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(SSTK) Shutterstock - Ratings and Ratios

Exchange: NYSE • Country: United States • Currency: USD • Type: Common Stock • ISIN: US8256901005

Images, Footage, Music, 3D, AI

Interactive Media & Services
Market Cap in USD: 672m

IPO / Inception: 2012-10-11
Return 12m vs S&P 500: -45.5%

EPS (Earnings per Share)

EPS CAGR: 6.93%
EPS Trend: -0.6%

Last SUE: 1.79
Qual. Beats: 2

Revenue

Rev. CAGR: 6.45%
Rev. Trend: 89.6%

Last SUE: 0.42
Qual. Beats: 0

Dividends

Dividend Yield	7.26%
Yield on Cost 5y	2.14%
Yield CAGR 5y	15.26%
Payout Consistency	85.7%
Payout Ratio	37.6%

Risk via 5d forecast
Volatility	48.3%
Value at Risk 5%th	70.7%
Relative Tail Risk	-11.01%

Reward TTM
Sharpe Ratio	-0.60
Alpha	-57.69
CAGR/Max DD	-0.34

Character TTM
Hurst Exponent	0.425
Beta	1.297
Beta Downside	1.144

Drawdowns 3y
Max DD	80.41%
Mean DD	50.05%
Median DD	51.69%

Description: SSTK Shutterstock December 25, 2025

Shutterstock (NYSE:SSTK) operates a global marketplace that links brands and businesses with high-quality visual, video, audio, and 3-D content. Its catalogue includes photographs, vectors, illustrations, HD/4K footage, music tracks, sound effects, and generative-AI-created images, plus a library of GIF-style stickers. The platform is delivered under multiple brand names-including Shutterstock, Envato, Pond5, TurboSquid, PicMonkey, PremiumBeat, Splash News, Backgrid, Bigstock, and Offset-and serves corporate marketers, media broadcasters, SMBs, and individual creators via digital, live-sales, and client-management channels.

Key recent metrics: FY 2023 revenue reached $620 million, with subscription services accounting for roughly 85% of total sales and a net subscriber churn rate of 4.2% YoY. The company’s ARR (annual recurring revenue) grew ~12% year-over-year, driven by rising demand for AI-generated assets and the expansion of its 3-D model library, which now exceeds 2 million assets. Macro-level, the interactive media sector is benefiting from a 9% CAGR in global digital advertising spend and accelerating adoption of generative AI tools, both of which underpin Shutterstock’s growth outlook.

For a deeper quantitative view, you might explore ValueRay’s detailed financial model for SSTK.

Piotroski VR‑10 (Strict, 0-10) 6.0

Net Income (60.1m TTM) > 0 and > 6% of Revenue (6% = 61.2m TTM)

FCFTA 0.07 (>2.0%) and ΔFCFTA 6.37pp (YES ≥ +1.0pp, WARN ≥ +0.5pp)

NWC/Revenue -28.84% (prev -42.78%; Δ 13.94pp) (YES ≤20% & Δ≤-1pp; WARN ≤25% & Δ≤0 oder ≤40% & Δ≤-3pp)

CFO/TA 0.10 (>3.0%) and CFO 138.4m > Net Income 60.1m (YES >=105%, WARN >=100%)

Net Debt (129.1m) to EBITDA (164.6m) ratio: 0.78 <= 3.0 (WARN <= 3.5)

Current Ratio 0.53 (target 1.5–3.0; WARN 1.2–<1.5 or >3.0–5.0; CFO/TA gate active)

Outstanding Shares last Quarter (36.6m) change vs 12m ago 3.30% (target <= -2.0% for YES)

Gross Margin 58.64% (prev 57.91%; Δ 0.73pp) >=18% & Δ>=+0.5pp (WARN >=15% & Δ>=0)

Asset Turnover 74.88% (prev 66.89%; Δ 7.99pp) >=50% & Δ>=+2pp (WARN >=35% & Δ>=0)

Interest Coverage Ratio 6.32 (EBITDA TTM 164.6m / Interest Expense TTM 17.7m) >= 6 (WARN >= 3)

Altman Z'' 0.49

(A) -0.21 = (Total Current Assets 336.8m - Total Current Liabilities 631.0m) / Total Assets 1.38b

(B) 0.26 = Retained Earnings (Balance) 362.9m / Total Assets 1.38b

(D) 0.46 = Book Value of Equity 358.4m / Total Liabilities 781.2m

Total Rating: 0.49 = (6.56 * A) + (3.26 * B) + (6.72 * C) + (1.05 * D)

ValueRay F-Score (Strict, 0-100) 67.83

1. Piotroski 6.0pt

2. FCF Yield 11.77%

3. FCF Margin 9.24%

4. Debt/Equity 0.50

5. Debt/Ebitda 0.78

6. ROIC - WACC (= -1.99)%

7. RoE 10.70%

8. Rev. Trend 89.65%

9. EPS Trend -0.55%

What is the price of SSTK shares?

As of December 27, 2025, the stock is trading at USD 18.19 with a total of 102,891 shares traded.
Over the past week, the price has changed by -3.55%, over one month by -12.73%, over three months by -9.88% and over the past year by -36.64%.

Is SSTK a buy, sell or hold?

Shutterstock has received a consensus analysts rating of 3.25. Therefor, it is recommend to hold SSTK.

Strong Buy: 0
Buy: 1
Hold: 3
Sell: 0
Strong Sell: 0

What are the forecasts/targets for the SSTK price?

Issuer	Target	Up/Down from current
Wallstreet Target Price	27.6	51.6%
Analysts Target Price	27.6	51.6%
ValueRay Target Price	16	-12.2%

SSTK Fundamental Data Overview December 24, 2025

Market Cap USD = 672.0m (672.0m USD * 1.0 USD.USD)
P/E Trailing = 10.8736
P/S = 0.6589
P/B = 1.1307
P/EG = 2.65
Beta = 1.263
Revenue TTM = 1.02b USD
EBIT TTM = 112.2m USD
EBITDA TTM = 164.6m USD
Long Term Debt = 117.4m USD (from longTermDebt, last quarter)
Short Term Debt = 158.1m USD (from shortTermDebt, last quarter)
Debt = 294.6m USD (from shortLongTermDebtTotal, last quarter)
Net Debt = 129.1m USD (from netDebt column, last quarter)
Enterprise Value = 801.1m USD (672.0m + Debt 294.6m - CCE 165.5m)
Interest Coverage Ratio = 6.32 (Ebit TTM 112.2m / Interest Expense TTM 17.7m)
FCF Yield = 11.77% (FCF TTM 94.3m / Enterprise Value 801.1m)
FCF Margin = 9.24% (FCF TTM 94.3m / Revenue TTM 1.02b)
Net Margin = 5.89% (Net Income TTM 60.1m / Revenue TTM 1.02b)
Gross Margin = 58.64% ((Revenue TTM 1.02b - Cost of Revenue TTM 421.9m) / Revenue TTM)
Gross Margin QoQ = 60.57% (prev 60.30%)
Tobins Q-Ratio = 0.58 (Enterprise Value 801.1m / Total Assets 1.38b)
Interest Expense / Debt = 1.43% (Interest Expense 4.23m / Debt 294.6m)
Taxrate = 57.37% (18.0m / 31.4m)
NOPAT = 47.8m (EBIT 112.2m * (1 - 57.37%))
Current Ratio = 0.53 (Total Current Assets 336.8m / Total Current Liabilities 631.0m)
Debt / Equity = 0.50 (Debt 294.6m / totalStockholderEquity, last quarter 594.4m)
Debt / EBITDA = 0.78 (Net Debt 129.1m / EBITDA 164.6m)
Debt / FCF = 1.37 (Net Debt 129.1m / FCF TTM 94.3m)
Total Stockholder Equity = 561.5m (last 4 quarters mean from totalStockholderEquity)
RoA = 4.37% (Net Income 60.1m / Total Assets 1.38b)
RoE = 10.70% (Net Income TTM 60.1m / Total Stockholder Equity 561.5m)
RoCE = 16.52% (EBIT 112.2m / Capital Employed (Equity 561.5m + L.T.Debt 117.4m))
RoIC = 5.71% (NOPAT 47.8m / Invested Capital 838.1m)
WACC = 7.69% (E(672.0m)/V(966.7m) * Re(10.80%) + D(294.6m)/V(966.7m) * Rd(1.43%) * (1-Tc(0.57)))
Discount Rate = 10.80% (= CAPM, Blume Beta Adj.)
Shares Correlation 3-Years: 33.33 | Cagr: 1.31%
[DCF Debug] Terminal Value 59.13% ; FCFE base≈59.2m ; Y1≈38.9m ; Y5≈17.8m
Fair Price DCF = 6.69 (DCF Value 237.6m / Shares Outstanding 35.5m; 5y FCF grow -40.0% → 3.0% )
EPS Correlation: -0.55 | EPS CAGR: 6.93% | SUE: 1.79 | # QB: 2
Revenue Correlation: 89.65 | Revenue CAGR: 6.45% | SUE: 0.42 | # QB: 0
EPS next Quarter (2026-03-31): EPS=1.24 | Chg30d=+0.200 | Revisions Net=+1 | Analysts=1
EPS next Year (2026-12-31): EPS=4.17 | Chg30d=-0.097 | Revisions Net=+1 | Growth EPS=-3.7% | Growth Revenue=-0.9%

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