---
schema_version: "secwatch.filing_event.v1"
accession: "0001820144-26-000023"
form_type: "8-K"
ticker: "GRND"
cik: "0001820144"
company_name: "Grindr Inc."
filed_at: "2026-08-06T20:31:18+00:00"
generated_at: "2026-08-06T20:33:17.987010+00:00"
event_type: "earnings"
sentiment: "positive"
materiality_score: 0.85
calibrated_materiality_score: 0.85
confidence: "high"
source: SEC EDGAR
---

# Grindr Q2 revenue $138M (+33% YoY); raises FY 2026 guidance to ~$540M revenue, ~$232M adj. EBITDA

## Summary
- Net income $18M (13% margin); diluted EPS $0.10 vs $0.08 YoY.
- Adjusted EBITDA $58M (42% margin), up from $45M (43%) in Q2 2025.
- Average paying users 1.4M (+16% YoY); ARPPU $26.51 (+12% YoY).
- Full-year 2026 guidance raised: revenue ~$540M (from $535M), adj. EBITDA ~$232M (from $227M).
- Deployed $210M on share repurchases since Dec 2025; $300M remaining authorization.

## SEC filing metadata
- accession: 0001820144-26-000023
- form_type: 8-K
- ticker: GRND
- cik: 0001820144
- company_name: Grindr Inc.
- filed_at: 2026-08-06T20:31:18+00:00
- event_type: earnings
- sentiment: positive
- materiality_score: 0.85
- calibrated_materiality_score: 0.85
- confidence: high
- sec_items: 2.02, 9.01
- EDGAR index: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1820144/000182014426000023/0001820144-26-000023-index.htm
- EDGAR primary document: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1820144/000182014426000023/grnd-20260806.htm

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- Plain text: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001820144-26-000023.txt

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