Stocks · Communication Services · Internet Content & Information
Match Group, Inc. MTCH
$40.32 +0.47% Close, Oct 2, 2026 · NASDAQ · Market cap $9.41B
High qualityLow risk
Next earnings report: Nov 3, 2026
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Three things to know
- Diluted EPS over the last four quarters was $2.79, up 37.4% year over year.
- The stock is in an uptrend: above its 200-day average for 121 trading days, with the 50-day average above the 200-day.
- The diluted share count fell 6.1% in a year, mainly through buybacks.
PromtFinance scores
Each score is a percentile within the Communication Services sector (0–100). Under each score: how the stock ranks in its sector on every component. As of Oct 5, 2026.
How fast revenue, earnings and cash flow are growing.
- Revenue growth (TTM, YoY)Bottom 35%
- EPS growth (TTM, YoY)Top 31%
- FCF growth (TTM, YoY)Top 39%
- Revenue growth, 3-year CAGRBottom 40%
- Revenue growth accelerationBottom 45%
Returns on capital, margins, earnings quality and balance-sheet strength.
- Return on invested capitalTop 4%
- Gross marginTop 19%
- Operating marginTop 8%
- Cash conversion (OCF / net income)Bottom 33%
- Accruals (lower is better)Top 32%
- Net debt / EBITDA (lower is better)Bottom 45%
- Interest coverTop 23%
How cheap the shares are relative to earnings, cash flow and their own history.
- Earnings yieldTop 18%
- Free-cash-flow yieldTop 24%
- EBITDA / enterprise valueTop 39%
- Sales / enterprise valueBottom 24%
- P/E vs own 5-year history (lower is better)Top 46%
Strength and persistence of the price trend, including versus the S&P 500.
- 12-month return excluding last monthTop 32%
- 6-month returnTop 20%
- 1-year return vs S&P 500Top 32%
- Distance from 52-week highTop 12%
- Trend checklist (0–4)Top 32%
Earnings surprises and analyst sentiment (estimate-revision history is being collected).
- Average EPS surprise, last 4 quartersTop 41%
- Consecutive EPS beatsBottom 47%
- Share of analysts rating BuyBottom 49%
- Upside to consensus price targetBottom 10%
Low volatility, shallow drawdowns, low market sensitivity and modest leverage.
- Volatility, 60 days (lower is better)Top 28%
- Maximum drawdown, 3 yearsTop 14%
- Beta vs S&P 500 (lower is better)Top 32%
- Net debt / EBITDA (lower is better)Bottom 45%
What changed
Latest four quarters versus the same period a year earlier (growth: versus one quarter earlier).
| Measure | Before | Now | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Revenue growth (YoY) | 2.0% | 1.7% | ↓ |
| EPS growth (YoY) | 26.5% | 37.4% | ↑ |
| Gross margin | 71.9% | 74.8% | ↑ |
| Operating margin | 23.2% | 28.2% | ↑ |
| FCF margin | 26.3% | 32.5% | ↑ |
Fundamental momentum
| Measure | Now (TTM) | Year / quarter before | Sector rank | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Revenue growth (TTM, YoY) | 1.7% | 2.0% | ↓ | Bottom 35% |
| EPS growth (TTM, YoY) | 37.4% | 26.5% | ↑ | Top 31% |
| Gross margin | 74.8% | 71.9% | ↑ | Top 19% |
| Operating margin | 28.2% | 23.2% | ↑ | Top 8% |
| Net margin | 20.2% | 15.6% | ↑ | — |
| Free-cash-flow margin | 32.5% | 26.3% | ↑ | — |
| Return on invested capital | 23.3% | — | Top 4% | |
| Revenue growth, 3-year CAGR | 3.0% | — | Bottom 40% |
Quality of earnings and balance sheet
- Cash conversion (OCF / net income)Above 1× means profits are backed by cash.
- 1.71×
- Accruals (net income − OCF) / assetsLower is better; high accruals can signal weaker earnings quality.
- -12.4%
- Stock-based compensation / revenueA cost to shareholders through dilution.
- 5.0%
- Receivables growth vs revenue growthReceivables growing much faster than sales can be a warning.
- -20.1 pp
- Net debt / EBITDABelow 1× is conservative; above 3× is high leverage.
- 2.61×
- Interest cover (operating income / interest)How many times operating profit covers interest.
- 6.0×
Shareholder returns
- Dividend yield (dividends paid, TTM)
- 1.94%
- Net buyback yield (TTM)
- 6.50%
- Shareholder yield
- 8.44%
- Share count change, 1 year
- -6.1%
- Share count change, 3-year CAGR
- -5.7%
Shareholder yield = dividends + net buybacks over the last four quarters, divided by market cap.
Based on the four quarters through Jun 30, 2026 (filed Aug 5, 2026).
Earnings and expectations
Earnings momentum
- Consecutive EPS beats
- 1
- Beats in the last 8 reports
- 5 of 8
- Average EPS surprise, last 4
- +9.7%
- Average 2-day reaction, last 8
- -1.9%
- Positive 20 days after report
- 4 of 8
Analysts
- Consensus price target
- $42.29
- Target vs current price
- +4.9%
- Analysts with a rating
- 32
- Share rating Buy or Strong Buy
- 53%
- Consensus rating
- Buy
How the stock reacted to recent reports
| Report date | EPS surprise | 2 days | 5 days | 20 days | 60 days |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 4, 2026 | +7.2% | +1.7% | -9.4% | +0.3% | — |
| May 5, 2026 | -4.2% | -1.4% | -6.3% | -7.5% | +3.0% |
| Feb 3, 2026 | +6.2% | -8.4% | +3.3% | -2.3% | +17.2% |
| Nov 4, 2025 | +29.7% | -2.9% | +2.5% | +3.7% | -4.2% |
| Aug 5, 2025 | -11.1% | -0.4% | +5.4% | +9.1% | -3.5% |
| May 8, 2025 | +15.6% | -9.6% | -3.2% | +3.7% | +11.5% |
| Feb 4, 2025 | -2.4% | +3.0% | -5.0% | -13.2% | -16.2% |
| Nov 6, 2024 | +6.3% | +2.5% | -16.4% | -11.0% | -1.3% |
Returns from the close before each report. Past reactions do not determine future ones.
Earnings history
| Report date | EPS | Estimate | Surprise | Revenue |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 4, 2026 | $0.70 | $0.65 | +7.2% | $853.1M |
| May 5, 2026 | $0.69 | $0.72 | -4.2% | $863.9M |
| Feb 3, 2026 | $0.86 | $0.81 | +6.2% | $878.0M |
| Nov 4, 2025 | $0.82 | $0.63 | +29.7% | $914.3M |
| Aug 5, 2025 | $0.72 | $0.81 | -11.1% | $863.7M |
| May 8, 2025 | $0.44 | $0.38 | +15.6% | $831.2M |
| Feb 4, 2025 | $0.82 | $0.84 | -2.4% | $860.2M |
| Nov 6, 2024 | $0.51 | $0.48 | +6.3% | $895.5M |
Valuation in context
| Multiple | Now | 5-year median | 5-year percentile | Sector rank (cheapness) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| P/E (trailing) | 14.5× | 16.5× | 24th | Top 18% |
| P/E (forward) | 14.5× | — | — | — |
| EV / EBITDA | 10.9× | — | — | Top 39% |
| EV / Sales | 3.53× | — | — | Bottom 24% |
| Free-cash-flow yield | 12.14% | — | — | Top 24% |
| Earnings yield | 6.92% | — | — | Top 18% |
P/E over the past five years
Range 13.0× – 211.8× since Jun 30, 2021. Each point: price on the filing date divided by trailing-twelve-month EPS known then.
What moved the stock over the past year
- Price return, 1 year
- +16.4%
- Earnings per share growth (TTM)
- +37.4%
- Change in P/E multiple
- -25.5%
Most of the move came from earnings growth.
Technical state
Trend checklist
- ✗ Price above 20-day average
- ✗ Price above 50-day average
- ✓ Price above 200-day average
- ✓ 50-day average above 200-day
- ✗ MACD histogram positive
Trend quality
- Days above the 50-day average
- 0
- Days above the 200-day average
- 121
- 50-day average slope (20 days)
- +3.4%
- 200-day average slope (20 days)
- +2.5%
- Distance from 50-day average
- -0.2%
- Distance from 200-day average
- +13.6%
- RSI (14)
- 45.1
- Relative volume
- 0.74×
Risk and drawdowns
- Volatility, 60 days (annualized)
- 33.3%
- Volatility vs own 5-year history
- 21th percentile · Normal for this stock
- Beta vs S&P 500 (2 years, weekly)
- 0.65
- Correlation with S&P 500
- 0.32
- Current drawdown from 1-year high
- -9.2%
- Maximum drawdown, 3 years
- -31.5%
Largest declines in the past six years
| From peak | To low | Decline | Length | Recovery |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 21, 2021 | Apr 8, 2025 | -84.6% | 868 days | Not yet recovered |
| Feb 11, 2021 | Aug 17, 2021 | -23.9% | 129 days | 46 days (Oct 21, 2021) |
| Dec 22, 2020 | Jan 27, 2021 | -15.7% | 23 days | 7 days (Feb 5, 2021) |
Declines of 10% or more from a closing high, measured on daily closes.
Financial statements
- Market cap
- $9.41B
- P/E (TTM)
- 14.5
- EPS, diluted (TTM)
- $2.79
- Revenue (TTM)
- $3.51B
- Dividend yield
- 1.96%
- 52-week range
- $28.81 – $44.94
| FY 2021 | FY 2022 | FY 2023 | FY 2024 | FY 2025 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Revenue | $2.98B | $3.19B | $3.36B | $3.48B | $3.49B |
| Gross profit | $2.14B | $2.23B | $2.41B | $2.49B | $2.54B |
| Operating income | $851.7M | $515.0M | $916.9M | $823.3M | $872.5M |
| Net income | $277.7M | $361.9M | $651.5M | $551.3M | $613.4M |
| EPS (diluted) | $0.93 | $1.24 | $2.26 | $2.02 | $2.38 |
| Q3 2024 | Q4 2024 | Q1 2025 | Q2 2025 | Q3 2025 | Q4 2025 | Q1 2026 | Q2 2026 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Revenue | $895.5M | $860.2M | $831.2M | $863.7M | $914.3M | $878.0M | $863.9M | $853.1M |
| Net income | $136.5M | $158.3M | $117.6M | $125.5M | $160.7M | $209.6M | $166.8M | $170.5M |
| EPS (diluted) | $0.51 | $0.59 | $0.44 | $0.49 | $0.62 | $0.83 | $0.64 | $0.70 |
| FY 2021 | FY 2022 | FY 2023 | FY 2024 | FY 2025 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Operating cash flow | $912.5M | $525.7M | $896.8M | $932.7M | $1.08B |
| Capital expenditure | -$80.0M | -$49.1M | -$67.4M | -$50.6M | -$56.8M |
| Free cash flow | $832.5M | $476.6M | $829.4M | $882.1M | $1.02B |
| Dividends paid | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | -$186.3M |
| Net share buybacks | -$15.7M | -$482.0M | -$546.2M | -$752.7M | -$782.2M |
Cash outflows are shown as negative numbers.
- Cash and short-term investments
- $583.8M
- Total assets
- $4.03B
- Total liabilities
- $4.27B
- Total debt
- $3.55B
- Net debt
- $2.97B
- Shareholders’ equity
- -$237.1M
As of Jun 30, 2026 (filed Aug 5, 2026).
Dividends
| Ex-date | Amount | Paid |
|---|---|---|
| Oct 5, 2026 | $0.20 | Oct 20, 2026 |
| Jul 7, 2026 | $0.20 | Jul 21, 2026 |
| Apr 7, 2026 | $0.20 | Apr 21, 2026 |
| Jan 6, 2026 | $0.19 | Jan 21, 2026 |
| Oct 3, 2025 | $0.19 | Oct 17, 2025 |
| Jul 3, 2025 | $0.19 | Jul 18, 2025 |
| Apr 3, 2025 | $0.19 | Apr 17, 2025 |
| Jan 6, 2025 | $0.19 | Jan 21, 2025 |
Short interest
- Shares sold short
- 9,764,443
- Days to cover
- 2.99
- Change vs previous report
- -3.5%
FINRA short interest, settlement date Sep 15, 2026.
Stock splits
- Jul 1, 2020
- 1,751-for-500
- Aug 21, 2008
- 573-for-500
- Aug 9, 2005
- 9-for-10
- Feb 25, 2000
- 2-for-1
- Mar 27, 1998
- 2-for-1