---
schema_version: "secwatch.filing_event.v1"
accession: "0000891103-26-000072"
form_type: "8-K"
ticker: "MTCH"
cik: "0000891103"
company_name: "Match Group, Inc."
filed_at: "2026-05-05T23:59:59+00:00"
generated_at: "2026-05-14T23:43:19.912492+00:00"
event_type: "earnings"
sentiment: "positive"
materiality_score: 0.75
calibrated_materiality_score: 0.75
confidence: "high"
source: SEC EDGAR
---

# Match Group Q1 rev +4% to $864M, Adj EBITDA $343M; Tinder registrations grow for first time in 2 years

## Summary
- Revenue $864M (+4% YoY), Net income $167M (+42%), Adjusted EBITDA $343M (+25%), margin 40%.
- Tinder: March registrations +1% YoY (first since June 2024); MAU decline -7% YoY (slowest in 31 months).
- Hinge Direct Revenue +28% YoY; Face Check rolled out, reducing bad actor interactions 20-30%.
- Invested $100M in Sniffies; winding down Archer for ~$10M annual cost savings; folded MG Asia for ~$15M savings.
- Q2 guidance: rev $850-860M, Adj EBITDA $325-330M; declared $0.20 dividend payable July 21.

## SEC filing metadata
- accession: 0000891103-26-000072
- form_type: 8-K
- ticker: MTCH
- cik: 0000891103
- company_name: Match Group, Inc.
- filed_at: 2026-05-05T23:59:59+00:00
- event_type: earnings
- sentiment: positive
- materiality_score: 0.75
- calibrated_materiality_score: 0.75
- confidence: high
- sec_items: 2.02, 7.01, 8.01, 9.01
- EDGAR index: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/891103/000089110326000072/0000891103-26-000072-index.htm
- EDGAR primary document: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/891103/000089110326000072/mtch-20260505.htm

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## Key facts
- Earnings Releases
  Match Group, Inc. reported first quarter ended March 31, 2026 results: revenue $864 million, net income $167 million.
  - Period: first quarter ended March 31, 2026
  - Revenue: $864 million
  - Net income: $167 million
  - Result: reported results
  source text: Total Revenue of $864 million was up 4% year-over-year (“Y/Y”), flat on a foreign exchange (“FX”) neutral basis (“FXN”), driven by a 10% Y/Y increase in RPP to $20.90 , partially offset by a 5% Y/Y decline in Payers to 13.5 million . • Net Income of $167 million increased 42% Y/Y, representing a Net Income Margin of 19% .
  evidence_url: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/891103/000089110326000072/0000891103-26-000072-index.htm
- Earnings Releases
  Match Group, Inc. reported Q2 2026 results: revenue $850 to $860 million.
  - Period: Q2 2026
  - Revenue: $850 to $860 million
  - Result: guidance update
  source text: For Q2 2026, Match Group expects: • Total Revenue of $850 to $860 million, down 2% to flat Y/Y. • Adjusted EBITDA of $325 to $330 million, representing a Y/Y increase of 13% at the midpoints of the ranges. • Adjusted EBITDA Margin of 38% at the midpoints of the ranges.
  evidence_url: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/891103/000089110326000072/0000891103-26-000072-index.htm

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