Growth Metrics

Shutterstock (SSTK) Research & Development (2016 - 2025)

Shutterstock (SSTK) has disclosed Research & Development for 15 consecutive years, with $26.0 million as the latest value for Q4 2025.

  • Quarterly Research & Development rose 37.8% to $26.0 million in Q4 2025 from the year-ago period, while the trailing twelve-month figure was $89.0 million through Dec 2025, up 0.7% year-over-year, with the annual reading at $89.0 million for FY2025, 0.7% up from the prior year.
  • Research & Development for Q4 2025 was $26.0 million at Shutterstock, up from $22.4 million in the prior quarter.
  • The five-year high for Research & Development was $29.2 million in Q2 2023, with the low at $10.7 million in Q1 2021.
  • Average Research & Development over 5 years is $19.6 million, with a median of $19.4 million recorded in 2024.
  • The sharpest move saw Research & Development soared 70.25% in 2023, then plummeted 32.03% in 2024.
  • Over 5 years, Research & Development stood at $15.7 million in 2021, then increased by 8.82% to $17.1 million in 2022, then skyrocketed by 36.98% to $23.4 million in 2023, then dropped by 19.38% to $18.9 million in 2024, then soared by 37.8% to $26.0 million in 2025.
  • According to Business Quant data, Research & Development over the past three periods came in at $26.0 million, $22.4 million, and $20.8 million for Q4 2025, Q3 2025, and Q2 2025 respectively.