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Match Group Executive Compensation (FY25)

MTCH · Dallas, TX · Executive and director compensation, fiscal 2022 to 2025
Chief executive, fiscal 2025
◇
Spencer Rascoff
Median of the other named officers
$5,482,534
5 officers, excluding the chief executive
Latest say-on-pay support
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June 16, 2026
Chief executive pay ratio
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To the median employee
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Data as of October 21, 2026Latest filing (8-K): June 18, 2026
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Chief executive of record: Bernard Kim → Spencer Rascoff
CEO pay ratio: 105:1 → 224:1 (113.3% higher)

Frequently asked questions

Answers drawn from the data on this page.
Who is Match Group's chief executive and what were they paid?
Spencer Rascoff was paid $47,014,253 in total compensation as Chief Executive Officer for fiscal 2025.
What was Match Group's say-on-pay result?
The say-on-pay proposal drew 42.8% support at the meeting held June 16, 2026 for fiscal 2025.
Which companies are in Match Group's peer group?
The disclosed peer group names Akamai Technologies Inc., Bumble Inc., DocuSign, Inc., DraftKings Inc. and Dropbox, Inc., among others.
What is Match Group's chief executive pay ratio?
For fiscal 2025, the company reported a chief executive pay ratio of 224:1, against median employee compensation of $210,537.

Executive compensation

Every element reported for each named executive officer, by fiscal year.
Fiscal 2022
OfficerSalaryBonusStock awardsOption awardsNon-equity incentivePension and deferred earningsAll other compensationTotal
Bernard Kim
Chief Executive Officer
◇◇◇———◇◇
Gary Swidler
President and CFO
◇◇◇———◇◇
Sharmistha Dubey
Former Chief Executive Officer
Departed during or after this year
◇—◇———◇◇
Jared Sine
Chief Bus. Affairs & Legal Officer
◇◇◇———◇◇
Philip Eigenmann
Chief Accounting Officer
◇◇◇———◇◇
Fiscal 2023
OfficerSalaryBonusStock awardsOption awardsNon-equity incentivePension and deferred earningsAll other compensationTotal
Bernard Kim
Chief Executive Officer
◇◇◇———◇◇
Gary Swidler
President and CFO
◇◇◇———◇◇
Jared Sine
Chief Business Affairs & Legal Officer
◇◇◇———◇◇
Philip Eigenmann
Chief Accounting Officer
◇◇◇———◇◇
Fiscal 2024
OfficerSalaryBonusStock awardsOption awardsNon-equity incentivePension and deferred earningsAll other compensationTotal
Bernard Kim
Former Chief Executive Officer
Departed during or after this year
◇—◇—◇—◇◇
Gary Swidler
Former President and CFO
Departed during or after this year
◇—◇—◇—◇◇
Sean Edgett
Chief Legal Officer
◇—◇—◇—◇◇
Jeanette Teckman
Former Interim Chief Legal Officer
Departed during or after this year
Served on an interim basis
◇◇◇———◇◇
Philip Eigenmann
Chief Accounting Officer
◇—◇—◇—◇◇
Fiscal 2025
OfficerSalaryBonusStock awardsOption awardsNon-equity incentivePension and deferred earningsAll other compensationTotal
Spencer Rascoff
Chief Executive Officer
◇◇◇—◇—◇◇
Hesam Hosseini
Chief Operating Officer
◇◇◇—◇—◇◇
Bernard Kim
Former Chief Executive Officer
Departed during or after this year
◇—————◇◇
Steven Bailey
Chief Financial Officer
◇◇◇—◇—◇◇
Sean Edgett
Chief Legal Officer
◇◇◇—◇—◇◇
Gary Swidler
Former President and CFO
Departed during or after this year
◇—————◇◇
A dash means the company reported no figure in that column. $0 is shown only where the filing prints a zero. A negative change in pension value is shown but, as the company reports it, not included in the total.

Equity awards granted

Individual awards as disclosed: type, date, unit counts at each level, and grant date value.
Fiscal 2025
OfficerAwardGrant dateThreshold unitsTarget unitsUnits grantedMaximum unitsExercise priceGrant date fair value
Hesam HosseiniRSU◇——◇——◇
Hesam HosseiniPSU◇◇◇—◇—◇
Sean EdgettPSU◇◇◇—◇—◇
Sean EdgettRSU◇——◇——◇
Spencer RascoffRSU◇——◇——◇
Spencer RascoffPSU◇—◇———◇
Spencer RascoffPSU◇◇◇—◇—◇
Steven BaileyPSU◇◇◇—◇—◇
Steven BaileyRSU◇——◇——◇
Fiscal 2022, 2023, 2024 are included in the PDF.
A dash means the company reported no figure in that column. $0 is shown only where the filing prints a zero. Threshold, target and maximum apply only to performance awards and are never shown for time-based or option awards.

Outstanding awards

Awards still held at fiscal year end.
As disclosed at fiscal 2025 year end
OfficerAwardUnvested unitsMarket value of unvested unitsExercise priceExpires
Spencer RascoffPSU◇◇——
PSU◇◇——
PSU◇◇——
Hesam HosseiniPSU◇◇——
RSU◇◇——
PSU◇◇——
RSU◇◇——
RSU◇◇——
PSU◇◇——
Steven BaileyPSU◇◇——
RSU◇◇——
RSU◇◇——
RSU◇◇——
PSU◇◇——
Sean EdgettPSU◇◇——
PSU◇◇——
PSU◇◇——
RSU◇◇——
Bernard KimPSU◇◇——
A dash means the company reported no figure in that column. $0 is shown only where the filing prints a zero.

Severance and change in control

The terms as written in the agreements.
Bernard Kim
Former Chief Executive Officer · Terms as described in the company’s compensation discussion · citing a 2025 filing
Severance multiple◇
Severance cash amount◇
Change-in-control multiple◇
Equity acceleration on change in control◇
Benefits continuation on change in control◇
Benefits continuation◇
Gary Swidler
Former President and CFO · Terms as described in the company’s compensation discussion · citing a 2025 filing
Severance multiple◇
Severance base◇
Severance cash amount◇
Change-in-control multiple◇
Change-in-control base◇
Benefits continuation on change in control◇
Benefits continuation◇
Hesam Hosseini
Chief Operating Officer · Employment agreement
Severance multiple◇
Severance base◇
Benefits continuation◇
Excise tax treatment◇
Non-compete period◇
Non-solicit period◇
Clawback◇
Sean Edgett
Chief Legal Officer
Clawback◇

Director compensation

What each non-employee director was paid.
Fiscal 2025
DirectorFees earned in cashStock awardsOption awardsNon-equity incentivePension and deferred earningsAll other compensationTotal
Thomas J. McInerney
Board chair
◇◇————◇
Ann L. McDaniel
◇◇————◇
Glenn H. Schiffman
◇◇————◇
Stephen Bailey
◇◇————◇
Pamela S. Seymon
◇◇————◇
Melissa Brenner
◇◇————◇
Laura Rachel Jones
◇◇————◇
Sharmistha Dubey
◇◇————◇
Darrell Cavens
◇◇————◇
Kelly Campbell
◇◇————◇
Alan G. Spoon
◇—————◇
Bernard Kim, Manuel Bronstein, Spencer Rascoff and Raina Moskowitz served on the board in fiscal 2025 and received no compensation for board service. Executive directors are typically paid through their executive roles, shown above.
Earlier years are included in the PDF.
A dash means the company reported no figure in that column. $0 is shown only where the filing prints a zero.

Director fee schedule

The standing retainers and premiums the board pays, as published.
Board cash retainer◇
Board equity retainer◇
Board chair premium◇
Audit committee chair◇
Audit committee member◇
Compensation committee chair◇
Compensation committee member◇
Nominating and governance chair◇
Nominating and governance member◇
Stock ownership guideline: Individuals are required to meet these ownership requirements within five years of the later of (i) January 1, 2022 (the date the guidelines became effective) or (ii) becoming an NEO or non-employee member of our Board of Directors, as applicable.

Disclosed peer group

The companies this board named as its compensation comparison group. The list is disclosure; the comparison is analysis.
Fiscal 2025
  • Akamai Technologies Inc. AKAM
  • Bumble Inc. BMBL
  • DocuSign, Inc. DOCU
  • DraftKings Inc. DKNG
  • Dropbox, Inc. DBX
  • eBay Inc. EBAY
  • Etsy Inc. ETSY
  • Expedia Group, Inc. EXPE
  • GoDaddy Inc. GDDY
  • IAC Inc. IAC
  • Light & Wonder, Inc. LAWIL
  • Lyft, Inc. LYFT
  • Maplebear Inc. (dba Instacart) CART
  • Pinterest, Inc. PINS
  • Roblox Corp. RBLX
  • Roku, Inc. ROKU
  • Snap Inc. SNAP
  • Take-Two Interactive Software Inc. TTWO
  • Zillow Group, Inc. Z
  • Zoom Communications, Inc. ZM

Say-on-pay history

Shareholder support for the compensation program, by year.
YearMeetingSupportVotes forVotes againstAbstentions
2025June 16, 2026=◇◇◇
2024June 18, 2025=◇◇◇
2023June 21, 2024=◇◇◇
2022June 22, 2023=◇◇◇
2021June 8, 2022=◇◇◇

Chief executive pay ratio

As calculated and reported by the company.
Ratio
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Median employee compensation
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Chief executive total compensation
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Citations

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257 figures on this page: 252 cited to the filing that reported them, 5 calculated from figures it prints.
252 cited to the filing
5 calculated from the filing

Documents cited

  1. 0000891103-26-000095
    Item 5.07 Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders
  2. 0000891103-26-000066
    CEO Pay Ratio · Director Compensation · Grants of Plan-Based Awards in 2025 · Outstanding Equity Awards at · and 1 more section
  3. 0000891103-25-000084
    Item 5.07 Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders
  4. 0000891103-25-000067
    2024 Summary Compensation Table · Compensation Discussion and Analysis
  5. 0000891103-25-000030
    EMPLOYMENT AGREEMENT AMENDMENT BETWEEN HESAM HOSSEINI AND MATCH GROUP, INC.
  6. 0000891103-24-000076
    Item 5.07 Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders
  7. 0000891103-24-000049
    2023 Summary Compensation Table
  8. 0000891103-23-000076
    Item 5.07 Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders
  9. 0000891103-23-000039
    2022 Summary Compensation Table
  10. 0001104659-22-070203
  11. 0000891103-22-000039
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Peers Match Group discloses

The companies named in MTCH's own disclosed peer group.

Akamai Technologies Inc.Bumble Inc.DocuSign, Inc.DraftKings Inc.Dropbox, Inc.eBay Inc.Etsy Inc.Expedia Group, Inc.GoDaddy Inc.Light & Wonder, Inc.Lyft, Inc.Maplebear Inc. (dba Instacart)Pinterest, Inc.Roblox Corp.Roku, Inc.Snap Inc.Take-Two Interactive Software Inc.Zillow Group, Inc.Zoom Communications, Inc.

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Velarion Company Intelligence. (2026). Velarion database: executive and board compensation data (Version 2026Q3) [Data set]. Zenodo. https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.22283854
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@misc{velarionData2026,
  author = {{Velarion Company Intelligence}},
  title = {Velarion database: executive and board compensation data},
  year = {2026},
  version = {2026Q3},
  doi = {10.5281/zenodo.22283854},
  publisher = {Zenodo},
  url = {https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.22283854}
}
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