Shutterstock (SSTK) Operating Expenses (2011 - 2026)
Shutterstock's (SSTK) quarterly Operating Expenses came in at $377.0 million in Q2 2026, up 62.33% year-over-year from $232.3 million in Q2 2025, and up 63.84% quarter-over-quarter from $230.1 million in Q1 2026.
Shutterstock (SSTK) Operating Expenses (2011 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
Shutterstock (SSTK) has reported Operating Expenses for 16 consecutive years, with $377.0 million the latest figure, recorded in Q2 2026.
- On a quarterly basis, Operating Expenses rose 62.33% year-over-year to $377.0 million in Q2 2026; TTM through Jun 2026 was $1.1 billion, a 13.17% increase from a year earlier, with the FY2025 full-year figure at $914.9 million, up 5.58% from the prior year.
- Operating Expenses was $377.0 million for Q2 2026 at Shutterstock, up from $230.1 million in the prior quarter.
- Over five years, Operating Expenses peaked at $377.0 million in Q2 2026 and troughed at $167.2 million in Q1 2022.
- A 5-year average of $218.3 million and a median of $215.6 million in 2023 frame the typical range for Operating Expenses.
- Across the five-year window, Operating Expenses fell 6.15% in 2025 and surged 62.33% in 2026, its largest moves.
- Over 5 years, Operating Expenses stood at $210.1 million in 2022, then increased by 2.39% to $215.1 million in 2023, then grew by 10.26% to $237.2 million in 2024, then slipped by 6.15% to $222.6 million in 2025, then jumped by 69.39% to $377.0 million in 2026.
- The last three Operating Expenses figures came in at $377.0 million (Q2 2026), $230.1 million (Q1 2026), and $222.6 million (Q4 2025), per Business Quant data.
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | Opex (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Alibaba Group Holding | 268.88 Bn | 233.62 Bn | 15.11 Bn | -8.86 Bn |
| 2 | Booking Holdings | 126.62 Bn | 109.41 Bn | 4.98 Bn | 4.85 Bn |
| 3 | PDD Holdings | 112.86 Bn | 82.58 Bn | 9.45 Bn | -5.39 Bn |
| 4 | Airbnb | 98.44 Bn | 86.37 Bn | 2.98 Bn | 2.85 Bn |
| 5 | Mercadolibre | 92.29 Bn | 77.10 Bn | 4.16 Bn | 3.48 Bn |
| 6 | Ebay | 48.19 Bn | 44.89 Bn | 2.30 Bn | 1.63 Bn |
| 7 | Expedia | 32.17 Bn | 25.04 Bn | 3.91 Bn | 2.55 Bn |
| 8 | Maplebear | 10.62 Bn | 9.77 Bn | 751.00 Mn | 608.00 Mn |
| 9 | Full Truck Alliance | 7.66 Bn | 6.70 Bn | - | -279.73 Mn |
| 10 | Shutterstock | 167.10 Mn | 33.90 Mn | 128.01 Mn | 377.04 Mn |
Historic Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Jun 30, 2026 | 377.04 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2026 | 230.12 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2025 | 222.59 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2025 | 227.60 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2025 | 232.26 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2025 | 232.42 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2024 | 237.16 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2024 | 232.44 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2024 | 199.39 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2024 | 197.57 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2023 | 215.10 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2023 | 216.06 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2023 | 200.13 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2023 | 174.91 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2022 | 210.08 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2022 | 175.41 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2022 | 181.50 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2022 | 167.21 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2021 | 191.19 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2021 | 172.27 Mn |
Shutterstock Operating Expenses API
Pull this series into your own models, spreadsheets and apps with the Business Quant
Historical Metrics API. The request below matches the chart above — change the
frequency, period or values and it follows. Swap YOUR_API_KEY for your own key.
https://data.businessquant.com/historic?slug=operating-expenses&ticker=SSTK&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY
import requests
url = "https://data.businessquant.com/historic"
params = {"slug": "operating-expenses", "ticker": "SSTK", "period": "max", "api_key": "YOUR_API_KEY"}
data = requests.get(url, params=params).json()
const res = await fetch("https://data.businessquant.com/historic?slug=operating-expenses&ticker=SSTK&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY");
const data = await res.json();