Why did Shutterstock (SSTK) stock move recently?

On 8/25/2026, Shutterstock moved +3.4% — No company-specific catalyst identified for the 3.36% gain; the move occurred with limited fresh news and followed earlier Q2 results and AI integration announcements from mid-August. This is MarketChacha's decoded reason from filings and credible news; it is education, not buy/sell advice.

Is Shutterstock (SSTK) overvalued or fairly valued?

MarketChacha shows Shutterstock's valuation in context — a forward P/E of about 6.4, a price-to-book of about 0.6 — alongside its revenue and profit growth and whether reported profit converts into operating cash, so you can judge value for yourself. MarketChacha does not issue ratings, price targets, or buy/sell advice.

Does Shutterstock's reported profit turn into cash?

Over 3 years, operating cash flow fully covered reported profit — earnings are backed by real cash. MarketChacha computes this cash-conversion check (1.77×) from reported figures — education, not a rating.

What is Shutterstock's revenue?

Shutterstock reported revenue of $989.9M for FY2025, with net profit of $45.5M, per official filings.

What is the share price of Shutterstock (SSTK)?

Shutterstock last traded at $5.74 (-0.5% on the day), as of 9/4/2026 — a delayed quote shown for education, not investment advice.

Shutterstock

SSTK · NYSE · Communication Services · United States

Snapshot

TickerSSTK

ExchangeNYSE

SectorCommunication Services

IndustryInternet Content & Information

CountryUnited States

Employees1,565

HeadquartersNew York, United States

Websitewww.shutterstock.com

Filings tracked25

About Shutterstock

Shutterstock, Inc. provides platform to connect brands and businesses to high quality content in North America, Europe, and internationally. The company offers image services consisting of photographs, vectors, and illustrations, which is used in visual communications, such as websites, digital and print marketing materials, corporate communications, books, publications, and others; footage services, including video clips, filmed by industry experts and cinema grade video effects in HD and 4K formats that are integrated into websites, social media, marketing campaigns, and cinematic productions; and music services comprising music tracks and sound effects, which are used to complement images and footage. It also provides 3 dimensional models consisting of 3D models used in various industries, such as advertising, media and video production, gaming, retail, education, design, and architecture; and generative AI content comprising images generated from algorithms trained with ethically sourced content. In addition, the company operates a collection of graphics interchange format visuals and stickers that supplies casual conversational content. It offers its services under the Shutterstock, Envato, Pond5, TurboSquid, PicMonkey, PremiumBeat, Splash News, and Bigstock brand names. The company serves corporate professionals and organizations, media and broadcast companies, and small and medium-sized businesses, and individual creators through digital, live sales, services, and client management channels. Shutterstock, Inc. was founded in 2003 and is headquartered in New York, New York.

Who owns it

Insiders31.1%
Institutions56.2%
Public & other12.6%

248 institutional holders

Ownership breakdown from public market data.

Top holders

Blackrock Inc.7.20%
LSV Asset Management4.48%
Callodine Capital Management, LP3.38%
Vanguard Capital Management LLC3.08%
Alpine Associates Management Inc.3.07%
Dimensional Fund Advisors LP2.74%
Invenomic Capital Management, LP2.23%
Geode Capital Management, LLC2.16%

Largest institutional holders — last updated 6/30/2026.

Forensic scorecard

Margin has compressed by about 8.0 points over the period — profitability is trending down.

Cash conversion1.77×

Over 3 years, operating cash flow fully covered reported profit — earnings are backed by real cash.

Net margin trend12.6% → 4.6%

Margin has compressed by about 8.0 points over the period — profitability is trending down.

Return on equity7.8%

Latest ROE of 7.8% is on the low side — the business earns a modest return on shareholder capital.

Growth qualityrev 6% · PAT -36%

Profit growth is broadly tracking revenue growth — the earnings trend looks operational rather than one-off.

Computed by MarketChacha from reported figures (SEC XBRL). Education, not a rating or recommendation.

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Financials at a glance

Source: SEC XBRL

Annual

Quarterly · last 8

Revenue (FY2025)

$989.9M

Net margin

4.6%

ROE

7.8%

Revenue CAGR (2y)

+6.4%

Profit CAGR (2y)

-35.8%

EPS (FY2025)

1.25

Net profit (FY2025)

$45.5M

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Why it moved

Aug 25, 2026
No company-specific catalyst identified for the 3.36% gain; the move occurred with limited fresh news and followed earlier Q2 results and AI integration announcements from mid-August.
· confidence: low

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Financials

Yearly

Period	Revenue	Net profit	EPS	Net margin	ROE
FY2025	$989.9M	$45.5M	1.25	4.6%	7.8%
FY2024	$935.3M	$35.9M	1.01	3.8%	6.9%
FY2023	$874.6M	$110.3M	3.04	12.6%	20.9%

Quarterly

Period	Revenue	Net profit	EPS	Net margin
2026Q2	$221.8M	$-155.9M	-4.25	-70.3%
2026Q1	$199.2M	$-47.6M	-1.34	-23.9%
2025Q3	$260.1M	$13.4M	0.37	5.1%
2025Q2	$267.0M	$29.4M	0.82	11.0%
2025Q1	$242.6M	$18.7M	0.53	7.7%
2024Q3	$250.6M	$17.6M	0.50	7.0%
2024Q2	$220.1M	$3.6M	0.10	1.6%
2024Q1	$214.3M	$16.1M	0.45	7.5%
2023Q3	$233.2M	$28.4M	0.79	12.2%
2023Q2	$208.8M	$50.0M	1.37	23.9%
2023Q1	$215.3M	$32.8M	0.90	15.3%

Figures as reported, in reporting currency. Source: SEC XBRL.

Filings & announcements

2026

10-Q filing
SEC8/7/2026
8-K — Results of operations, Reg FD disclosure, Exhibits
SEC8/5/2026material
8-K — Executive/director change, Other events, Exhibits
SEC7/22/2026material
8-K — Executive/director change, Reg FD disclosure, Other events, Exhibits
SEC7/13/2026material
8-K — Termination of agreement
SEC7/9/2026material
8-K — Reg FD disclosure, Other events, Exhibits
SEC7/1/2026material
8-K — Other events, Exhibits
SEC5/15/2026material
8-K — Other events
SEC5/14/2026material
8-K — Results of operations, Reg FD disclosure, Exhibits
SEC4/28/2026material
10-Q filing
SEC4/28/2026
10-K/A filing
SEC4/24/2026
8-K — Other events
SEC4/20/2026material
8-K — Other events, Exhibits
SEC2/23/2026material
8-K — Other events, Exhibits
SEC2/19/2026material
8-K — Results of operations, Reg FD disclosure, Exhibits
SEC2/17/2026material
10-K filing
SEC2/17/2026
8-K — Other events
SEC1/27/2026material

2025

8-K — Shareholder vote results
SEC12/22/2025material
8-K — Executive/director change
SEC12/2/2025material
8-K — Other events
SEC11/6/2025material
8-K — Results of operations, Reg FD disclosure, Exhibits
SEC11/5/2025material
10-Q filing
SEC11/5/2025
8-K — Other events, Exhibits
SEC11/3/2025material
8-K — Other events, Exhibits
SEC10/20/2025material
8-K — Other events
SEC9/18/2025material

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