Shutterstock (SSTK) Return on Capital Employed (2012 - 2026)

Shutterstock (SSTK) reported Return on Capital Employed of 4.81% for Q1 2026, down 405.0% year-over-year from 1.58% in Q1 2025, and down 52.72% quarter-over-quarter from 10.18% in Q4 2025.

Shutterstock (SSTK) Return on Capital Employed (2012 - 2026) Analysis & Trends

Shutterstock (SSTK) has 15 years of Return on Capital Employed data on file, last reported at 4.81% in Q1 2026.

  • Return on Capital Employed for Q1 2026 came in at 4.81%, down 405.0% year-over-year; the trailing twelve-month figure through Mar 2026 was 4.81% (down 405.0% YoY), and the FY2025 annual result was 10.66%, down 189.0% from the prior year.
  • Return on Capital Employed declined to 4.81% in Q1 2026 per SSTK's latest filing, from 10.18% in the prior quarter.
  • Over five years, Return on Capital Employed peaked at 20.77% in Q3 2022 and troughed at 4.81% in Q1 2026.
  • A 5-year average of 13.25% and a median of 11.93% in 2023 frame the typical range for Return on Capital Employed.
  • The sharpest annual moves came in 2024 and 2025: Return on Capital Employed sank 1114 bps in 2024, then surged 139 bps in 2025.
  • A 5-year view of Return on Capital Employed shows it stood at 19.63% in 2022, then tumbled by 39 bps to 11.93% in 2023, then retreated by 18 bps to 9.76% in 2024, then climbed by 4 bps to 10.18% in 2025, then tumbled by 53 bps to 4.81% in 2026.
  • Business Quant data shows SSTK's Return on Capital Employed at 4.81% in Q1 2026, 10.18% in Q4 2025, and 12.16% in Q3 2025.

Peer Comparison

# Company Market Cap Enterprise Value Gross Profit (Qtr) ROCE (Qtr)
1 Nebius 1,913,603.98 Bn 1,913,603.98 Bn 295.20 Mn -3.77%
2 Alphabet 4,425.33 Bn 4,209.71 Bn 102.29 Bn 25.65%
3 Meta Platforms 1,502.66 Bn 1,421.48 Bn 46.09 Bn 26.53%
4 Spotify Technology 119.69 Bn 109.44 Bn 1.75 Bn -
5 Reddit 33.22 Bn 30.45 Bn 511.94 Mn 20.06%
6 Pinterest 13.64 Bn 12.34 Bn 768.96 Mn 6.06%
7 Kanzhun 13.02 Bn 10.92 Bn 255.62 Bn 12,960.00%
8 Snap 9.72 Bn 6.90 Bn 1.29 Bn -6.47%
9 Zillow 8.26 Bn 7.48 Bn 519.00 Mn 0.23%
10 Shutterstock 460.64 Mn 298.12 Mn 150.82 Mn 4.81%

Historic Data

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DateValue
Mar 31, 2026 4.81%
Dec 31, 2025 10.18%
Sep 30, 2025 12.16%
Jun 30, 2025 10.65%
Mar 31, 2025 8.86%
Dec 31, 2024 9.76%
Sep 30, 2024 11.24%
Jun 30, 2024 9.72%
Mar 31, 2024 7.47%
Dec 31, 2023 11.93%
Sep 30, 2023 12.62%
Jun 30, 2023 16.56%
Mar 31, 2023 18.61%
Dec 31, 2022 19.63%
Sep 30, 2022 20.77%
Jun 30, 2022 20.70%
Mar 31, 2022 19.60%
Dec 31, 2021 21.09%
Sep 30, 2021 24.07%
Jun 30, 2021 26.02%