Shutterstock (SSTK) Operating Margin (2011 - 2026)
Shutterstock's (SSTK) quarterly Operating Margin came in at 69.99% in Q2 2026, down 8300.0% year-over-year from 0.85% in Q2 2025, and down 350.34% quarter-over-quarter from 15.54% in Q1 2026.
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Shutterstock (SSTK) Operating Margin (2011 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
Shutterstock (SSTK) has reported Operating Margin for 16 consecutive years, with 69.99% the latest figure, recorded in Q2 2026.
- On a quarterly basis, Operating Margin fell 8300.0% year-over-year to 69.99% in Q2 2026; TTM through Jun 2026 was 17.32%, a 2486.0% decrease from a year earlier, with the FY2025 full-year figure at 7.58%, up 24.0% from the prior year.
- Operating Margin was 69.99% for Q2 2026 at Shutterstock, down from 15.54% in the prior quarter.
- Over five years, Operating Margin peaked at 18.75% in Q1 2023 and troughed at 69.99% in Q2 2026.
- A 5-year average of 2.77% and a median of 7.31% in 2023 frame the typical range for Operating Margin.
- Across the five-year window, Operating Margin surged 525 bps in 2025 and plunged 8300 bps in 2026, its largest moves.
- Over 5 years, Operating Margin stood at 3.51% in 2022, then plunged by 72 bps to 0.98% in 2023, then jumped by 437 bps to 5.25% in 2024, then tumbled by 120 bps to 1.07% in 2025, then slumped by 6420 bps to 69.99% in 2026.
- The last three Operating Margin figures came in at 69.99% (Q2 2026), 15.54% (Q1 2026), and 1.07% (Q4 2025), per Business Quant data.
Peer Set
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | Operating Margin (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Alibaba Group Holding | 268.88 Bn | 233.62 Bn | 15.11 Bn | 5.64% |
| 2 | Booking Holdings | 126.62 Bn | 109.41 Bn | 4.98 Bn | 34.00% |
| 3 | PDD Holdings | 112.86 Bn | 82.58 Bn | 9.45 Bn | 24.71% |
| 4 | Airbnb | 98.44 Bn | 86.37 Bn | 2.98 Bn | 21.01% |
| 5 | Mercadolibre | 92.29 Bn | 77.10 Bn | 4.16 Bn | 6.72% |
| 6 | Ebay | 48.19 Bn | 44.89 Bn | 2.30 Bn | 21.57% |
| 7 | Expedia | 32.17 Bn | 25.04 Bn | 3.91 Bn | 18.54% |
| 8 | Maplebear | 10.62 Bn | 9.77 Bn | 751.00 Mn | 13.71% |
| 9 | Full Truck Alliance | 7.66 Bn | 6.70 Bn | - | - |
| 10 | Shutterstock | 167.10 Mn | 33.90 Mn | 128.01 Mn | -69.99% |
Historic Data
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Historic Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Jun 30, 2026 | -69.99% |
| Mar 31, 2026 | -15.54% |
| Dec 31, 2025 | -1.07% |
| Sep 30, 2025 | 12.49% |
| Jun 30, 2025 | 13.01% |
| Mar 31, 2025 | 4.20% |
| Dec 31, 2024 | 5.25% |
| Sep 30, 2024 | 7.24% |
| Jun 30, 2024 | 9.39% |
| Mar 31, 2024 | 7.81% |
| Dec 31, 2023 | 0.98% |
| Sep 30, 2023 | 7.37% |
| Jun 30, 2023 | 4.17% |
| Mar 31, 2023 | 18.75% |
| Dec 31, 2022 | 3.51% |
| Sep 30, 2022 | 14.05% |
| Jun 30, 2022 | 12.27% |
| Mar 31, 2022 | 16.03% |
| Dec 31, 2021 | 7.09% |
| Sep 30, 2021 | 11.40% |
API Access
Shutterstock Operating Margin 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
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https://data.businessquant.com/historic?slug=operating-margin&ticker=SSTK&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEYimport requests
url = "https://data.businessquant.com/historic"
params = {"slug": "operating-margin", "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-margin&ticker=SSTK&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY");
const data = await res.json();