---
schema_version: "secwatch.filing_event.v1"
accession: "0001820144-26-000009"
form_type: "8-K"
ticker: "GRND"
cik: "0001820144"
company_name: "Grindr Inc."
filed_at: "2026-05-07T23:59:59+00:00"
generated_at: "2026-05-14T21:59:28.335479+00:00"
event_type: "earnings"
sentiment: "positive"
materiality_score: 0.8
calibrated_materiality_score: 0.8
confidence: "high"
source: SEC EDGAR
---

# Grindr Q1 revenue $130M (+38% YoY), raises FY 2026 guidance to at least $535M

## Summary
- Revenue $130M (+38% YoY); net income $27M; adjusted EBITDA $58M (45% margin).
- Full-year 2026 revenue guidance raised to at least $535M; adjusted EBITDA at least $227M.
- Advertising revenue $23M (+68% YoY); app-based revenue $107M (+33% YoY).
- Diluted EPS $0.14 vs $0.09 YoY; share repurchase authorization expanded to $450M with ~$350M remaining.
- Regulatory headwinds reduced MAU growth by ~100k in Q1; Edge premium tier on track for global launch in 2027.

## SEC filing metadata
- accession: 0001820144-26-000009
- form_type: 8-K
- ticker: GRND
- cik: 0001820144
- company_name: Grindr Inc.
- filed_at: 2026-05-07T23:59:59+00:00
- event_type: earnings
- sentiment: positive
- materiality_score: 0.8
- calibrated_materiality_score: 0.8
- confidence: high
- sec_items: 2.02, 9.01
- EDGAR index: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1820144/000182014426000009/0001820144-26-000009-index.htm
- EDGAR primary document: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1820144/000182014426000009/grnd-20260507.htm

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## Key facts
- Earnings Releases
  Grindr Inc. reported the first quarter ended March 31, 2026 results: revenue $130 Million, net income $27 Million. Guidance raised.
  - Period: the first quarter ended March 31, 2026
  - Revenue: $130 Million
  - Net income: $27 Million
  - Guidance: raised
  - Result: reported results
  source text: Grindr Inc. Reports First Quarter 2026 Revenue Growth of 38%, Raises Guidance First Quarter 2026 Revenue of $130 Million Net Income of $27 Million, Net Income Margin of 21% Adjusted EBITDA of $58 Million and Adjusted EBITDA Margin of 45% Increasing expectation of full-year 2026 Revenue of at least $535 Million and Adjusted EBITDA of at least $227 Million
  evidence_url: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1820144/000182014426000009/0001820144-26-000009-index.htm

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