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Match Group stock falls 3.16 percent as revenue slips

Published on 09/23/2026 at 19:18 | Editorial responsibility: Rafael Müller, Editor-in-Chief AD HOC NEWS

Match Group stock traded at USD 40.39 on September 23, 2026, 10.1 percent below its 52-week high. Q2 revenue fell 1.2 percent year over year to USD 853.1 million.

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Match Group stock (ISIN US57667L1070) traded at USD 40.39 on Nasdaq on September 23, 2026, down 3.16 percent. The decline puts the shares 10.1 percent below their 52-week high of USD 44.94, while the company carries a market capitalization of USD 9.42 billion.

Revenue pressure meets an earnings beat

Match Group generated USD 853.1 million in second-quarter 2026 revenue, a decline of 1.2 percent from the same quarter a year earlier. StockTitan reported that net income rose to USD 171 million, up 36 percent, while adjusted EBITDA increased 14 percent to USD 331 million.

The earnings mix was better than the sales trend. According to MarketBeat, diluted EPS was USD 0.70 against a consensus estimate of USD 0.65, a USD 0.05 beat. The same report said the quarterly dividend was USD 0.20 per share.

Tinder remains the key variable

Match Group reported 13.3 million payers in Q2, down 6 percent year over year, while revenue per payer increased 6 percent to USD 21.13. Tinder accounted for USD 457 million in direct revenue, down 1 percent, and had 8.5 million payers, down 5 percent, according to the Q2 earnings-call transcript published by Eulerpool.

Hinge provided the clearest counterweight. Its direct revenue reached USD 204 million in Q2, up 22 percent year over year, while adjusted EBITDA rose to USD 79 million from USD 71 million in the first quarter. This split leaves Tinder engagement and payer growth as the central operating test for the next results cycle.

Analyst target stays near market price

MarketBeat lists a Moderate Buy consensus based on 16 analyst ratings and an average 12-month price target of USD 42.46. That target is USD 2.07 above the September 23 price, while the high target is USD 51.00 and the low target is USD 35.00.

Match Group stock trades below its high

Match Group stock was trading at USD 40.39 on Nasdaq on September 23, 2026, at 1:17 p.m. ET. The session range was USD 39.46 to USD 41.55, and the market capitalization was USD 9.42 billion.