For the quarter ended March 2026, Match Group (MTCH) reported revenue of $863.93 million, up 3.9% over the same period last year. EPS came in at $0.95, compared to $0.67 in the year-ago quarter.
The reported revenue compares to the Zacks Consensus Estimate of $854.87 million, representing a surprise of +1.06%. The company delivered an EPS surprise of +3.26%, with the consensus EPS estimate being $0.92.
While investors scrutinize revenue and earnings changes year-over-year and how they compare with Wall Street expectations to determine their next move, some key metrics always offer a more accurate picture of a company's financial health.
As these metrics influence top- and bottom-line performance, comparing them to the year-ago numbers and what analysts estimated helps investors project a stock's price performance more accurately.
Here is how Match Group performed in the just reported quarter in terms of the metrics most widely monitored and projected by Wall Street analysts: Payers - Tinder: 8.63 million versus 8.53 million estimated by four analysts on average. Revenue Per Payer (RPP) - Total: $20.90 versus $20.47 estimated by four analysts on average. Payers - Total: 13.52 million versus 13.64 million estimated by four analysts on average. Revenue Per Payer (RPP) - Tinder: $17.56 versus $17.30 estimated by three analysts on average. Revenue Per Payer (RPP) - Hinge: $33.13 versus $32.85 estimated by three analysts on average. Revenue Per Payer (RPP) - MG Asia: $21.74 compared to the $20.39 average estimate based on three analysts. Revenue- Direct Revenue- Tinder: $454.7 million versus the four-analyst average estimate of $440.72 million. The reported number represents a year-over-year change of +1.6%. Revenue- Indirect Revenue: $16 million compared to the $16.91 million average estimate based on three analysts. The reported number represents a change of -14.9% year over year. Revenue- Direct Revenue- Evergreen and Emerging: $139.1 million versus the three-analyst average estimate of $137.03 million. The reported number represents a year-over-year change of -6.8%. Revenue- Direct Revenue- Hinge: $194.5 million versus the three-analyst average estimate of $194.82 million. The reported number represents a year-over-year change of +27.8%. Revenue- Direct Revenue- MG Asia: $59.5 million versus $63.05 million estimated by three analysts on average. Compared to the year-ago quarter, this number represents a -6.6% change. Revenue- Total Direct Revenue: $848 million compared to the $836.72 million average estimate based on three analysts. The reported number represents a change of +4.4% year over year.View all Key Company Metrics for Match Group here>>>
Shares of Match Group have returned +18.8% over the past month versus the Zacks S&P 500 composite's +9.5% change. The stock currently has a Zacks Rank #2 (Buy), indicating that it could outperform the broader market in the near term.Zacks' Research Chief Names "Stock Most Likely to Double"
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