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Compared to Estimates, Match Group (MTCH) Q3 Earnings: A Look at Key Metrics

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Match Group (MTCH - Free Report) reported $891.23 million in revenue for the quarter ended September 2026, representing a year-over-year decline of 2.5%. EPS of $0.93 for the same period compares to $0.82 a year ago.

The reported revenue compares to the Zacks Consensus Estimate of $891.63 million, representing a surprise of -0.05%. The company delivered an EPS surprise of -11.43%, with the consensus EPS estimate being $1.05.

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 - Total: 13.8 million versus the four-analyst average estimate of 13.93 million.
  • Revenue Per Payer (RPP) - Total: $21.19 versus $21.06 estimated by four analysts on average.
  • Payers - Tinder: 8.88 million versus 8.87 million estimated by four analysts on average.
  • Payers - Hinge: 2.31 million compared to the 2.18 million average estimate based on three analysts.
  • Revenue Per Payer (RPP) - Tinder: $18.02 versus the three-analyst average estimate of $17.83.
  • Revenue Per Payer (RPP) - Hinge: $31.81 compared to the $34.19 average estimate based on three analysts.
  • Revenue- Direct Revenue- Tinder: $480 million versus the four-analyst average estimate of $476.79 million. The reported number represents a year-over-year change of -2.2%.
  • Revenue- Indirect Revenue: $15 million compared to the $15.11 million average estimate based on three analysts. The reported number represents a change of -14.8% year over year.
  • Revenue- Direct Revenue- Hinge: $220.6 million versus $223.91 million estimated by three analysts on average. Compared to the year-ago quarter, this number represents a +19.2% change.
  • Revenue- Direct Revenue: $876.6 million versus the three-analyst average estimate of $876.96 million. The reported number represents a year-over-year change of -2.3%.
  • Revenue- Direct Revenue- Evergreen and Emerging: $176 million versus the two-analyst average estimate of $146.88 million. The reported number represents a year-over-year change of +15.8%.

View all Key Company Metrics for Match Group here>>>

Shares of Match Group have returned +2.7% over the past month versus the Zacks S&P 500 composite's -0.9% change. The stock currently has a Zacks Rank #3 (Hold), indicating that it could perform in line with the broader market in the near term.

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