Shutterstock (SSTK) Return on Assets [ROA] (2012 - 2026)
Shutterstock's Return on Assets [ROA] was -17.15% in Q2 2026, down 21.92 percentage points from 4.76% a year earlier and down 15.60 percentage points from the prior quarter.
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Shutterstock (SSTK) Return on Assets [ROA] (2012 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
For FY2025, Return on Assets [ROA] at Shutterstock came in at 3.41%, up 0.35 percentage points from FY2024.
- Return on Assets [ROA] shows a five-year change of -7.14 percentage points (FY2020 to FY2025).
- In earlier years, Return on Assets [ROA] was 3.06% in FY2024 (-8.44 pp), 11.50% in FY2023 (+2.72 pp), 8.78% in FY2022 (-2.84 pp) and 11.62% in FY2021 (+1.07 pp).
- The Q2 2026 figure marks the lowest quarterly Return on Assets [ROA] in data going back to Q4 2012.
- Compared with a year earlier, Return on Assets [ROA] was higher in three of the last eight quarters, with an average year-over-year change of -5.90 percentage points.
- The best year-over-year quarter for Return on Assets [ROA] over five years was Q3 2021 (a gain of 4.68 percentage points); the worst was Q2 2026 (a drop of 21.92 percentage points).
- Per Business Quant data, SSTK's Return on Assets [ROA] in the three quarters before Q2 2026 was -1.56% (Q1 2026), 3.33% (Q4 2025) and 4.37% (Q3 2025).
Peer Set
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | ROA (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Alphabet | 3,462.85 Bn | 3,197.75 Bn | 76.16 Bn | 24.48% |
| 2 | Meta Platforms | 1,559.43 Bn | 1,223.94 Bn | 51.23 Bn | 16.20% |
| 3 | Netflix | 262.12 Bn | 223.42 Bn | 6.80 Bn | 25.21% |
| 4 | Alibaba Group Holding | 253.57 Bn | 67.20 Bn | 15.16 Bn | 3.56% |
| 5 | Shopify | 191.77 Bn | 170.57 Bn | 1.78 Bn | 14.59% |
| 6 | Uber Technologies | 139.89 Bn | 110.71 Bn | 6.42 Bn | 5.24% |
| 7 | AppLovin | 130.31 Bn | 118.84 Bn | 1.94 Bn | 59.50% |
| 8 | Spotify Technology | 123.80 Bn | 80.72 Bn | 1.89 Bn | 21.55% |
| 9 | Booking Holdings | 120.61 Bn | 54.35 Bn | - | 24.77% |
| 10 | Shutterstock | 109.19 Mn | -530.31 Mn | 128.01 Mn | -17.15% |
Historic Data
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Historic Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Jun 30, 2026 | -17.15% |
| Mar 31, 2026 | -1.56% |
| Dec 31, 2025 | 3.33% |
| Sep 30, 2025 | 4.37% |
| Jun 30, 2025 | 4.76% |
| Mar 31, 2025 | 2.92% |
| Dec 31, 2024 | 2.70% |
| Sep 30, 2024 | 3.09% |
| Jun 30, 2024 | 4.64% |
| Mar 31, 2024 | 9.06% |
| Dec 31, 2023 | 10.75% |
| Sep 30, 2023 | 11.71% |
| Jun 30, 2023 | 12.23% |
| Mar 31, 2023 | 9.56% |
| Dec 31, 2022 | 8.84% |
| Sep 30, 2022 | 10.18% |
| Jun 30, 2022 | 9.60% |
| Mar 31, 2022 | 10.80% |
| Dec 31, 2021 | 10.86% |
| Sep 30, 2021 | 12.32% |
API Access
Shutterstock Return on Assets [ROA] 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=return-on-assets-%5Broa%5D&ticker=SSTK&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEYimport requests
url = "https://data.businessquant.com/historic"
params = {"slug": "return-on-assets-[roa]", "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=return-on-assets-%5Broa%5D&ticker=SSTK&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY");
const data = await res.json();