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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.

Analysis

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 Set

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

Historic Data

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DateValue
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
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