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Match Group (WBO:MTC2) Cyclically Adjusted Price-to-FCF : 8.53 (As of Jun. 05, 2025)


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What is Match Group Cyclically Adjusted Price-to-FCF?

As of today (2025-06-05), Match Group's current share price is €26.94. Match Group's Cyclically Adjusted FCF per Share for the quarter that ended in Mar. 2025 was €3.16. Match Group's Cyclically Adjusted Price-to-FCF for today is 8.53.

The historical rank and industry rank for Match Group's Cyclically Adjusted Price-to-FCF or its related term are showing as below:

WBO:MTC2' s Cyclically Adjusted Price-to-FCF Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: 7.3   Med: 19.7   Max: 65.71
Current: 9.07

During the past years, Match Group's highest Cyclically Adjusted Price-to-FCF was 65.71. The lowest was 7.30. And the median was 19.70.

WBO:MTC2's Cyclically Adjusted Price-to-FCF is ranked better than
74.47% of 141 companies
in the Interactive Media industry
Industry Median: 22.18 vs WBO:MTC2: 9.07

The Shiller PE Ratio was first used by professor Robert Shiller. He uses E10 for his Shiller PE Ratio calculation. E10 is the average of the inflation adjusted earnings per share of a company over the past 10 years. The similar calculation is applied by GuruFocus to calculate the Cyclically Adjusted Price-to-FCF. The Cyclically Adjusted FCF per Share is the average of the inflation adjusted free cash flow per share of a company over the past 10 years.

Match Group's adjusted free cash flow per share data for the three months ended in Mar. 2025 was €0.604. Add all the adjusted free cash flow per share for the past 10 years together and divide 10 will get our Cyclically Adjusted FCF per Share, which is €3.16 for the trailing ten years ended in Mar. 2025.

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Match Group Cyclically Adjusted Price-to-FCF Historical Data

The historical data trend for Match Group's Cyclically Adjusted Price-to-FCF can be seen below:

* For Operating Data section: All numbers are indicated by the unit behind each term and all currency related amount are in USD.
* For other sections: All numbers are in millions except for per share data, ratio, and percentage. All currency related amount are indicated in the company's associated stock exchange currency.

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Match Group Cyclically Adjusted Price-to-FCF Chart

Match Group Annual Data
Trend Dec15 Dec16 Dec17 Dec18 Dec19 Dec20 Dec21 Dec22 Dec23 Dec24
Cyclically Adjusted Price-to-FCF
Get a 7-Day Free Trial Premium Member Only Premium Member Only 58.50 46.44 13.86 11.59 9.90

Match Group Quarterly Data
Jun20 Sep20 Dec20 Mar21 Jun21 Sep21 Dec21 Mar22 Jun22 Sep22 Dec22 Mar23 Jun23 Sep23 Dec23 Mar24 Jun24 Sep24 Dec24 Mar25
Cyclically Adjusted Price-to-FCF Get a 7-Day Free Trial Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only 11.07 9.28 11.52 9.90 9.11

Competitive Comparison of Match Group's Cyclically Adjusted Price-to-FCF

For the Internet Content & Information subindustry, Match Group's Cyclically Adjusted Price-to-FCF, along with its competitors' market caps and Cyclically Adjusted Price-to-FCF data, can be viewed below:

* Competitive companies are chosen from companies within the same industry, with headquarter located in same country, with closest market capitalization; x-axis shows the market cap, and y-axis shows the term value; the bigger the dot, the larger the market cap. Note that "N/A" values will not show up in the chart.


Match Group's Cyclically Adjusted Price-to-FCF Distribution in the Interactive Media Industry

For the Interactive Media industry and Communication Services sector, Match Group's Cyclically Adjusted Price-to-FCF distribution charts can be found below:

* The bar in red indicates where Match Group's Cyclically Adjusted Price-to-FCF falls into.


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Match Group Cyclically Adjusted Price-to-FCF Calculation

Like the Shiller PE Ratio, the Cyclically Adjusted Price-to-FCF takes the Free Cash Flow per Share from the past 10 years, adjusts it for inflation, and then calculates the average. This average is then used for the P/FCF calculation. Because it considers this 10-year average, it's often referred to as the CAPFCF Ratio.

The Shiller PE Ratio was first used by professor Robert Shiller to measure the valuation of the overall market. The similar calculation is applied by GuruFocus to calculate the Cyclically Adjusted Price-to-FCF.

Match Group's Cyclically Adjusted Price-to-FCF for today is calculated as

Cyclically Adjusted Price-to-FCF=Share Price/ Cyclically Adjusted FCF per Share
=26.94/3.16
=8.53

* For Operating Data section: All numbers are indicated by the unit behind each term and all currency related amount are in USD.
* For other sections: All numbers are in millions except for per share data, ratio, and percentage. All currency related amount are indicated in the company's associated stock exchange currency.

Match Group's Cyclically Adjusted FCF per Share for the quarter that ended in Mar. 2025 is calculated as:

For example, Match Group's adjusted Free Cash Flow per Share data for the three months ended in Mar. 2025 was:

Adj_FreeCashFlowPerShare=Free Cash Flow per Share/CPI of Mar. 2025 (Change)*Current CPI (Mar. 2025)
=0.604/134.9266*134.9266
=0.604

Current CPI (Mar. 2025) = 134.9266.

Match Group Quarterly Data

Free Cash Flow per Share CPI Adj_FreeCashFlowPerShare
201506 0.359 100.684 0.481
201509 0.374 100.392 0.503
201512 0.983 99.792 1.329
201603 0.114 100.470 0.153
201606 0.129 101.688 0.171
201609 0.422 101.861 0.559
201612 0.748 101.863 0.991
201703 0.298 102.862 0.391
201706 0.291 103.349 0.380
201709 0.559 104.136 0.724
201712 0.446 104.011 0.579
201803 0.579 105.290 0.742
201806 0.885 106.317 1.123
201809 1.172 106.507 1.485
201812 1.544 105.998 1.965
201903 0.350 107.251 0.440
201906 1.173 108.070 1.465
201909 1.521 108.329 1.894
201912 0.963 108.420 1.198
202003 0.315 108.902 0.390
202006 0.883 108.767 1.095
202009 0.617 109.815 0.758
202012 0.698 109.897 0.857
202103 0.249 111.754 0.301
202106 0.604 114.631 0.711
202109 0.838 115.734 0.977
202112 0.718 117.630 0.824
202203 0.636 121.301 0.707
202206 -0.737 125.017 -0.795
202209 0.907 125.227 0.977
202212 0.699 125.222 0.753
202303 0.317 127.348 0.336
202306 0.628 128.729 0.658
202309 0.889 129.860 0.924
202312 0.823 129.419 0.858
202403 0.858 131.776 0.879
202406 0.409 132.554 0.416
202409 0.823 133.029 0.835
202412 0.866 133.157 0.878
202503 0.604 134.927 0.604

Add all the adjusted free cash flow per share together and divide 10 will get our Cyclically Adjusted FCF per Share.

Please note that we use the CPI data of the country/region where the company is headquartered. If the CPI data for that country/region is not available, then we will use the CPI data of the United States as default.


Match Group  (WBO:MTC2) Cyclically Adjusted Price-to-FCF Explanation

Compared with the regular Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow, which works poorly for cyclical businesses, the Cyclically Adjusted Price-to-FCF smoothed out the fluctuations of free cash flow during business cycles. Therefore it is more accurate in reflecting the valuation of the company.

If a company has consistent business performance, the Cyclically Adjusted Price-to-FCF should give similar results to regular Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow.


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Match Group Business Description

Address
8750 North Central Expressway, Suite 1400, Dallas, TX, USA, 75231
Match Group Inc is a provider of online dating products. The company's portfolio of brands includes Tinder, Hinge, Match, Meetic, OkCupid, Pairs, Plenty Of Fish, Azar, BLK, and more, each built to increase its user's likelihood of connecting with others. The company has four operating segments: Tinder, Hinge, Evergreen and Emerging, and Match Group Asia. The company generates the majority of its revenue from the Tinder segment.

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