Bumble, Inc (BMBL)
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Rating:56Neutral
Price Target:
$3.50
▼(-17.84% Downside)
Action:Reiterated
Date:05/09/26
The score is driven primarily by a mixed financial profile: strong and improving cash generation plus reduced leverage, but material profitability issues and weakening revenue trends. Technicals are also unfavorable with the stock below key moving averages and muted momentum. Valuation looks optically inexpensive on P/E, while the latest call and refinancing highlight real cost discipline and liquidity progress but continued near-term revenue and execution/timing risk on the platform transformation.
Positive Factors
Cash Generation
Consistent, growing free cash flow provides durable funding for product investment, debt reduction, and shareholder optionality. Strong FCF cushions execution risk during the multi-quarter tech overhaul, enabling Bumble to fund AI and platform work without relying on dilutive financing or aggressive cost cuts.
Negative Factors
Revenue and User Base Decline
Sustained declines in paying users and topline indicate structural demand or product-market fit issues after the quality reset. A smaller payer base raises the bar for unit monetization and requires sustained product improvements and marketing investment to restore scale, making revenue recovery multi-quarter in nature.
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Positive Factors
Negative Factors
Cash Generation
Consistent, growing free cash flow provides durable funding for product investment, debt reduction, and shareholder optionality. Strong FCF cushions execution risk during the multi-quarter tech overhaul, enabling Bumble to fund AI and platform work without relying on dilutive financing or aggressive cost cuts.
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Bumble Key Performance Indicators (KPIs)
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Market Cap
$425.21M
Dividend YieldN/A
Average Volume (3M)3.16M
Price to Earnings (P/E)―
Beta (1Y)1.19
Revenue Growth-11.42%
EPS Growth-20.07%
CountryUS
Employees1,200
SectorCommunication Services
Sector Strength97
IndustrySoftware - Application
Share Statistics
EPS (TTM)-6.37
Shares Outstanding130,431,170
10 Day Avg. Volume2,520,472
30 Day Avg. Volume3,157,638
Financial Highlights & Ratios
PEG Ratio-0.01
Price to Book (P/B)0.67
Price to Sales (P/S)0.39
P/FCF Ratio1.57
Enterprise Value/Market Cap0.66
Enterprise Value/Revenue0.30
Enterprise Value/Gross Profit0.42
Enterprise Value/Ebitda-0.37
Forecast
1Y Price Target
$4.45Price Target Upside4.46% Upside
Rating ConsensusHold
Number of Analyst Covering11
EPS Forecast (FY)1.03
Revenue Forecast (FY)$844.87M
Bumble Business Overview & Revenue Model
Company Description
Bumble Inc. provides online dating and social networking platforms in North America, Europe, internationally. It owns and operates websites and applications that offers subscription and in-app purchases dating products. The company operates two ap...
How the Company Makes Money
Bumble primarily makes money through subscription and in-app purchase revenue generated across its apps. The company uses a freemium model: users can access core functionality for free, while paying for premium tiers and add-ons that provide enhan...
Bumble Earnings Call Summary
Earnings Call Date:May 05, 2026
(Q1-2026)
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Next Earnings Date:Aug 12, 2026
Earnings Call Sentiment Neutral
The call balanced clear progress on profitability, cash generation, cost discipline, and early product/AI tests against meaningful near-term revenue declines, a deliberate quality reset that reduced scale, persistent legacy tech debt, and timing risk for monetization from the new platform. Management presented a credible multi-quarter transformation roadmap (cloud-native tech stack, Bee AI, reimagined interaction model) with positive early signals, but acknowledged that financial benefits will take time and that margin expansion in Q1 may compress as investments increase. Overall, the results show healthy cash flow and operational discipline but significant short-term revenue and timing challenges as the company executes its modernization plan.Positive Updates
Strong Profitability and Margin Expansion
Adjusted EBITDA of $83M in Q1 (39% margin) vs $64M (26% margin) a year ago — an increase of $19M (+29.7%) and a margin improvement of ~13 percentage points, driven by operating discipline and lower marketing spend.
Negative Updates
Year-over-Year Revenue Decline
Total revenue of $212M in Q1 vs $247M a year ago — a decline of $35M (-14.2%). Bumble app revenue was $173M vs $202M a year ago — down $29M (-14.4%).
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Q1-2026 Updates
Positive
Negative
Strong Profitability and Margin Expansion
Adjusted EBITDA of $83M in Q1 (39% margin) vs $64M (26% margin) a year ago — an increase of $19M (+29.7%) and a margin improvement of ~13 percentage points, driven by operating discipline and lower marketing spend.
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Company Guidance
Management guided Q2 total revenue of $205–$213M, Bumble app revenue of $168–$174M and adjusted EBITDA of $65–$70M (≈32% margin at the midpoint). That outlook follows Q1 results of $212M total revenue (vs. $247M a year ago) and $173M for the Bumble app (vs. $202M), with FX contributing ~$9M to total and ~$6M to app revenue, a ~1‑ppt headwind from the loss of Fruitz/Official, and strong profitability in the quarter with adjusted EBITDA of $83M (39% margin) versus $64M (26% prior year). Management noted disciplined cost execution—S&M ~$20M (12% of revenue) vs. ~$60M (24% prior), product R&D ~$25M (12%), G&A ~$24M (11%)—generated $77M operating cash flow and $74M free cash flow, ending the quarter with $246M cash (pro forma $150M after a $114M debt paydown in April), and said revenue headwinds should moderate through 2026 as they invest in the new tech platform (rollout beginning in weeks) and ramp marketing and product investment into 2H and 2027.Bumble Financial Statement Overview
Summary
Income Statement
32
Negative
Balance Sheet
58
Neutral
Cash Flow
74
Positive
| Breakdown | TTM | Dec 2025 | Dec 2024 | Dec 2023 | Dec 2022 | Dec 2021 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Income Statement | ||||||
| Total Revenue | 930.94M | 965.66M | 1.07B | 1.05B | 903.50M | 760.91M |
| Gross Profit | 667.95M | 659.63M | 752.81M | 744.00M | 654.01M | 555.34M |
| EBITDA | -763.74M | 280.10M | -634.68M | 121.40M | 3.06M | -27.63M |
| Net Income | -661.37M | -702.37M | -557.01M | -4.21M | -79.75M | 309.81M |
Balance Sheet | ||||||
| Total Assets | 1.47B | 1.41B | 2.52B | 3.63B | 3.69B | 3.78B |
| Cash, Cash Equivalents and Short-Term Investments | 245.59M | 175.76M | 204.32M | 355.64M | 402.56M | 369.18M |
| Total Debt | 158.66M | 588.47M | 629.52M | 635.37M | 641.86M | 654.59M |
| Total Liabilities | 737.66M | 743.97M | 1.18B | 1.29B | 1.24B | 1.31B |
| Stockholders Equity | 617.10M | 560.21M | 824.53M | 1.64B | 1.63B | 1.61B |
Cash Flow | ||||||
| Free Cash Flow | 271.67M | 238.68M | 96.69M | 167.15M | 116.61M | 91.18M |
| Operating Cash Flow | 284.34M | 250.36M | 123.44M | 182.09M | 132.94M | 104.84M |
| Investing Cash Flow | -12.67M | -11.68M | -26.75M | -24.75M | -86.05M | -12.48M |
| Financing Cash Flow | -229.23M | -268.12M | -250.83M | -198.89M | -14.95M | 151.49M |
Bumble Technical Analysis
Negative
4.26
Price Trends
3.63
Negative
3.46
Negative
4.30
Negative
Market Momentum
-0.18
Positive
39.19
Neutral
56.99
Neutral
Evaluating momentum and price trends is crucial in stock analysis to make informed investment decisions. For BMBL, the sentiment is Negative. The current price of 4.26 is above the 20-day moving average (MA) of 3.40, above the 50-day MA of 3.63, and below the 200-day MA of 4.30, indicating a bearish trend. The MACD of -0.18 indicates Positive momentum. The RSI at 39.19 is Neutral, neither overbought nor oversold. The STOCH value of 56.99 is Neutral, not indicating any strong overbought or oversold conditions. Overall, these indicators collectively point to a Negative sentiment for BMBL.
Bumble Risk Analysis
Bumble disclosed 47 risk factors in its most recent earnings report. Bumble reported the most risks in the "Finance & Corporate" category.
Finance & Corporate - Financial and accounting risks. Risks related to the execution of corporate activity and strategy
Latest Risks Added 0 New Risks
Bumble Peers Comparison
UnderperformOutperform
Sector (60)
Name | Overall Rating | Market Cap | P/E Ratio | ROE | Dividend Yield | Revenue Growth | EPS Growth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
68 Neutral | $420.42M | -11.62 | -19.29% | ― | 12.27% | 37.41% | |
64 Neutral | $1.25B | 60.31 | 3.93% | ― | 7.64% | -80.72% | |
62 Neutral | $946.04M | 8.48 | 8.36% | ― | 3.64% | 230.24% | |
60 Neutral | $48.67B | 4.58 | -11.27% | 4.14% | 2.83% | -41.78% | |
56 Neutral | $425.21M | -0.50 | -108.85% | ― | -11.42% | -20.07% | |
51 Neutral | $253.97M | -5.96 | -32.73% | ― | 11.07% | 27.51% |
* Communication Services Sector Average
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Bumble Corporate Events
Business Operations and StrategyFinancial DisclosuresPrivate Placements and Financing
Bumble Revenue Falls But Profit Surges in Q1 2026
Neutral
May 5, 2026
Bumble Inc. reported first-quarter 2026 results on May 5, 2026, showing that total revenue fell 14.1% year on year to $212.4 million as total paying users dropped 21.1% to 3.2 million, while ARPPU rose 8.9%, reflecting a smaller but higher-spendin...
Business Operations and StrategyPrivate Placements and Financing
Bumble Refinances Debt with New 2030 Credit Facilities
Positive
Apr 24, 2026
On April 24, 2026, Bumble subsidiaries entered into a new $475 million senior secured term loan facility and a $50 million super-priority revolving credit facility, both carrying leverage and liquidity covenants and maturing in 2030. The term loan...
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