Shutterstock (SSTK) Payout Ratio (2011 - 2026)
Shutterstock's (SSTK) quarterly Payout Ratio came in at 0.08 in Q2 2026, down 121.46% year-over-year from 0.39 in Q2 2025, and up 68.46% quarter-over-quarter from 0.27 in Q1 2026.
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Shutterstock (SSTK) Payout Ratio (2011 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
Shutterstock (SSTK) has reported Payout Ratio for 9 consecutive years, with 0.08 the latest figure, recorded in Q2 2026.
- On a quarterly basis, Payout Ratio fell 121.46% year-over-year to 0.08 in Q2 2026; TTM through Jun 2026 was 0.24, a 134.89% decrease from a year earlier, with the FY2025 full-year figure at 1.02, down 13.29% from the prior year.
- Payout Ratio was 0.08 for Q2 2026 at Shutterstock, up from 0.27 in the prior quarter.
- Over five years, Payout Ratio peaked at 2.94 in Q2 2024 and troughed at 9.59 in Q4 2023.
- A 5-year average of 0.48 and a median of 0.36 in 2022 frame the typical range for Payout Ratio.
- Across the five-year window, Payout Ratio sank 886.79% in 2023 and soared 1412.88% in 2024, its largest moves.
- Over 5 years, Payout Ratio stood at 1.22 in 2022, then slumped by 886.79% to 9.59 in 2023, then grew by 23.75% to 7.31 in 2024, then jumped by 90.0% to 0.73 in 2025, then jumped by 88.41% to 0.08 in 2026.
- The last three Payout Ratio figures came in at 0.08 (Q2 2026), 0.27 (Q1 2026), and 0.73 (Q4 2025), per Business Quant data.
Peer Set
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Alibaba Group Holding | 268.88 Bn | 233.62 Bn | 15.11 Bn |
| 2 | Booking Holdings | 126.62 Bn | 109.41 Bn | 4.98 Bn |
| 3 | PDD Holdings | 112.86 Bn | 82.58 Bn | 9.45 Bn |
| 4 | Airbnb | 98.44 Bn | 86.37 Bn | 2.98 Bn |
| 5 | Mercadolibre | 92.29 Bn | 77.10 Bn | 4.16 Bn |
| 6 | Ebay | 48.19 Bn | 44.89 Bn | 2.30 Bn |
| 7 | Expedia | 32.17 Bn | 25.04 Bn | 3.91 Bn |
| 8 | Maplebear | 10.62 Bn | 9.77 Bn | 751.00 Mn |
| 9 | Full Truck Alliance | 7.66 Bn | 6.70 Bn | - |
| 10 | Shutterstock | 167.10 Mn | 33.90 Mn | 128.01 Mn |
Historic Data
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Historic Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Jun 30, 2026 | -0.08 |
| Mar 31, 2026 | -0.27 |
| Dec 31, 2025 | -0.73 |
| Sep 30, 2025 | 0.87 |
| Jun 30, 2025 | 0.39 |
| Mar 31, 2025 | 0.62 |
| Dec 31, 2024 | -7.31 |
| Sep 30, 2024 | 0.60 |
| Jun 30, 2024 | 2.94 |
| Mar 31, 2024 | 0.66 |
| Dec 31, 2023 | -9.59 |
| Sep 30, 2023 | 0.34 |
| Jun 30, 2023 | 0.19 |
| Mar 31, 2023 | 0.29 |
| Dec 31, 2022 | 1.22 |
| Sep 30, 2022 | 0.37 |
| Jun 30, 2022 | 0.45 |
| Mar 31, 2022 | 0.33 |
| Dec 31, 2021 | 0.45 |
| Sep 30, 2021 | 0.48 |
API Access
Shutterstock Payout Ratio 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=payout-ratio&ticker=SSTK&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEYimport requests
url = "https://data.businessquant.com/historic"
params = {"slug": "payout-ratio", "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=payout-ratio&ticker=SSTK&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY");
const data = await res.json();