Every material Form 8-K Match filed with the SEC in 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 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
Briefs are written by AI from the filing text (each brief's own page names the model) and can contain mistakes — open the filing before acting on anything. Impact (1-5) and tone are the model's reading of the filing for shareholders, not a price forecast. Not investment advice.
Only material 8-Ks get a brief: results, deals, executive changes, restructuring, impairments, delisting notices, restatements, cybersecurity incidents and other disclosed events. Routine filings (vote results, exhibits only) are skipped. Every Match filing is on SEC EDGAR ↗. 8-K briefs of other companies →