Mattel (MAT)'s dividend is currently suspended. The Board of Directors determined to suspend the Company's quarterly dividend beginning in the fourth quarter of 2017 in order to increase financial flexibility, strengthen the balance sheet and facilitate strategic investments. The suspension of the quarterly dividend, which was previously $0.15 per share, is expected to result in additional liquidity of approximately $50 million per quarter
The tables below list 27 MAT dividends since 2011 with the ex-dividend, record, payment and announcement dates, the amount per share, the change from the previous dividend and from a year earlier, and the trailing 12-month yield on each ex-dividend date. They also show upcoming and projected dividends and dividend totals by year, with charts of the historical yield and a peer comparison. Data as of October 23, 2026.
