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LendingTree, Inc.

$27.76 -$23.74 (-46.10%)
NASDAQ · 14 Sep 2026 20:00 UTC
Previous Close
$26.82
Day Range
$26.87$27.97
Year Range
$26.29$77.35
Market Cap
387.34M
AVG Volume
337.64K
Trailing/Forward PE
2.1/4.2
PEG ratio
0.09
Dividend Yield
-
Next Earnings Date
2026-10-29
Primary Exchange
NASDAQUS
Revenue (USD)
0100M200M300M400M24 Q124 Q224 Q324 Q425 Q125 Q225 Q325 Q426 Q126 Q2
TREE Revenue (USD) by quarter
PeriodRevenue (USD)
26 Q2313.42M
26 Q1327.27M
25 Q4319.69M
25 Q3307.79M
25 Q2250.12M
25 Q1239.73M
24 Q4261.52M
24 Q3260.79M
24 Q2210.14M
24 Q1167.77M
Net Income (USD)
-100M0100M200M24 Q124 Q224 Q324 Q425 Q125 Q225 Q325 Q426 Q126 Q2
TREE Net Income (USD) by quarter
PeriodNet Income (USD)
26 Q29.57M
26 Q117.27M
25 Q4144.66M
25 Q310.16M
25 Q28.86M
25 Q1-12.38M
24 Q47.51M
24 Q3-57.98M
24 Q27.75M
24 Q11.02M
Operating Income (USD)
-10M010M20M30M40M24 Q124 Q224 Q324 Q425 Q125 Q225 Q325 Q426 Q126 Q2
TREE Operating Income (USD) by quarter
PeriodOperating Income (USD)
26 Q222.6M
26 Q131.11M
25 Q423.01M
25 Q328.77M
25 Q220.92M
25 Q1-7.11M
24 Q417.94M
24 Q39.92M
24 Q29.59M
24 Q17.18M
EBITDA (USD)
020M40M60M24 Q124 Q224 Q324 Q425 Q125 Q225 Q325 Q426 Q126 Q2
TREE EBITDA (USD) by quarter
PeriodEBITDA (USD)
26 Q223.44M
26 Q137.55M
25 Q442.37M
25 Q334.78M
25 Q226.83M
25 Q114.51M
24 Q423.87M
24 Q320M
24 Q215.85M
24 Q113.39M
Cash Flows (USD)
-20M020M40M60M24 Q124 Q224 Q324 Q425 Q125 Q225 Q325 Q426 Q126 Q2
TREE Cash Flows (USD) by quarter
PeriodCash Flows (USD)
26 Q226M
26 Q18.78M
25 Q413.53M
25 Q325.57M
25 Q225.21M
25 Q1-3.62M
24 Q413.41M
24 Q342.34M
24 Q2-7.67M
24 Q12.96M
EPS (USD)
-505101524 Q124 Q224 Q324 Q425 Q125 Q225 Q325 Q426 Q126 Q2
TREE EPS (USD) by quarter
PeriodEPS (USD)
26 Q20.68
26 Q11.22
25 Q410.27
25 Q30.73
25 Q20.66
25 Q1-0.92
24 Q40.55
24 Q3-4.34
24 Q20.58
24 Q10.08
Expenses (USD)
0100M200M300MR&DSG&ACapex24 Q124 Q224 Q324 Q425 Q125 Q225 Q325 Q426 Q126 Q2
TREE Expenses (USD) by quarter
PeriodExpenses (USD)
26 Q2275.36M
26 Q1280.8M
25 Q4282.89M
25 Q3265.84M
25 Q2216M
25 Q1218.73M
24 Q4230.73M
24 Q3234.33M
24 Q2188.61M
24 Q1148.57M
Cash & Debt (USD)
0200M400M600M800MCashLong Term DebtShort Term Debt24 Q124 Q224 Q324 Q425 Q125 Q225 Q325 Q426 Q126 Q2
TREE Cash & Debt (USD) by quarter
PeriodCash & Debt (USD)
26 Q2110.77M
26 Q185.52M
25 Q481.07M
25 Q368.58M
25 Q2149.13M
25 Q1126.39M
24 Q4106.59M
24 Q396.79M
24 Q266.77M
24 Q1230.76M
Debt ratios
05101524 Q124 Q224 Q324 Q425 Q125 Q225 Q325 Q426 Q126 Q2
TREE Debt ratios by quarter
PeriodDebt ratios
26 Q22.33
26 Q12.49
25 Q43.03
25 Q33.81
25 Q24.86
25 Q15.94
24 Q45.98
24 Q38.11
24 Q210.11
24 Q19.85
Margins
0%25%50%75%100%24 Q124 Q224 Q324 Q425 Q125 Q225 Q325 Q426 Q126 Q2
TREE Margins by quarter
PeriodMargins
26 Q296.4%
26 Q196.43%
25 Q496.38%
25 Q396.42%
25 Q295.99%
25 Q195.87%
24 Q496.27%
24 Q396.41%
24 Q296%
24 Q194.91%
Return on Capital
-100%-50%0%50%100%24 Q124 Q224 Q324 Q425 Q125 Q225 Q325 Q426 Q126 Q2
TREE Return on Capital by quarter
PeriodReturn on Capital
26 Q22.98%
26 Q15.67%
25 Q450.44%
25 Q37.68%
25 Q27.5%
25 Q1-11.93%
24 Q46.9%
24 Q3-61.51%
24 Q25.32%
24 Q10.77%
Shares Outstanding
05M10M15M24 Q124 Q224 Q324 Q425 Q125 Q225 Q325 Q426 Q126 Q2
TREE Shares Outstanding by quarter
PeriodShares Outstanding
26 Q213.96M
26 Q113.82M
25 Q413.72M
25 Q313.44M
25 Q213.44M
25 Q113.44M
24 Q413.27M
24 Q313.35M
24 Q213.26M
24 Q113.1M
Dividends (USD)
00.511.52Dec 12
TREE Dividends (USD) by quarter
PeriodDividends (USD)
Dec 121
Employee Count
05001K1.5K2016201720182019202020212022202320242025
TREE Employee Count by quarter
PeriodEmployee Count
2025919
2024927
2023860
20221.24K
20211.41K
20201.29K
20191.09K
2018909
2017523
2016388
Book Value Per Share (USD)
010203024 Q124 Q224 Q324 Q425 Q125 Q225 Q325 Q426 Q126 Q2
TREE Book Value Per Share (USD) by quarter
PeriodBook Value Per Share (USD)
26 Q222.97
26 Q122.04
25 Q420.91
25 Q39.85
25 Q28.79
25 Q17.72
24 Q48.2
24 Q37.06
24 Q211
24 Q110.04
Total Assets (USD)
0250M500M750M1B24 Q124 Q224 Q324 Q425 Q125 Q225 Q325 Q426 Q126 Q2
TREE Total Assets (USD) by quarter
PeriodTotal Assets (USD)
26 Q2911.63M
26 Q1863.88M
25 Q4855.69M
25 Q3759.92M
25 Q2835.76M
25 Q1777.1M
24 Q4767.67M
24 Q3787.16M
24 Q2802.19M
24 Q1926.7M
PE Ratio
050100150200med 19.2Dec 21Apr 22Jul 22Nov 25Feb 26Jun 26Sep 26
TREE PE Ratio by quarter
PeriodPE Ratio
Sep 262.13
Sep 262.06
Sep 262.18
Aug 262.23
Aug 262.37
Aug 262.51
Aug 262.47
Jul 262.45
Jul 262.98
Jul 263.53
Jul 263.46
Jul 263.44
Jun 263.11
Jun 262.98
Jun 262.79
Jun 262.74
May 262.92
May 262.78
May 262.73
May 262.98
May 262.96
Apr 264.38
Apr 264.35
Apr 263.75
Apr 263.69
Mar 263.78
Mar 263.66
Mar 263.62
Mar 2640.73
Feb 2635.48
Feb 2636.98
Feb 2637.74
Feb 2645.06
Jan 2653.79
Jan 2659.21
Jan 2664.57
Jan 2659.72
Jan 2648.89
Dec 2551.66
Dec 2549.7
Dec 2551.32
Dec 2552.71
Nov 2554.14
Nov 2548.01
Nov 2546.63
Nov 2549.4
Oct 2560.76
Oct 2212.88
Oct 2211.42
Oct 2211.21
Oct 2211.74
Sep 2212.34
Sep 2213.4
Sep 2216.64
Sep 2218.64
Sep 2215.62
Aug 2217.95
Aug 2219.57
Aug 2224.71
Aug 2222.35
Jul 2214.99
Jul 2216.53
Jul 2214.45
Jul 2215.43
Jul 2215.15
Jun 2216.62
Jun 2216.35
Jun 2218.83
Jun 2220.34
May 2221.28
May 2220.7
May 2222.41
May 2223.78
Apr 2215.18
Apr 2217.01
Apr 2219.91
Apr 2220.79
Apr 2223.4
Mar 2222.09
Mar 2222.9
Mar 2218.59
Mar 2218.73
Feb 22119.07
Feb 22113.09
Feb 22118.59
Feb 22128.43
Jan 22117.79
Jan 22131.55
Jan 22141.77
Jan 22133.57
Dec 21125.77
Dec 21129.15
Dec 21123.92
Dec 21114.77
Dec 21109.83
Nov 21122.27
Nov 21131.03
Nov 21150.99
Nov 21153.78
Oct 21165.56
Free Cash Flow Yield
0%5%10%15%20%med 9.44%Dec 24Apr 25Jul 25Nov 25Feb 26Jun 26Sep 26
TREE Free Cash Flow Yield by quarter
PeriodFree Cash Flow Yield
Sep 2619.06%
Sep 2619.72%
Sep 2618.66%
Aug 2618.27%
Aug 2617.16%
Aug 2616.23%
Aug 2616.46%
Jul 2616.6%
Jul 2613.56%
Jul 2611.43%
Jul 2611.67%
Jul 2611.75%
Jun 2613%
Jun 2613.53%
Jun 2614.46%
Jun 2614.75%
May 2613.84%
May 2614.52%
May 2614.8%
May 2613.56%
May 2613.62%
Apr 269.17%
Apr 269.22%
Apr 2610.69%
Apr 2610.85%
Mar 2610.6%
Mar 2610.94%
Mar 2611.07%
Mar 2610.5%
Feb 2612.06%
Feb 2611.57%
Feb 2611.34%
Feb 269.49%
Jan 267.95%
Jan 267.22%
Jan 266.63%
Jan 267.16%
Jan 268.75%
Dec 258.28%
Dec 258.61%
Dec 258.34%
Dec 258.12%
Nov 257.9%
Nov 258.91%
Nov 259.17%
Nov 258.66%
Oct 257.04%
Oct 259.15%
Oct 2510.07%
Oct 2510.11%
Oct 259.11%
Sep 258.15%
Sep 257.72%
Sep 258.01%
Sep 258.01%
Aug 258.47%
Aug 258.28%
Aug 259.06%
Aug 2510.62%
Aug 2511.63%
Jul 256.74%
Jul 258.72%
Jul 258.57%
Jul 258.53%
Jun 258.95%
Jun 259.48%
Jun 259.68%
Jun 259.19%
May 259.44%
May 259.41%
May 258.66%
May 258.55%
May 258.9%
Apr 257.46%
Apr 258.57%
Apr 259.38%
Apr 258.37%
Mar 257.48%
Mar 257.44%
Mar 257.81%
Mar 257.91%
Feb 2510.37%
Feb 2510.15%
Feb 258.92%
Feb 259.16%
Jan 259.32%
Jan 2510.1%
Jan 2510.3%
Jan 2511.55%
Jan 2510.47%
Dec 2410.67%
Dec 2410.57%
Dec 2410.52%
Dec 2410.69%
Nov 249.47%
Nov 249.52%
Nov 249.44%
Nov 248.83%
Nov 244.5%
Oct 243.81%
Price to Sales
0.20.40.60.811.2med 0.66Dec 24Apr 25Jul 25Nov 25Feb 26Jun 26Sep 26
TREE Price to Sales by quarter
PeriodPrice to Sales
Sep 260.31
Sep 260.3
Sep 260.31
Aug 260.32
Aug 260.34
Aug 260.36
Aug 260.35
Jul 260.35
Jul 260.45
Jul 260.53
Jul 260.52
Jul 260.52
Jun 260.47
Jun 260.45
Jun 260.42
Jun 260.41
May 260.44
May 260.42
May 260.41
May 260.45
May 260.45
Apr 260.59
Apr 260.59
Apr 260.51
Apr 260.5
Mar 260.51
Mar 260.5
Mar 260.49
Mar 260.54
Feb 260.47
Feb 260.49
Feb 260.5
Feb 260.6
Jan 260.72
Jan 260.79
Jan 260.86
Jan 260.8
Jan 260.65
Dec 250.69
Dec 250.66
Dec 250.69
Dec 250.7
Nov 250.72
Nov 250.64
Nov 250.62
Nov 250.66
Oct 250.81
Oct 250.83
Oct 250.76
Oct 250.76
Oct 250.84
Sep 250.94
Sep 250.99
Sep 250.95
Sep 250.95
Aug 250.9
Aug 250.92
Aug 250.84
Aug 250.72
Aug 250.66
Jul 250.68
Jul 250.52
Jul 250.53
Jul 250.54
Jun 250.51
Jun 250.48
Jun 250.47
Jun 250.5
May 250.48
May 250.49
May 250.53
May 250.54
May 250.64
Apr 250.76
Apr 250.66
Apr 250.6
Apr 250.68
Mar 250.76
Mar 250.76
Mar 250.73
Mar 250.72
Feb 250.7
Feb 250.71
Feb 250.81
Feb 250.79
Jan 250.78
Jan 250.72
Jan 250.7
Jan 250.63
Jan 250.69
Dec 240.68
Dec 240.68
Dec 240.69
Dec 240.68
Nov 240.76
Nov 240.76
Nov 240.77
Nov 240.82
Nov 240.9
Oct 241.06
EV/EBITDA
510152025med 12.44Dec 24Apr 25Jul 25Nov 25Feb 26Jun 26Sep 26
TREE EV/EBITDA by quarter
PeriodEV/EBITDA
Sep 265.13
Sep 265.04
Sep 265.19
Aug 265.26
Aug 265.44
Aug 265.62
Aug 265.58
Jul 265.55
Jul 266.3
Jul 267.01
Jul 266.91
Jul 266.89
Jun 266.46
Jun 266.31
Jun 266.06
Jun 265.99
May 266.22
May 266.05
May 265.98
May 266.3
May 266.28
Apr 268.61
Apr 268.58
Apr 267.82
Apr 267.74
Mar 267.86
Mar 267.71
Mar 267.65
Mar 269.58
Feb 268.84
Feb 269.05
Feb 269.16
Feb 2610.19
Jan 2611.43
Jan 2612.2
Jan 2612.96
Jan 2612.27
Jan 2610.74
Dec 2511.13
Dec 2510.85
Dec 2511.08
Dec 2511.28
Nov 2511.48
Nov 2510.61
Nov 2510.42
Nov 2510.81
Oct 2512.42
Oct 2514.78
Oct 2513.88
Oct 2513.84
Oct 2514.83
Sep 2515.99
Sep 2516.62
Sep 2516.19
Sep 2516.19
Aug 2515.58
Aug 2515.82
Aug 2514.88
Aug 2513.41
Aug 2512.67
Jul 2514.82
Jul 2512.81
Jul 2512.93
Jul 2512.96
Jun 2512.63
Jun 2512.25
Jun 2512.13
Jun 2512.46
May 2512.28
May 2512.31
May 2512.86
May 2512.95
May 2513.83
Apr 2515.34
Apr 2514.13
Apr 2513.43
Apr 2514.32
Mar 2515.31
Mar 2515.36
Mar 2514.92
Mar 2514.81
Feb 2517.79
Feb 2518
Feb 2519.36
Feb 2519.06
Jan 2518.87
Jan 2518.04
Jan 2517.85
Jan 2516.8
Jan 2517.69
Dec 2417.51
Dec 2417.6
Dec 2417.65
Dec 2417.5
Nov 2418.7
Nov 2418.65
Nov 2418.73
Nov 2419.47
Nov 2422.36
Oct 2424.58
Price/Operating Cashflow
05101520med 8.76Dec 24Apr 25Jul 25Nov 25Feb 26Jun 26Sep 26
TREE Price/Operating Cashflow by quarter
PeriodPrice/Operating Cashflow
Sep 264.5
Sep 264.35
Sep 264.6
Aug 264.7
Aug 265
Aug 265.29
Aug 265.21
Jul 265.17
Jul 266.35
Jul 267.53
Jul 267.38
Jul 267.33
Jun 266.63
Jun 266.36
Jun 265.95
Jun 265.84
May 266.22
May 265.93
May 265.82
May 266.35
May 266.32
Apr 269.06
Apr 269
Apr 267.77
Apr 267.65
Mar 267.83
Mar 267.59
Mar 267.5
Mar 267.92
Feb 266.9
Feb 267.19
Feb 267.34
Feb 268.76
Jan 2610.46
Jan 2611.51
Jan 2612.55
Jan 2611.61
Jan 269.51
Dec 2510.05
Dec 259.66
Dec 259.98
Dec 2510.25
Nov 2510.53
Nov 259.34
Nov 259.07
Nov 259.61
Oct 2511.81
Oct 259.48
Oct 258.61
Oct 258.58
Oct 259.53
Sep 2510.64
Sep 2511.23
Sep 2510.83
Sep 2510.82
Aug 2510.24
Aug 2510.47
Aug 259.57
Aug 258.17
Aug 257.46
Jul 2511.72
Jul 259.06
Jul 259.22
Jul 259.26
Jun 258.83
Jun 258.33
Jun 258.16
Jun 258.6
May 258.36
May 258.4
May 259.13
May 259.24
May 259.22
Apr 2511
Apr 259.58
Apr 258.75
Apr 259.81
Mar 2510.97
Mar 2511.03
Mar 2510.51
Mar 2510.37
Feb 258.07
Feb 258.24
Feb 259.38
Feb 259.13
Jan 258.97
Jan 258.28
Jan 258.12
Jan 257.24
Jan 257.99
Dec 247.84
Dec 247.91
Dec 247.95
Dec 247.83
Nov 248.83
Nov 248.79
Nov 248.86
Nov 249.47
Nov 2414.92
Oct 2417.64
Price to Book
0246810med 5.18Dec 24Apr 25Jul 25Nov 25Feb 26Jun 26Sep 26
TREE Price to Book by quarter
PeriodPrice to Book
Sep 261.21
Sep 261.17
Sep 261.23
Aug 261.26
Aug 261.34
Aug 261.42
Aug 261.4
Jul 261.39
Jul 261.77
Jul 262.1
Jul 262.05
Jul 262.04
Jun 261.85
Jun 261.77
Jun 261.66
Jun 261.63
May 261.73
May 261.65
May 261.62
May 261.77
May 261.76
Apr 262.31
Apr 262.29
Apr 261.98
Apr 261.95
Mar 262
Mar 261.93
Mar 261.91
Mar 264.36
Feb 263.79
Feb 263.95
Feb 264.04
Feb 264.82
Jan 265.75
Jan 266.33
Jan 266.9
Jan 266.39
Jan 265.23
Dec 255.52
Dec 255.31
Dec 255.49
Dec 255.64
Nov 255.79
Nov 255.13
Nov 254.99
Nov 255.28
Oct 256.5
Oct 257.15
Oct 256.5
Oct 256.48
Oct 257.19
Sep 258.03
Sep 258.48
Sep 258.17
Sep 258.17
Aug 257.73
Aug 257.91
Aug 257.23
Aug 256.16
Aug 255.63
Jul 256.36
Jul 254.91
Jul 255
Jul 255.02
Jun 254.79
Jun 254.52
Jun 254.43
Jun 254.66
May 254.54
May 254.56
May 254.95
May 255.01
May 255.27
Apr 256.28
Apr 255.47
Apr 255
Apr 255.6
Mar 256.27
Mar 256.3
Mar 256.01
Mar 255.93
Feb 255.72
Feb 255.84
Feb 256.65
Feb 256.47
Jan 256.36
Jan 255.87
Jan 255.76
Jan 255.14
Jan 255.66
Dec 245.56
Dec 245.61
Dec 245.64
Dec 245.55
Nov 246.26
Nov 246.23
Nov 246.28
Nov 246.72
Nov 244.1
Oct 244.85
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prnewswire.com · 4 Aug 2026

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CHARLOTTE, N.C., Aug. 4, 2026 /PRNewswire/ -- LendingTree, Inc. (NASDAQ: TREE), operator of LendingTree.com, the nation's leading online financial services marketplace, today announces their ChatGPT plug-in, enabling consumers to explore current mortgage and refinance rates through a natural conversation in ChatGPT, bringing the first step of mortgage shopping into one of the world's fastest-growing AI experiences.

LendingTree Expands Marketplace with Six New Product Categories

gurufocus.com · 3 Aug 2026

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LendingTree Expands Marketplace with Six New Product Categories

prnewswire.com · 3 Aug 2026

LendingTree Expands Marketplace with Six New Product Categories

Expanded Portfolio Advances LendingTree's Vision to Become the #1 Destination to Shop for Financial Products CHARLOTTE, N.C., Aug. 3, 2026 /PRNewswire/ -- LendingTree, Inc. (NASDAQ: TREE), operator of LendingTree.com, the nation's leading online financial services marketplace, announces its largest-ever expansion of product offerings, launching six new products that further advance the company's vision of becoming the #1 destination to shop for financial products.

LendingTree, Inc. $TREE Holdings Raised by Arrowstreet Capital Limited Partnership

defenseworld.net · 1 Aug 2026

LendingTree, Inc. $TREE Holdings Raised by Arrowstreet Capital Limited Partnership

Arrowstreet Capital Limited Partnership raised its stake in shares of LendingTree, Inc. (NASDAQ: TREE) by 33.3% in the first quarter, according to its most recent 13F filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The firm owned 274,366 shares of the financial services provider's stock after buying an additional 68,466 shares during the period.

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