Growth Metrics

Shutterstock (SSTK) Return on Capital Employed (2016 - 2026)

Shutterstock has reported Return on Capital Employed over the past 15 years, most recently at 4.81% for Q1 2026.

  • Quarterly Return on Capital Employed fell 405.0% to 4.81% in Q1 2026 from the year-ago period, while the trailing twelve-month figure was 4.81% through Mar 2026, down 405.0% year-over-year, with the annual reading at 10.66% for FY2025, 189.0% down from the prior year.
  • Return on Capital Employed was 4.81% for Q1 2026 at Shutterstock, down 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.
  • The 5-year median for Return on Capital Employed is 11.93% (2023), against an average of 13.25%.
  • Year-over-year, Return on Capital Employed tumbled -1114bps in 2024 and then surged 139bps in 2025.
  • A 5-year view of Return on Capital Employed shows it stood at 19.63% in 2022, then tumbled by -39bps to 11.93% in 2023, then dropped by -18bps to 9.76% in 2024, then rose by 4bps to 10.18% in 2025, then tumbled by -53bps to 4.81% in 2026.
  • Per Business Quant, the three most recent readings for SSTK's Return on Capital Employed are 4.81% (Q1 2026), 10.18% (Q4 2025), and 12.16% (Q3 2025).