profit from every $100 of sales.
$0$100
Match Group
$41.63-0.36% today
+27.9% in 1 year
1-year low $28.901-year high $46.53
Trading in the middle of its range for the past year.
The essentials
Four questions every investor asks, answered in one line each.
more sales each year, on average, 2020 to 2025.
0%20% a year
You pay $15.44 for every $1 of profit it makes in a year.
CheapExpensive
of earnings would pay off all its debt.
No debt5 years
Money in, money out
What Match Group sold, what it kept, and what it did with the cash.
Sales went from $3.19 billion in 2022 to $3.49 billion in 2025, with $613 million of profit last year.
SalesProfit
Match Group handed back 95% of the cash it generated last year.
Buybacks $789M
Free cash flow 2025$1.0B
Bought back its own shares$789M
Paid as dividends$186M
Cash vs. debt$1.0B vs. $4.0B
Match Group vs. similar companies
Match Group grows in the middle of these 5 and is priced in the middle for its profits.
| Company | Profit from $100 of sales | Sales growth a year | Price per $1 of profit |
|---|---|---|---|
| Match Group | 15.4× · Fair price | ||
 Alphabet | 27.5× · Fair price | ||
 Meta | 27.1× · Fair price | ||
 Tencent Holdings | 13.1× · Cheap | ||
 Recruit | 59.6× · Expensive |
AI analysis
An AI analyst reads Match Group's last five years, its segments, earnings, insiders and peers, and writes the bull case, the bear case and what the price expects.
Run the AI analysisFull statementsIncome, balance sheet and cash flow, year by year
Income statement
| In millions of USD | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2,391 | 2,983 | 3,189 | 3,365 | 3,479 | 3,487 | |
| 1,755 | 2,144 | 2,229 | 2,410 | 2,488 | 2,539 | |
| 746 | 852 | 881 | 965 | 897 | 911 | |
| 803 | 428 | 567 | 998 | 952 | 961 | |
| 162 | 278 | 362 | 652 | 551 | 613 | |
| 0.66 | 0.93 | 1.24 | 2.26 | 2.02 | 2.38 | |
| 73.4% | 71.9% | 69.9% | 71.6% | 71.5% | 72.8% | |
| 31.2% | 28.5% | 27.6% | 28.7% | 25.8% | 26.1% | |
| 6.8% | 9.3% | 11.4% | 19.4% | 15.8% | 17.6% |
Balance sheet
| In millions of USD | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Total assets | 3,046 | 5,063 | 4,183 | 4,508 | 4,466 | 4,461 |
| Cash | 739 | 815 | 572 | 862 | 966 | 1,028 |
| Total debt | 3,841 | 3,930 | 3,836 | 3,842 | 3,849 | 3,973 |
| Total liabilities | – | – | 4,542 | 4,527 | 4,529 | 4,714 |
| -1,414 | -204 | -360 | -20 | -64 | -254 | |
| 256 | 305 | 295 | 293 | 279 | 262 | |
| 24.8% | 8.2% | 11.9% | 19.4% | 18.0% | 19.0% | |
| -11.5% | -136.3% | -100.6% | -3,333.0% | -866.0% | -242.0% |
Cash flow
| In millions of USD | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 789 | 912 | 526 | 897 | 933 | 1,080 | |
| 42 | 80 | 49 | 67 | 51 | 57 | |
| 746 | 833 | 477 | 829 | 882 | 1,024 | |
| Dividends paid | 0 | – | – | 0 | 0 | 186 |
| 0 | 0 | 482 | 546 | 753 | 789 | |
| 102 | 147 | 204 | 232 | 267 | 258 |
Valuation
- 15.4×
- 15.7×
- 0.53
- -40.0×
- 2.7×
- 9.3×
- 12.9×
- 10.8%
- 6.5%
- 2.1%
Profitability
- 72.8%
- 26.1%
- 17.6%
- 29.2%
- 19.6%
- 13.2%
- -286.1%
- 15.0%
- 26.7%
- 12.7%
Growth
- +7.8%
- +29.2%
- +16.0%
- –
- −3.1%
Financial health
- 2.9×
- -18.22
- 90.2%
- 6.0×
- 1.57
- 1.57
- 0.80
How it ranks in Communication Services
Each dot is where the company stands among every company over $300M in the sector. Further right is better.
Top 10%of 436
Top 16%of 438
Top 37%of 347
Top 38%of 440
Top 24%of 440
What analysts expect
- Average price target
- $36.00
- Range
- $33.00 – $43.00
- 1 analysts
These targets were collected on May 20, 2026 and our analyst feed has not updated since, so we no longer compare them with today's price.
Recent earnings
Our results feed has not updated since May 21, 2026. Results reported after that are not in this table yet.
| Date | EPS | Expected | Surprise |
|---|---|---|---|
| May 5, 2026 | 0.77 | 0.72 | +6.9% |
| Feb 3, 2026 | 0.86 | 0.81 | +6.2% |
| Nov 4, 2025 | 0.82 | 0.63 | +29.7% |
| Aug 5, 2025 | 0.72 | 0.81 | −11.1% |
| May 8, 2025 | 0.67 | 0.38 | +76.0% |
| Feb 4, 2025 | 0.82 | 0.84 | −2.4% |
| Nov 6, 2024 | 0.51 | 0.48 | +6.3% |
| Jul 30, 2024 | 0.48 | 0.48 | +0.0% |
2.1%of the share price, paid each year
On $1,000 invested$21a year at today's yield, before tax
–per share
Raised–not every year
Paid per share, each year
$2.00 in 2018 → $0.76 in 2025
How safe it looks
30.4% of its profit
Room to growStretchedMore than it earns: 18.2%
News
Match Group Q3 Earnings Call HighlightsYahoo Finance · Nov 3, 2026Why investors' 'proverbial wall of worry' is no match for the market rallyYahoo Finance · Oct 6, 2026Canada vows to match new U.S. tariffs 'dollar for dollar' as trade talks failSeeking Alpha · Aug 22, 2026Insider trades
Our insider feed has not updated since May 26, 2026. Trades filed after that are not listed yet.
No insider trades on file.
The seven classic investing rulebooks
6/7Passes 6 of 7. Each bar is how well the company fits that investor's published rules, from 0 to 100; 60 or more counts as a pass.
Warren Buffett
74Pass
Benjamin Graham
74Pass
Philip Fisher
85Pass
Peter Lynch
88Pass
Joel Greenblatt
49No pass
Charlie Munger
69Pass
Terry Smith
65Pass
Questions about Match Group
Is Match Group a good stock to buy?
A solid business at a fair price. 6 of the 7 famous investors' published rulebooks we apply pass it. Whether it suits you depends on your goals and the price you pay; invest-like never tells anyone to buy or sell. The AI analysis lays out the case for and against. Read the Match Group AI analysis
What does Match Group do?
Match Group, Inc. provides dating products worldwide. The company's portfolio of brands includes Tinder, Match, Meetic, OkCupid, Hinge, Pairs, PlentyOfFish, and OurTime, as well as a various other brands. The company was incorporated in 1986 and is based in Dallas, Texas. It is in Internet Content & Information, based in Dallas, TX, United States, with 2,200 employees.
Does Match Group pay a dividend?
Yes. At today's price the dividend is 2.1% a year, about 30% of its yearly profit. In 2025 it paid out $186 million in dividends.
Is Match Group stock halal?
No. Match Group does not pass our halal screen: its debt is 42% of its market value, at or above the 33% limit. How we check
How has Match Group stock done over the past year?
Up 27.9% over the past twelve months, to $41.63. It traded between $28.90 and $46.53 and is 10.5% below its high.
Who are Match Group's competitors?
The largest listed companies in the same industry are Alphabet, Meta, Tencent Holdings and Recruit. The peers table on this page compares their profit, growth and price with Match Group's.
Prices: daily closes to Nov 13, 2026. Fundamentals: company reports via invest-like data.