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Shutterstock (SSTK) Operating Expenses (2016 - 2025)

Shutterstock (SSTK) has disclosed Operating Expenses for 15 consecutive years, with $222.6 million as the latest value for Q4 2025.

  • Quarterly Operating Expenses fell 6.15% to $222.6 million in Q4 2025 from the year-ago period, while the trailing twelve-month figure was $914.9 million through Dec 2025, up 5.58% year-over-year, with the annual reading at $914.9 million for FY2025, 5.58% up from the prior year.
  • Operating Expenses for Q4 2025 was $222.6 million at Shutterstock, down from $227.6 million in the prior quarter.
  • The five-year high for Operating Expenses was $237.2 million in Q4 2024, with the low at $145.2 million in Q1 2021.
  • Average Operating Expenses over 5 years is $199.4 million, with a median of $199.8 million recorded in 2023.
  • Peak annual rise in Operating Expenses hit 26.78% in 2021, while the deepest fall reached 6.65% in 2021.
  • Over 5 years, Operating Expenses stood at $191.2 million in 2021, then grew by 9.88% to $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 fell by 6.15% to $222.6 million in 2025.
  • According to Business Quant data, Operating Expenses over the past three periods came in at $222.6 million, $227.6 million, and $232.3 million for Q4 2025, Q3 2025, and Q2 2025 respectively.