Dating app company Match (NASDAQ:MTCH) will be reporting results this Tuesday after the bell. Here’s what to expect.
Match Group met analysts’ revenue expectations last quarter, reporting revenues of $914.3 million, up 2.1% year on year. It was a slower quarter for the company, with revenue guidance for next quarter missing analysts’ expectations significantly and a significant miss of analysts’ EBITDA estimates. It reported 14.53 million users, down 4.5% year on year.
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This quarter, analysts are expecting Match Group’s revenue to grow 1.3% year on year to $871.6 million, improving from its flat revenue in the same quarter last year. Adjusted earnings are expected to come in at $1.02 per share.
Analysts covering the company have generally reconfirmed their estimates over the last 30 days, suggesting they anticipate the business to stay the course heading into earnings. Match Group has missed Wall Street’s revenue estimates twice over the last two years.
Looking at Match Group’s peers in the consumer internet segment, some have already reported their Q4 results, giving us a hint as to what we can expect. Netflix delivered year-on-year revenue growth of 17.6%, beating analysts’ expectations by 0.7%, and Meta reported revenues up 23.8%, topping estimates by 2.5%. Netflix traded down 2.2% following the results while Meta was up 10.6%.
Read our full analysis of Netflix’s results here and Meta’s results here.
Questions about potential tariffs and corporate tax changes have caused much volatility in 2025. While some of the consumer internet stocks have shown solid performance in this choppy environment, the group has generally underperformed, with share prices down 8.9% on average over the last month. Match Group is down 3.9% during the same time and is heading into earnings with an average analyst price target of $37.59 (compared to the current share price of $31.26).
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