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Mattel added two new risk factors in 2026 addressing artificial intelligence management and digital games commercialization, reflecting heightened focus on emerging business challenges and strategic initiatives. Eight existing risks underwent substantive modifications, including enhanced disclosures around internal control weaknesses and consumer preference satisfaction, suggesting Mattel refined its articulation of previously identified vulnerabilities. The overall risk factor structure remained largely stable with 29 unchanged risks, indicating continuity in Mattel's core operational and market-related concerns.
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Failure to successfully develop, publish, and commercialize digital games could adversely affect Mattel's business, financial condition, and results of operations.
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Any material weakness in Mattel's internal control over financial reporting, if not remediated appropriately or timely, could affect Mattel's ability to record, process, and report financial information accurately, impair its ability to prepare financial statements, negatively affect investor confidence, and cause reputational harm.
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Mattel and its license partners are not always able to successfully identify and/or satisfy consumer preferences, which could cause Mattel's business, financial condition, and results of operations to be adversely affected.
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Disruptions due to political instability, civil unrest, the threat or occurrence of war or terrorist activities, pandemics or other public health crises, climate change, or earthquakes or other natural disasters out of Mattel's control and actions taken by governments, businesses, and individuals in response to such events could adversely affect Mattel's business, financial condition, and results of operations.
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If Mattel fails to comply with applicable U.S. and foreign laws related to privacy, data security, AI, and data protection, it could adversely affect Mattel's business, financial condition and results of operations.
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Evolving and sometimes conflicting stakeholder expectations, regulatory requirements, and scrutiny relating to sustainability matters, could expose Mattel to potential liabilities, increase costs, cause reputational harm, and cause other adverse impacts to Mattel's business.
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An increasing portion of Mattel's business may come from new or emerging markets, and growing business in these markets presents additional challenges.
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Political developments, including in trade relations, and/or trade actions could adversely impact Mattel, its customers or suppliers, and general economic conditions.
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The production and sale of private-label, retailer-owned, and exclusive-branded toys by Mattel's retail customers may result in lower purchases of Mattel-branded products by those retail customers.
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