SHUTTERSTOCK INC (SSTK)
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Shutterstock is a global creative platform that connects brands and businesses with high-quality digital content including images, footage, music, and 3D models.
What SHUTTERSTOCK INC does
Shutterstock is a global creative platform that connects brands and businesses with high-quality digital content including images, footage, music, and 3D models. The company operates a two-sided marketplace where contributors upload content in exchange for royalty payments and customers license content for their creative needs. Beyond content licensing, Shutterstock offers data services (metadata licensing), distribution and advertising through its Giphy business (GIFs), specialized production solutions through Shutterstock Studios, and various white-glove creative services.
Themes: ["Content licensing and marketplace","Creative automation and tools","GIF distribution and visual communication","3D content and digital assets","AI-powered creative platform","Designer and creator tools"]
Fundamentals
- Price$8.73 as of 2026-07-09 close
- Market cap$327M as of 2026-07-10
- 1-year return-55.9% as of 2026-07-09 close
- P/E7.19 as of 2026-07-10
- Net margin-2.2% as of 2026-07-10
- Gross margin+57.7% as of 2026-07-10
- ROE-3.6% as of 2026-07-10
- Debt / equity0.52 as of 2026-07-10
- Revenue growth (YoY)-1.8% as of 2026-07-10
- Revenue CAGR (3y)+6.1% SEC XBRL
- Beta1.06 as of 2026-07-10
Dividend: yield +16.5%; 3-year non-decreasing per-share dividend streak (SEC XBRL).
Key risks (from latest filing)
["Proposed merger with Getty Images is subject to ongoing regulatory review by the DOJ and CMA Phase 2 process, creating uncertainty around deal completion and integration","Declining revenue growth (-1.77% YoY) and negative net margin (-2.19%) indicate margin pressure and difficulty scaling profitably in a competitive content licensing market","Heavy reliance on contributor network and ability to retain customers; competitive pressure and pricing pressure from other content platforms could impact both contributor compensation and customer acquisition costs"]
Fundamentals: Finnhub, as of 2026-07-10. Filings: SEC EDGAR. Prices are delayed daily-close data.
Last updated 2026-07-09.
Informational only — NOT financial advice. All figures are delayed daily-close data from SEC EDGAR & Finnhub, shown with their as-of date.