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# Match Shares Drop 7%, Erasing $675 Million, on Soft Fourth-Quarter Profit Outlook
- URL: https://www.bullished.co/match-shares-drop-7-erasing-675-million-on-soft-fourth-quarter-profit-outlook-d596277d/
- Published: 2026-11-03T18:33:27.000Z
- Updated: 2026-11-03T18:33:27.000Z
- Description: Hinge revenue grew 19% to $221 million, but Tinder slipped and Match guided to lower fourth-quarter adjusted profit.
- Author: Matteo Parrino
- Tags: Markets, MTCH, Industry: Communication Services

[Match Group](https://www.bullished.co/tag/mtch/), which runs dating apps including Tinder and Hinge, fell 6.99% to $39.13 in Tuesday trading as of 1:32 p.m. ET, a $675 million loss in market value. Investors were reacting to [third-quarter results](https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/0000891103/000089110326000161/mtch-20261102.htm?ref=bullished.co) showing $891 million in sales, off 3%.

## Hinge up, Tinder down

Hinge revenue rose 19% to $221 million. Tinder revenue slipped, and the company's other brands fell 20%.

The fourth-quarter forecast spooked investors: adjusted EBITDA (earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation and amortization) of $327.5 million to $332.5 million implies an 11% midpoint drop.

The stock was on pace for its biggest one-day drop since Aug. 5, when it fell 7.5%.

## Profit up on a lower legal charge

Quarterly net income [rose 8% to $174 million](https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/891103/000089110326000163/mtch-20260930.htm?ref=bullished.co). Adjusted EBITDA climbed 14% to $344 million, flattered by a legal settlement charge that depressed the comparison period. Without the $61 million prior-year hit, it declined 5%.

## A stock up 30% this year

Match earns most of its revenue directly from users, mainly through recurring subscriptions and pay-per-use features such as profile boosts, with a much smaller share from advertising. Meetic, OkCupid, Plenty Of Fish, Pairs and Azar round out its brands.

As of Monday's close, the shares were up about 30% year to date, against about 10% for the S&P 500.

Tuesday's drop took the stock down from a year-to-date gain of about 30% at Monday's close.

### Sources

- [The company's filing (Match Group)](https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/0000891103/000089110326000161/mtch-20261102.htm?ref=bullished.co) — SEC filing
- [Compared to Estimates, Match Group (MTCH) Q3 Earnings: A Look at Key Metrics](https://www.zacks.com/stock/news/3021283/compared-to-estimates-match-group-mtch-q3-earnings-a-look-at-key-metrics?cid=CS-ZC-FT-fundamental%5Fanalysis|nfm-3021283&ref=bullished.co) — Zacks Investment Research
- [Match Group (MTCH) Q3 Earnings and Revenues Lag Estimates](https://www.zacks.com/stock/news/3021170/match-group-mtch-q3-earnings-and-revenues-lag-estimates?cid=CS-ZC-FT-fundamental%5Fanalysis|yseop%5Ftemplate%5F4-3021170&ref=bullished.co) — Zacks Investment Research
- [Match Group — Form 10-Q for the quarter ended 2026-09-30 (quarterly results)](https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/891103/000089110326000163/mtch-20260930.htm?ref=bullished.co) — SEC EDGAR

### More on Match Group

- [Tinder Daily Users Grow Again After Three And A Half Years, But Match Group Revenue Slips 3%](https://www.bullished.co/tinder-daily-users-grow-again-after-three-and-a-half-years-but-match-group-revenue-slips-3-c58d5f24/)

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