Match Group reported fourth-quarter earnings of $1.06 per share, exceeding the Zacks Consensus Estimate of $1.01 and up from $0.82 a year ago. Total revenue in the quarter reached $878 million, a 2% year-over-year increase and flat on a foreign-exchange neutral basis. The company’s Adjusted EBITDA rose 14% to $370 million, delivering a margin of 42%, compared with 38% in the prior year period.

For the full year ended December 31, 2025, Match Group generated revenue of $3.5 billion, unchanged year-over-year both as reported and on an FX-neutral basis. Net income grew 11% to $613 million, translating into an 18% net income margin. Adjusted EBITDA stayed near prior levels at $1.2 billion (-1% year-over-year), or $1.3 billion excluding discrete prior-quarter items, representing a 38% margin on that basis.

Tinder’s Sparks Coverage metric, which tracks the breadth of six-way conversations, increased 4% year-over-year in December 2025. The new Face Check™ verification feature reduced interactions with bad actors by more than 50% in pilot markets, with minimal revenue impact. Hinge delivered direct revenue growth of 26% in Q4 and expanded monthly active users in its European expansion markets by nearly 50% over the full year, while launching successfully in Mexico and Brazil to become the second most downloaded dating app in those markets as of December 2025.

In 2025 the company repurchased 24.7 million shares for $789 million, paid $186 million in dividends (a 5% increase per share to $0.20), and settled $129 million of equity awards, deploying 108% of free cash flow. Free cash flow totaled $1.0 billion. For the first quarter of 2026, Match Group forecasts revenue of $850–860 million and Adjusted EBITDA of $315–320 million (implying a 37% margin), while full-year 2026 guidance calls for revenue of $3.41–3.535 billion, Adjusted EBITDA of $1.28–1.325 billion, and free cash flow of $1.085–1.135 billion.