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Match Group Is Betting Big on Gen Z—Will New Features Finally Turn Tinder Around?

Match Group, Inc. presented its fourth-quarter 2025 financial results, focusing on strategic transformations particularly at Tinder and Hinge. The company has been on a 3-phase transformation journey aimed at resetting organizational structure, revitalizing products, and driving long-term user engagement and growth. The CEO, Spencer Rascoff, underscored this strategy as initially prioritizing user outcomes over immediate financial gains, emphasizing long-term growth through enhanced user experiences. In fiscal 2025, Match Group met its revenue and margin targets, excluding discrete items, generating over $1 billion in free cash flow. Significant capital returns were made to shareholders through $800 million in share buybacks and $200 million in dividends, a reduction in diluted shares outstanding by 7% year-over-year. The company is reinvesting savings from cost reductions primarily into improving Tinder and Hinge’s products and marketing strategies.