earn the associated dividend.

Theoretically, the price of Mattel Inc stock should go down by the amount of the dividend (in addition to any other pressures that market forces have on the price of Mattel Inc stock).

Therefore, it is typically not expected that there is any incremental profit to be gained from buying Mattel Inc stock right before the ex-dividend date and then selling it immediately after. It’s not like you get the Mattel Inc dividend payout for free just by doing that since there is typically an equivalent commensurate drop in the stock price.

Owning Mattel Inc Options on the Dividend Date

Unlike the stock price, which will normally have an abrupt decrease by the amount of the dividend on the ex-dividend date, option prices typically do not reflect the same phenomenon.

The reason is that in the time leading up to the ex-dividend date, that projected drop in Mattel Inc stock price from the dividend is already baked into Mattel Inc option prices.

That means the prices of call options that overlap the Mattel Inc ex-dividend date typically go down in the period leading up to the ex-dividend date.

The prices of put options that overlap the Mattel Inc ex-dividend date typically go up in the period leading up to the ex-dividend date.

Owners of Mattel Inc call options do not receive the dividend, even if they own the options on the ex-dividend date. Owners of Mattel Inc put options are not responsible to pay the dividend, even if they own the options on the ex-dividend date.

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