(SSTK) Shutterstock - Ratings and Ratios

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

Images, Footage, Music, 3D, AI

Stock: Interactive Media & Services
Age 13.3y
MCap 640m
Avg Vol 177K (3.38M USD)
Beta 1.355
Volatility 48.11%

EPS (Earnings per Share)

EPS (Earnings per Share) of SSTK over the last years for every Quarter: "2020-12": 0.93, "2021-03": 0.98, "2021-06": 1.02, "2021-09": 0.7, "2021-12": 0.77, "2022-03": 1, "2022-06": 0.83, "2022-09": 1, "2022-12": 1.05, "2023-03": 1.29, "2023-06": 1.07, "2023-09": 1.26, "2023-12": 0.72, "2024-03": 1.13, "2024-06": 1, "2024-09": 1.31, "2024-12": 0.67, "2025-03": 1.03, "2025-06": 0.82, "2025-09": 0.99, "2025-12": 0,
EPS CAGR: -47.24%
EPS Trend: -43.0%
Last SUE: -3.15
Qual. Beats: 0

Revenue

Revenue of SSTK over the last years for every Quarter: 2020-12: 180.944, 2021-03: 183.281, 2021-06: 189.912, 2021-09: 194.439, 2021-12: 205.783, 2022-03: 199.132, 2022-06: 206.872, 2022-09: 204.096, 2022-12: 217.726, 2023-03: 215.28, 2023-06: 208.84, 2023-09: 233.248, 2023-12: 217.219, 2024-03: 214.315, 2024-06: 220.053, 2024-09: 250.588, 2024-12: 250.306, 2025-03: 242.62, 2025-06: 266.99, 2025-09: 260.094, 2025-12: null,
Rev. CAGR: 6.45%
Rev. Trend: 89.6%
Last SUE: 0.42
Qual. Beats: 0

Dividends

Dividend Yield 6.83%
Yield on Cost 5y 2.17%
Yield CAGR 5y 11.96%
Payout Consistency 100.0%
Payout Ratio 37.6%
Risk via 5d forecast
Volatility 48.1%
Value at Risk 5%th 70.6%
Relative Tail Risk -10.78%
Reward TTM
Sharpe Ratio -0.52
Alpha -51.03
CAGR/Max DD -0.40
Character TTM
Hurst Exponent 0.418
Beta 1.355
Beta Downside 1.228
Drawdowns 3y
Max DD 80.41%
Mean DD 51.90%
Median DD 52.96%

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
FCF/TA: 0.07 > 0.02 and ΔFCF/TA 6.37 > 1.0
NWC/Revenue: -28.84% < 20% (prev -42.78%; Δ 13.94% < -1%)
CFO/TA 0.10 > 3% & CFO 138.4m > Net Income 60.1m
Net Debt (129.1m) to EBITDA (164.6m): 0.78 < 3
Current Ratio: 0.53 > 1.5 & < 3
Outstanding Shares: last quarter (36.6m) vs 12m ago 3.30% < -2%
Gross Margin: 58.64% > 18% (prev 0.58%; Δ 5806 % > 0.5%)
Asset Turnover: 74.88% > 50% (prev 66.89%; Δ 7.99% > 0%)
Interest Coverage Ratio: 6.32 > 6 (EBITDA TTM 164.6m / Interest Expense TTM 17.7m)

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 362.9m / Total Assets 1.38b)
C: 0.08 (EBIT TTM 112.2m / Avg Total Assets 1.36b)
D: 0.46 (Book Value of Equity 358.4m / Total Liabilities 781.2m)
Altman-Z'' Score: 0.49 = B

Beneish M -2.86

DSRI: 1.20 (Receivables 125.2m/92.2m, Revenue 1.02b/902.2m)
GMI: 0.99 (GM 58.64% / 57.91%)
AQI: 0.96 (AQ_t 0.70 / AQ_t-1 0.73)
SGI: 1.13 (Revenue 1.02b / 902.2m)
TATA: -0.06 (NI 60.1m - CFO 138.4m) / TA 1.38b)
Beneish M-Score: -2.86 = A

ValueRay F-Score (Strict, 0-100) 68.14

1. Piotroski: 6.0pt
2. FCF Yield: 12.26%
3. FCF Margin: 9.24%
4. Debt/Equity: 0.50
5. Debt/Ebitda: 0.78
6. ROIC - WACC: -0.04%
7. RoE: 10.70%
8. Revenue Trend: 89.65%
9. EPS Trend: -43.05%

What is the price of SSTK shares?

As of January 26, 2026, the stock is trading at USD 19.34 with a total of 188,766 shares traded.
Over the past week, the price has changed by +5.11%, over one month by +4.54%, over three months by -22.28% and over the past year by -29.97%.

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 42.6%
Analysts Target Price 27.6 42.6%
ValueRay Target Price 16 -17.5%

SSTK Fundamental Data Overview January 22, 2026

P/E Trailing = 10.7262
P/S = 0.6275
P/B = 1.0769
P/EG = 2.65
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 = 769.2m USD (640.1m + Debt 294.6m - CCE 165.5m)
Interest Coverage Ratio = 6.32 (Ebit TTM 112.2m / Interest Expense TTM 17.7m)
EV/FCF = 8.16x (Enterprise Value 769.2m / FCF TTM 94.3m)
FCF Yield = 12.26% (FCF TTM 94.3m / Enterprise Value 769.2m)
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 = 0.56 (Enterprise Value 769.2m / Total Assets 1.38b)
Interest Expense / Debt = 1.43% (Interest Expense 4.23m / Debt 294.6m)
Taxrate = 42.55% (26.6m / 62.5m)
NOPAT = 64.4m (EBIT 112.2m * (1 - 42.55%))
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 = 4.41% (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 = 7.69% (NOPAT 64.4m / Invested Capital 838.1m)
WACC = 7.73% (E(640.1m)/V(934.7m) * Re(10.91%) + D(294.6m)/V(934.7m) * Rd(1.43%) * (1-Tc(0.43)))
Discount Rate = 10.91% (= CAPM, Blume Beta Adj.)
Shares Correlation 3-Years: 33.33 | Cagr: 1.31%
[DCF Debug] Terminal Value 71.47% ; FCFF base≈59.2m ; Y1≈38.9m ; Y5≈17.7m
Fair Price DCF = 6.62 (EV 364.1m - Net Debt 129.1m = Equity 235.0m / Shares 35.5m; r=7.73% [WACC]; 5y FCF grow -40.0% → 2.90% )
[DCF Warning] FCF declining rapidly (-40.0%), DCF may be unreliable
EPS Correlation: -43.05 | EPS CAGR: -47.24% | SUE: -3.15 | # QB: 0
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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