# Match Group Inc. (MTCH) fundamentals

Data as of 2026-09-08. NASDAQ, United States. Sector: Communication Services / Diversified Telecommunication Services. Price $41.86, market value $9.8 billion.

## Valuation
- **P/E (trailing): 14.8×** (5-yr avg 42.6×, 3-yr avg 14.8×). Match Group Inc. trades at 14.8× trailing earnings, well below its own five-year average of 42.6×: cheap by its own standards. The Communication Services median in the September 2026 study was 21.1×. Forward P/E is 9.1×, lower than trailing, so analysts expect earnings to grow.
- **PEG: 0.51**. A PEG of 0.51 means the P/E is low relative to expected earnings growth: the market is not paying much for that growth.
- **Price / sales: 2.8×**. Each dollar of revenue is priced at 2.8×.
- **Free-cash-flow yield: 11.7%** (5-yr avg 7.3%). Free cash flow equals 11.7% of the market value, above its five-year average of 7.3%, so the shares are cheaper on cash than they have usually been. Above 5% is generally attractive.
- **Earnings yield: 6.7%**. The inverse of the P/E: 6.7% of the price is earned each year.

## Profitability
- **Operating margin: 28.2%**. 28.2% of revenue is left after running the business, an exceptional level.
- **Net margin: 17.6%**. 17.6% of each dollar of sales reaches the bottom line.
- **Return on equity: -242.0%**. Return on equity is negative because earnings are negative.
- **Return on invested capital: 29.0%**. Return on all capital, debt included, is 29.0%: comfortably above what that capital costs.
- **Return on assets: 15.9%**. Each dollar of assets produces 15.9% of profit.

## Growth
- **Revenue growth (1 yr): 0.2%** (3-yr 3.0%/yr, 5-yr 7.8%/yr). Revenue grew 0.2% over the last year, against 7.8% a year compounded over five years: growth is slowing.
- **EPS growth (1 yr): 17.8%** (3-yr 24.3%/yr, 5-yr 29.2%/yr). Earnings per share rose 17.8%, faster than revenue, so margins expanded or the share count shrank.
- **Free-cash-flow growth (3 yr): 29.0%/yr**. Free cash flow has compounded at 29.0% a year over three years, keeping pace with earnings: the growth is real cash.

## Financial health
- **Piotroski F-score: 7/9**. 7 of 9 fundamental checks pass: strong and improving financials.

## Dividends
- **Dividend yield: 1.91%** ($0.78 per share, trailing). Match Group Inc. yields 1.91%, a modest yield more typical of a growth-oriented payer.
- **Payout ratio: 30%** (16% of free cash flow). 30% of earnings goes out as dividends, leaving room to keep raising it.
- **Consecutive years of increases: 1**. 1 straight year of increases.

## Analyst view
- **Analyst consensus: buy** (17 analysts). 17 analysts cover Match Group Inc.; the consensus is buy, with an average price target of $41.88 (+0% from the current price). Analyst opinion is shown for context; it is not part of the Fundamental Score.

## Price and momentum
- **Total return (1 yr): 14.6%** (YTD 31.9%, 3-mo 22.3%). The shares are up 14.6% over twelve months including dividends.
- **From 52-week high: -3.7%** (45.3% above the low). Trading within 5% of its 52-week high.
- **200-day average: above**. The price sits above its 200-day moving average, the usual definition of an uptrend.
- **RSI (14-day): 60**. An RSI of 60 is neutral.
- **Beta (1 yr): 0.96** (volatility 32%). Beta of 0.96 against the S&P 500: the shares move roughly with the market.

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