Growth Metrics

Shutterstock (SSTK) Operating Expenses (2016 - 2026)

Shutterstock has reported Operating Expenses over the past 16 years, most recently at $230.1 million for Q1 2026.

  • Quarterly Operating Expenses fell 0.99% to $230.1 million in Q1 2026 from the year-ago period, while the trailing twelve-month figure was $912.6 million through Mar 2026, up 1.24% year-over-year, with the annual reading at $914.9 million for FY2025, 5.58% up from the prior year.
  • Operating Expenses was $230.1 million for Q1 2026 at Shutterstock, up from $222.6 million in the prior quarter.
  • Over five years, Operating Expenses peaked at $237.2 million in Q4 2024 and troughed at $167.2 million in Q1 2022.
  • The 5-year median for Operating Expenses is $215.1 million (2023), against an average of $208.9 million.
  • Year-over-year, Operating Expenses increased 23.17% in 2023 and then dropped 6.15% in 2025.
  • A 5-year view of Operating Expenses shows it stood at $210.1 million in 2022, then rose by 2.39% to $215.1 million in 2023, then increased by 10.26% to $237.2 million in 2024, then dropped by 6.15% to $222.6 million in 2025, then grew by 3.39% to $230.1 million in 2026.
  • Per Business Quant, the three most recent readings for SSTK's Operating Expenses are $230.1 million (Q1 2026), $222.6 million (Q4 2025), and $227.6 million (Q3 2025).