Every material Form 8-K Match has filed with the SEC since March 03, 2025, read and summarized by AI: what happened, the key figures, whether it reads positive or negative for shareholders, and how big a deal it is (impact 1-5). Newest first; each brief links to its own page and to the filing on SEC.gov.
Match Group reported third-quarter 2026 revenue of $891 million, down 3% from a year earlier, while net income rose 8% to $174 million. Fourth-quarter guidance calls for revenue of $865 million to $875 million and Adjusted EBITDA of $327.5 million to $332.5 million, an 11% decline at the midpoint, though full-year 2026 Adjusted EBITDA margin guidance was raised to 38.8% from 37.5%.
Q3 Total Revenue was $891 million, down 3% Y/Y; Net Income was $174 million, up 8%.
Q3 Adjusted EBITDA was $344 million, up 14%, but down 5% excluding a $61 million legal settlement charge in the prior-year quarter.
Q4 2026 guidance: Total Revenue of $865 million to $875 million, down 1% to flat Y/Y; Adjusted EBITDA of $327.5 million to $332.5 million.
Board declared a $0.20 per share dividend, payable January 21, 2027 to holders of record as of January 6, 2027.
Match Group reported second-quarter 2026 revenue of $853 million, down 1% from a year earlier, while net income rose 36% to $171 million and Adjusted EBITDA rose 14% to $331 million. The company guided third-quarter revenue to $885 million to $895 million, down 2% to 3% year over year, and declared a $0.20 per share dividend.
Q2 2026 total revenue was $853 million, down 1% year over year; Payers fell 6% to 13.3 million while RPP rose 6% to $21.13.
Net income attributable to shareholders was $171 million, or $0.70 per diluted share, compared with $125 million a year earlier.
Q3 2026 guidance: total revenue of $885 million to $895 million and Adjusted EBITDA of $330 million to $335 million.
Board declared a $0.20 per share dividend payable October 20, 2026, to holders of record on October 5, 2026.
At its June 16, 2026 annual meeting, Match Group stockholders did not approve, on an advisory basis, the pay of the named executive officers for fiscal 2025, with more votes against than in favor. Stockholders also approved an amendment to the 2024 stock and incentive plan, adding 6,250,000 shares, and elected four directors, so shareholders should note the rejected pay vote as a signal of concern about executive compensation.
Say-on-pay proposal not approved: 85,252,504 votes for, 114,012,022 against, 93,135 abstaining.
Second Amended and Restated 2024 Stock and Annual Incentive Plan approved: 133,116,903 for, 66,173,398 against; adds 6,250,000 shares and extends the term to the tenth anniversary of the 2026 annual meeting.
Ann L. McDaniel received 34,663,099 votes against, the largest opposition among the four director nominees, all of whom were elected to one-year terms.
Stockholders ratified Ernst & Young LLP as independent registered accounting firm for fiscal 2026 with 199,786,113 votes in favor.
Match Group reported first-quarter 2026 results on May 5, 2026, with revenue up 4% year over year to $864 million and net income up 42% to $167 million. Its second-quarter outlook calls for revenue of $850 million to $860 million, down 2% to flat year over year, while Payers fell 5% in the quarter. The board also declared a $0.20 per share dividend payable July 21, 2026.
Q1 2026 revenue of $864 million rose 4% Y/Y, flat on an FX-neutral basis; Payers fell 5% to 13.5 million while RPP rose 10% to $20.90.
Net income of $167 million rose 42% Y/Y; Adjusted EBITDA of $343 million rose 25% Y/Y.
Q2 2026 guidance: total revenue of $850 million to $860 million (down 2% to flat Y/Y) and Adjusted EBITDA of $325 million to $330 million.
Board declared a $0.20 per share cash dividend payable July 21, 2026 to holders of record as of July 7, 2026.
Match Group's board appointed Raina Moskowitz as a director, effective at the 2026 annual meeting, filling the vacancy left by Pamela S. Seymon's previously announced resignation. The filing says the board has not yet decided which committees she will join, and it discloses no related party transactions.
Raina Moskowitz appointed to the board on April 29, 2026, effective at the 2026 annual meeting
Term expires at the 2027 annual meeting of stockholders
Fills vacancy from Pamela S. Seymon's resignation, also effective at the 2026 annual meeting
Manuel Bronstein to stand for election to the board at the 2026 annual meeting, as announced February 17, 2026
Match Group said on March 4, 2026 that its Chief Operating Officer role is being eliminated, and that Hesam Hosseini, who also serves as Chief Executive Officer, Evergreen & Emerging Brands, will transition out of the company effective June 2, 2026. The filing says he has been with the company for over 15 years and does not give a replacement or financial terms.
Chief Operating Officer role eliminated, effective June 2, 2026
Hesam Hosseini, CEO, Evergreen & Emerging Brands, to transition from the company as of that date
Company informed Mr. Hosseini on March 4, 2026; he has worked there over 15 years
Filing does not name a successor or disclose compensation arrangements
Match Group disclosed that directors Pamela Seymon and Sharmistha Dubey will leave the Board at the 2026 Annual Meeting, and that Manuel Bronstein and Raina Moskowitz are expected to join the Board in connection with that meeting. The filing says the departures were not the result of any disagreement with the company on its operations, policies or practices. The changes are board composition updates with no financial figures reported.
Pamela Seymon resigns from the Board effective at the 2026 Annual Meeting; notice given February 13, 2026
Sharmistha Dubey will not stand for re-election when her term expires at the 2026 Annual Meeting
Manuel Bronstein (former Roblox Chief Product Officer) and Raina Moskowitz (CEO of The Knot Worldwide) expected to join the Board
The filing states the departures involved no disagreement with the company on operations, policies or practices
Match Group reported fourth-quarter 2025 revenue of $878 million, up 2% year over year, and net income of $210 million, up 32%. For full-year 2025, revenue was flat at $3.5 billion and Adjusted EBITDA declined 1% to $1.2 billion. The company also gave 2026 revenue guidance of $3,410 million to $3,535 million and declared a $0.20 quarterly dividend, a 5% increase from the prior dividend.
Q4 2025: revenue $878 million, up 2%; Payers down 5% to 13.8 million; revenue per payer up 7% to $20.72
Full-year 2025: Adjusted EBITDA $1.2 billion, down 1% year over year; free cash flow $1.0 billion
2026 guidance: revenue $3,410 million to $3,535 million; Adjusted EBITDA $1,280 million to $1,325 million
Dividend of $0.20 per share payable April 21, 2026, to holders of record on April 7, 2026
Match Group reported third-quarter 2025 results for the period ended September 30, 2025. Revenue rose 2% to $914 million and net income attributable to shareholders rose 18% to $161 million, while Adjusted EBITDA fell 12% to $301 million, which the company says includes a $61 million legal settlement charge. The company also expects fourth-quarter revenue of $865 million to $875 million and declared a $0.19 per share dividend.
Q3 revenue was $914 million, up 2% year over year; Payers fell 5% to 14.5 million while revenue per payer rose 7% to $20.58.
Adjusted EBITDA was $301 million, down 12%; excluding a $61 million legal settlement charge and $2 million of restructuring costs, it would have been $364 million, up 6%.
For Q4 2025, Match Group expects revenue of $865 million to $875 million and Adjusted EBITDA of $350 million to $355 million.
The Board declared a $0.19 per share cash dividend, payable January 21, 2026 to holders of record as of January 6, 2026.
Match Group's indirect subsidiary Match Group Holdings II issued $700 million of 6.125% senior notes maturing September 15, 2033, netting about $691 million after discounts and estimated expenses. Proceeds will repay the subsidiary's 0.875% exchangeable senior notes due 2026 at or before maturity, with any remainder used for general corporate purposes, so the deal replaces existing debt with new debt carrying a higher coupon.
Principal amount: $700 million; estimated net proceeds about $691 million
Coupon 6.125%, payable March 15 and September 15, first payment March 15, 2026; maturity September 15, 2033
Proceeds to repay 0.875% exchangeable senior notes due 2026 issued by Match Group FinanceCo 2, Inc.
Notes are unsecured, rank equally with existing senior notes, and include a 101% change of control repurchase offer
Match Group reported second-quarter 2025 revenue of $864 million, flat year over year, and adjusted operating income of $290 million, down 5%, after a $14 million legal settlement charge it described as unanticipated. The company guided third-quarter revenue to $910 million to $920 million, up 2% to 3%, and adjusted operating income to $330 million to $335 million, down 3%, and declared a $0.19 per share dividend.
Q2 2025 paying users fell 5% year over year to 14.1 million, while revenue per payer rose 5% to $20.00.
Q3 2025 guidance: total revenue of $910 million to $920 million and adjusted operating income of $330 million to $335 million.
Board declared a $0.19 per share cash dividend payable October 17, 2025 to holders of record as of October 3, 2025.
At its June 18, 2025 annual meeting, Match Group stockholders approved a charter amendment to declassify the board over three years and an amendment adding 4,200,000 shares to its stock plan. Stockholders also elected three directors to three-year terms and ratified Ernst & Young LLP as auditor for 2025, and Darrell Cavens was named chair of the audit committee.
Stockholders approved declassifying the board over a three-year period through a Fifth Amended and Restated Certificate of Incorporation, effective June 18, 2025.
The stock plan amendment added 4,200,000 shares and extended the plan term to the tenth anniversary of the 2025 Annual Meeting.
Stephen Bailey, Melissa Brenner and Kelly Campbell were elected to terms ending at the 2028 annual meeting; Campbell received 206,928,064 votes in favor and 308,165 withheld.
Darrell Cavens was appointed Chair of the Audit Committee effective June 18, 2025.
Match Group reported first-quarter 2025 revenue of $831 million, down 3% year over year, and operating income of $173 million, down 7%. The company also announced a planned 13% workforce reduction and a reorganization under CEO Spencer Rascoff, and guided second-quarter revenue to $850 million to $860 million, down 2% to flat year over year.
Q1 2025 revenue $831 million, down 3% Y/Y; Payers fell 5% to 14.2 million, while RPP rose 1% to $19.07
Q1 adjusted operating income $275 million, down 2% Y/Y; diluted EPS $0.44, flat with the prior year
Q2 2025 guidance: revenue $850 million to $860 million and adjusted operating income $295 million to $300 million
Board declared a $0.19 per share dividend, payable July 18, 2025 to holders of record as of July 3, 2025
Match Group said Alan Spoon will not stand for re-election when his term ends at the 2025 annual meeting, and its board nominated former NBCUniversal Peacock president Kelly Campbell for a term ending at the 2028 annual meeting. The company also agreed to an information sharing agreement with Anson Funds, which agreed to withdraw its director nominations and its proposal to declassify the board, so shareholders will see board composition and governance changes at the annual meeting.
Alan Spoon will not stand for re-election when his term expires at the 2025 annual meeting; the filing says this was not due to any disagreement with the company.
Kelly Campbell is nominated for a term ending at the 2028 annual meeting; the board will grow to eleven directors, and Darrell Cavens will fill the new seat with a term ending at the 2027 annual meeting.
Anson Funds agreed to withdraw its director nominations and its proposal to declassify the board; Match Group's own declassification proposal remains on the annual meeting agenda.
Match Group said its Board will appoint e-commerce executive Darrell Cavens as a director in connection with the 2025 Annual Meeting, and that it will seek stockholder approval to declassify the Board. The filing also shows a public dispute with Anson Funds, which has nominated three director candidates, and the Board recommends stockholders vote against them.
Board adopted a resolution on April 6, 2025 appointing Darrell Cavens as a director; he is a former co-founder and CEO of Zulily
If approved, declassification would move directors elected at the 2026 Annual Meeting and later to one-year terms
Anson Funds nominated Kelley Morrell, Fumbi Chima and Laura Lee; the Company says Anson Funds owns less than 0.5% of common stock and sold about 30% of its previously reported holdings last month
Match Group appointed Hesam Hosseini, currently CEO of Evergreen & Emerging Brands, as Chief Operating Officer effective April 1, 2025, and entered into an employment agreement with him with a $635,000 base salary. President Gary Swidler will step down from that role on April 1, 2025, and remain an employee advisor until July 4, 2025.
Hesam Hosseini appointed Chief Operating Officer effective April 1, 2025, in addition to his current CEO role for Evergreen & Emerging Brands
Hosseini's employment agreement sets a $635,000 annual base salary and a discretionary bonus target of 150% of base salary
Gary Swidler, President, steps down April 1, 2025, and serves as an employee advisor until July 4, 2025
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