Buyback yield (TTM)
9.86%
Shareholder yield (TTM)
12.31%
5Y share count change
2.5%
Buyback spend (TTM)
$735.09M
Cumulative buybacks
$11.10B
Key takeaways
- Match Group (MTCH) repurchased about $735.09M of stock over the trailing twelve months.
- Diluted share count is up 2.5% over the last ~5 fiscal years — equity issuance and stock-based compensation are outpacing repurchases.
- TTM buyback ÷ stock-based-comp ratio of 4.03× — repurchases more than cover SBC dilution.
- Cash buyback spend has compounded at +42.8% per year over the latest 5-year window.
- TTM repurchases used about 88% of free cash flow remaining after dividends.
Dividend & buyback yield over time for Match Group (MTCH)
Stacked annual yields — buyback yield (TTM cash repurchases ÷ market cap) plus dividend yield from the same fiscal-year-end key-metrics period — show how total cash return per dollar of equity has evolved.
Diluted vs basic shares (annual) for Match Group (MTCH)
Diluted weighted-average shares are the EPS denominator — a falling count means buybacks are outpacing SBC dilution.
Year-over-year change in diluted shares for Match Group (MTCH)
Green is fewer shares vs the prior fiscal year (net repurchase); red is growth (dilution). The earliest year shown has no prior year to compare.
Cash buyback spend over time for Match Group (MTCH)
Latest: $788.81M
Overview
As of the 2025 fiscal year, Match Group (MTCH) reported buyback spend of $788.81M – edged up 4.8% year-over-year.
Over 2020–2025 (5 years), Match Group buyback spend expanded at a +42.8% compound annual rate, sustaining 4 straight years of year-over-year growth.
Match Group buyback spend plunged from $2.52B in 2005 to $788.81M in 2025, a 68.7% drawdown.
$2.52B stands as the all-time-high annual buyback spend, posted in 2005, against a low of $0.00 during 1993.
Match Group Buyback Spend 2025: $788.81M
2025's buyback spend for Match Group came in at $788.81M, edged up 4.8% from 2024.
Match Group Buyback Spend 2024: $752.67M
Match Group posted buyback spend of $752.67M in 2024, surged 37.8% from 2023.
Match Group Buyback Spend 2023: $546.20M
In 2023, Match Group reported buyback spend of $546.20M, grew 13.3% from 2022.
Match Group Buyback Spend 2022: $482.05M
Match Group buyback spend in 2022 was $482.05M, surged 2965.3% from 2021.
Match Group Buyback Spend 2021: $15.73M
Match Group buyback spend in 2021 was $15.73M.
See more financial history for Match Group (MTCH).
Buyback, SBC & dilution history
Buyback spend, SBC, net dilution effect, and share count.
| 2025 | $788.81M | $258.20M | $530.61M | 10.40% | 0.26B | -5.9% | |
| 2024 | $752.67M | $267.38M | $485.29M | 9.14% | 0.28B | -4.8% | |
| 2023 | $546.20M | $232.10M | $314.10M | 5.53% | 0.29B | -0.7% | |
| 2022 | $482.05M | $203.88M | $278.17M | 4.16% | 0.30B | -3.2% | |
| 2021 | $15.73M | $146.82M | −$131.09M | 0.04% | 0.30B | +19.1% | |
| 2020 | $132.87M | $102.27M | $30.60M | 0.33% | 0.26B | +23.8% | |
| 2019 | $216.35M | $240.79M | −$24.43M | 1.45% | 0.21B | +0.7% | |
| 2018 | $133.46M | $238.42M | −$104.97M | 1.73% | 0.21B | +11.5% | |
| 2017 | $56.42M | $264.62M | −$208.19M | 1.02% | 0.18B | +6.6% | |
| 2016 | $309.84M | $104.82M | $205.02M | 10.61% | 0.17B | -9.3% | |
| 2015 | $265.74M | $105.45M | $160.29M | 10.95% | 0.19B | -0.3% | |
| 2014 | $0.00 | $59.63M | −$59.63M | — | 0.19B | +2.1% | |
| 2013 | $269.29M | $53.01M | $216.29M | 7.67% | 0.19B | -6.8% | |
| 2012 | $691.83M | $85.63M | $606.21M | 27.10% | 0.20B | -1.3% | |
| 2011 | $507.76M | $88.59M | $419.18M | 23.21% | 0.20B | -11.7% | |
| 2010 | $539.60M | $84.28M | $455.32M | 29.56% | 0.23B | -22.9% | |
| 2009 | $545.49M | $69.89M | $475.60M | 31.88% | 0.30B | -3.7% | |
| 2008 | $156.15M | $86.54M | $69.61M | 11.57% | 0.31B | +0.8% | |
| 2007 | $607.14M | $105.61M | $501.53M | 30.08% | 0.31B | -9.9% | |
| 2006 | $983.21M | $92.34M | $890.86M | 32.82% | 0.34B | -10.2% | |
| 2005 | $2.52B | $137.54M | $2.39B | 102.33% | 0.38B | -3.3% | |
| 2004 | $430.30M | $241.73M | $188.57M | 15.14% | 0.39B | +5.2% | |
| 2003 | $0.00 | $128.19M | −$128.19M | — | 0.37B | +65.9% | |
| 2002 | $6.28M | $15.90M | −$9.62M | 0.38% | 0.23B | -3.2% | |
| 2001 | $1.93M | $7.80M | −$5.87M | 0.13% | 0.23B | +28.3% | |
| 2000 | $129.91M | $0.00 | $129.91M | — | 0.18B | -42.6% | |
| 1999 | $8.90M | $0.00 | $8.90M | — | 0.32B | +58.1% | |
| 1998 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | — | 0.20B | +66.0% | |
| 1997 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | — | 0.12B | +489.0% | |
| 1996 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | — | 0.02B | — | |
| 1995 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | — | — | — | |
| 1994 | $100.00K | $0.00 | $100.00K | — | — | — | |
| 1993 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | — | — | — |
- 2025$788.81M
- 2024$752.67M
- 2023$546.20M
- 2022$482.05M
- 2021$15.73M
- 2020$132.87M
- 2019$216.35M
- 2018$133.46M
- 2017$56.42M
- 2016$309.84M
- 2015$265.74M
- 2014$0.00
- 2013$269.29M
- 2012$691.83M
- 2011$507.76M
- 2010$539.60M
- 2009$545.49M
- 2008$156.15M
- 2007$607.14M
- 2006$983.21M
- 2005$2.52B
- 2004$430.30M
- 2003$0.00
- 2002$6.28M
- 2001$1.93M
- 2000$129.91M
- 1999$8.90M
- 1998$0.00
- 1997$0.00
- 1996$0.00
- 1995$0.00
- 1994$100.00K
- 1993$0.00
Buybacks vs stock-based compensation for Match Group (MTCH)
Annual cash repurchases set against stock-based compensation. Coverage above 1× means buybacks fully offset the equity dilution from SBC. TTM coverage: 4.03×.
Buybacks vs dividends (share of cash returned) for Match Group (MTCH)
How Match Group splits cash returned to shareholders between dividends and buybacks.
Sector peers by buyback spend
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Buyback capacity (TTM)
Free cash flow minus dividends paid versus actual TTM repurchases — the headroom bar shows how much of post-dividend FCF is still being deployed elsewhere.
Headroom $837.25M (TTM FCF − TTM dividends, clamped at zero).
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