GRND vs MTCH vs RUM Stock Comparison

Grindr, Match and Rum Prices as of Oct 23, 2026 Peers: Industry group
GRND Grindr Inc.
$13.67 -11.4% 1M +7.9% 1Y
Market cap
$2.33B
P/E
24.4x
Revenue (TTM)
$509.82M
Div. yield
–
Social Media Technology
4 wins
MTCH Match Group, Inc.
$45.73 +13.0% 1M +39.6% 1Y
Market cap
$10.51B
P/E
14.9x
Revenue (TTM)
$3.51B
Div. yield
–
Social Media Technology
6 wins
RUM RUM Group Inc.
$5.64 -31.8% 1M -20.6% 1Y
Market cap
$1.53B
P/E
–
Revenue (TTM)
$117.28M
Div. yield
–
Social Media Technology
1 win

Head to Head

11 decided of 12

Match leads on 6 of the 12 questions below (Match 6, Grindr 4, Rum 1). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionGRNDMTCHRUMLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $2.33B $10.51B $1.53B MTCH
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 24.4x 14.9x -9.6x MTCH
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 23.2x 15.5x — MTCH
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +32.4% +1.7% +12.7% GRND
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 18.7% 20.2% -135.0% MTCH
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital 30.4% 22.9% — GRND
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA 2.4x 2.7x -1.2x RUM
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months +7.9% +39.6% -20.6% MTCH
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years +6.2%/yr -23.0%/yr -10.4%/yr GRND
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 48.2% 32.3% 77.1% MTCH
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 68/100 59/100 33/100 GRND

Percentile Scorecard

GRNDMTCHRUM

Each axis is the mean percentile of its metrics against the company's industry group. 100 is the best in the group, 50 the middle.

Scores by Axis

AxisGRNDMTCHRUM
Valuation 57 #72 of 167 68 #54 of 167 19 #135 of 167
Growth 97 #5 of 153 43 #87 of 153 38 #95 of 153
Profitability 95 #9 of 153 94 #10 of 153 9 #140 of 153
Financial Health 23 #139 of 179 34 #119 of 179 66 #62 of 179
Shareholder Returns 68 #31 of 94 54 #44 of 94 –
Overall 68 59 33
  • GRND ranked among 185 companies in Internet Platforms
  • MTCH ranked among 185 companies in Internet Platforms
  • RUM ranked among 185 companies in Internet Platforms

Price Performance

Price return, split-adjusted, before dividends. Click a name to hide or show it.

Returns

PeriodGRNDMTCHRUMSPY
1 month -11.4%+13.0%-31.8% -1.0%
3 months -7.9%+20.6%-1.2% +2.9%
6 months +1.4%+24.4%-13.5% +6.4%
Year to date +1.0%+41.6%-10.8% +11.4%
1 year +7.9%+39.6%-20.6% +13.1%
3 years +130.1%+24.0%+11.9% +79.4%
3 years, per year +32.1%+7.4%+3.8% +21.5%
5 years +35.1%-73.0%-42.2% +67.7%
5 years, per year +6.2%-23.0%-10.4% +10.9%
10 years —+135.7%— +255.2%
10 years, per year —+9.0%— +13.5%

Risk

MeasureGRNDMTCHRUMSPY
Volatility, 1Y 48.2%32.3%77.1% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 45.5%32.7%71.2% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 0.440.913.21 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y 0.161.23-0.27 1.03
Max drawdown, 5Y -87.3%-83.9%-79.8% -25.4%
From 52-week high -23.8%-1.7%-44.9% -2.5%
52-week high $17.95$46.53$10.23 $779.14
52-week low $9.85$28.90$4.67 $631.97

Valuation History

Weekly multiples on trailing twelve-month fundamentals. Negative or extreme readings (a loss year, a collapsed denominator) are left out so the chart stays readable.

MultipleGRNDMTCHRUM
P/E now vs peer median 25.3xmedian 17.5x 15.0xmedian 17.5x -10.1xmedian 17.5x
P/S now vs peer median 4.7xmedian 1.4x 3.0xmedian 1.4x 23.8xmedian 1.4x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 17.6xmedian 14.9x 12.2xmedian 14.9x -22.1xmedian 14.9x
P/FCF now vs peer median 15.4xmedian 11.2x 9.2xmedian 11.2x —median 11.2x
P/B now vs peer median -202.4xmedian 1.7x -44.4xmedian 1.7x 2.0xmedian 1.7x
PEG now vs peer median 0.20median 0.42 0.70median 0.42 0.45median 0.42

Financial History

Reported figures by fiscal period, placed on the calendar year (or quarter) each period ended in, so companies with different fiscal years line up.

Trailing twelve monthsGRNDMTCHRUM
Revenue $509.82M $3.51B $117.28M
Gross profit $382.05M $2.62B –
Operating income $151.78M $987.88M -$161.05M
Net income $95.59M $707.80M -$160.12M
Free cash flow $154.02M $1.14B –
R&D $61.94M $445.76M $20.75M
EPS (diluted) $0.53 $2.86 $-0.56
Cash & equivalents $6.50M $580.58M $203.27M
Total debt $386.32M $3.55B $364.26M
Shares (diluted) 178.96M 247.76M 283.92M
Enterprise value $2.21B $6.82B $531.29M

All Metrics

58 metrics · best in bold

Bold marks the best reading: the lowest positive value for multiples, leverage and payout, the highest for everything else. The bar under each value is its percentile against that company's own peers. Hover a value for its rank and the peer median.

Valuation

12 metrics
MetricGRNDMTCHRUM
P/E 25.3x 15.0x -10.1x
P/FCF 15.4x 9.2x –
P/Operating cash flow 15.4x 8.7x –
P/S 4.7x 3.0x 23.8x
P/B -202.4x -44.4x 2.0x
P/Tangible book -30.6x -27.0x 2.3x
EV/EBITDA 17.6x 12.2x -22.1x
EV/EBIT 18.2x 13.6x -18.3x
EV/Revenue 5.4x 3.8x 25.2x
EV/FCF 17.9x 11.8x –
EV/Operating cash flow 17.8x 11.2x –
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 0.20 0.70 0.45

Growth

14 metrics
MetricGRNDMTCHRUM
Revenue growth (1Y) 32.4% 1.7% 12.7%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 31.9% 3.0% 16.8%
Gross profit growth (1Y) 33.5% 5.7% –
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) 32.6% 5.4% –
Operating income growth (1Y) 54.1% 23.4% -34.1%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) 74.0% 10.6% -23.7%
Net income growth (1Y) 272.2% 31.6% 46.8%
Net income CAGR (3Y) 126.6% 14.6% -38.0%
EPS growth (1Y) 292.3% 40.1% 51.8%
EPS CAGR (3Y) 125.0% 21.4% -22.6%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) 28.8% 26.2% –
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) 60.2% 13.1% –
Free cash flow growth (1Y) 29.3% 25.8% –
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) 60.4% 13.7% –

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricGRNDMTCHRUM
Gross margin 74.9% 74.8% –
EBITDA margin 30.8% 31.5% -113.8%
Operating margin 29.8% 28.2% -137.3%
Pretax margin 24.4% 24.6% -136.3%
Net margin 18.7% 20.2% -135.0%
FCF margin 30.2% 32.5% –
Operating cash flow margin 30.3% 34.4% –
Return on equity – – -18.8%
Return on assets 20.5% 16.8% -13.0%
Return on invested capital 30.4% 22.9% –
Return on capital employed 39.7% 26.9% -15.6%
Asset turnover 1.1x 0.8x 0.1x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 1.6x 1.7x –
Stock comp / revenue 12.3% 6.9% 19.5%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricGRNDMTCHRUM
Debt / assets 83.5% 88.1% 16.9%
Debt / equity -32.9x -15.0x 0.3x
Net debt / EBITDA 2.4x 2.7x -1.2x
Debt / FCF 2.5x 3.1x –
Liabilities / assets 102.5% 105.9% 32.9%
Equity / assets -2.5% -5.9% 67.1%
Interest coverage – 6.0x –
Current ratio 1.1x 1.7x 2.1x
Quick ratio 0.9x 1.6x 1.3x
Cash ratio 0.1x 1.1x 1.0x
Altman Z-score 5.05 1.32 1.89

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricGRNDMTCHRUM
Dividend yield – 1.7% –
Net buyback yield 6.7% 5.8% –
Shareholder yield 6.7% 7.5% –
Payout ratio (earnings) – – –
Payout ratio (FCF) – – –
Dividend growth (1Y) – – –
Dividend CAGR (3Y) – – –

Analyst Estimates

Solid lines are reported fiscal-year results; dashed lines are the consensus for the years ahead. Hover a year for the analysts' high and low, and how each result compared with its estimate.

ConsensusGRNDMTCHRUM
Forward P/E 23.2xFY2026 15.5xFY2026 –
EPS, next fiscal year $0.59FY2026 $2.95FY2026 $-0.50FY2026
EPS growth, next FY +28.3%FY2026 +23.9%FY2026 –
EPS growth, the year after +44.1% +15.3% –
Revenue, next fiscal year $561.84MFY2026 $3.25BFY2026 $255.32MFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +27.7%FY2026 -6.9%FY2026 +153.7%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +18.6% +7.0% +161.0%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersGRNDMTCHRUM
Held by institutions 22.9% 100.0% 11.3%
Institutions holding 180 593 224
Change in shares held, QoQ +15.7% -0.1% +8.7%
Institutions buying 98 292 128
Institutions selling 54 205 40
Buyers to sellers 1.81 1.42 3.20

Return Correlation

Daily returns, last 12 months

1.00 means two stocks move in lockstep, 0 that they move independently. Pairs below about 0.5 diversify each other.

GRNDMTCHRUM
GRND 1.00 0.36 0.16
MTCH 0.36 1.00 0.31
RUM 0.16 0.31 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, GRND, MTCH and RUM?

Match (MTCH) is the largest by market capitalisation: Grindr (GRND) $2.33B, Match (MTCH) $10.51B, Rum (RUM) $1.53B.

Which stock is cheaper, GRND, MTCH and RUM?

Match (MTCH) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Grindr (GRND) 24.4x, Match (MTCH) 14.9x, Rum (RUM) -9.6x). On next year's consensus earnings, Match (MTCH) is cheapest (Grindr (GRND) 23.2x, Match (MTCH) 15.5x). A lower multiple can reflect slower expected growth, so read it next to the growth figures.

Which company is growing faster?

Grindr (GRND) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: Grindr (GRND) +32.4%, Match (MTCH) +1.7%, Rum (RUM) +12.7%.

Which company is more profitable?

Match (MTCH) has the highest net margin (Grindr (GRND) 18.7%, Match (MTCH) 20.2%, Rum (RUM) -135.0%). On return on invested capital, Grindr (GRND) leads (Grindr (GRND) 30.4%, Match (MTCH) 22.9%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Match (MTCH) returned the most: Grindr (GRND) +7.9%, Match (MTCH) +39.6%, Rum (RUM) -20.6%. Over five years, Grindr (GRND) compounded fastest (Grindr (GRND) +6.2%/yr, Match (MTCH) -23.0%/yr, Rum (RUM) -10.4%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Match (MTCH) has been the steadiest (Grindr (GRND) 48.2%, Match (MTCH) 32.3%, Rum (RUM) 77.1%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, GRND, MTCH and RUM?

There is no single answer; it depends on what you are buying for. On the 12 head-to-head measures on this page, Match (MTCH) leads on 6. Business Quant does not give investment advice; use the comparison as a starting point for your own research.

Data from SEC filings, exchange prices and consensus estimates, via Business Quant. Percentile scores compare each company with its own peer group, so two companies' scores are each relative to different peers unless you rank against the whole market. Price returns exclude dividends. Nothing on this page is investment advice.