Compared to Estimates, Match Group (MTCH) Q4 Earnings: A Look at Key Metrics

Core Insights - Match Group reported revenue of $878.01 million for Q4 2025, a year-over-year increase of 2.1%, with an EPS of $1.06 compared to $0.82 a year ago, exceeding both revenue and EPS estimates [1] Financial Performance - The revenue surprise was +0.74% over the Zacks Consensus Estimate of $871.59 million, while the EPS surprise was +5.37% compared to the consensus estimate of $1.01 [1] - Match Group's stock has returned -2.8% over the past month, contrasting with the Zacks S&P 500 composite's +1.8% change, and currently holds a Zacks Rank 3 (Hold) [3] Key Metrics - Tinder payers were reported at 8.77 million, slightly below the estimated 8.82 million, while total payers were 13.84 million, also below the estimate of 14.02 million [4] - Revenue Per Payer (RPP) for total was $20.72, exceeding the estimate of $20.33, while Tinder's RPP was $17.63, above the estimate of $17.25 [4] - Direct Revenue from Tinder was $464 million, surpassing the estimate of $457.11 million but showing a -2.5% change year-over-year [4] - Indirect Revenue was reported at $18 million, exceeding the estimate of $16.2 million, reflecting a +20% change year-over-year [4] - Direct Revenue from Hinge was $186 million, below the estimate of $192.2 million, but showed a +25.7% year-over-year change [4] - Total Direct Revenue was $860 million, slightly above the average estimate of $854.26 million, representing a +1.8% year-over-year change [4]