Growth Metrics

Shutterstock (SSTK) Return on Capital Employed (2016 - 2025)

Shutterstock (SSTK) has disclosed Return on Capital Employed for 14 consecutive years, with 0.1% as the latest value for Q4 2025.

  • Quarterly Return on Capital Employed changed 0.0% to 0.1% in Q4 2025 from the year-ago period, while the trailing twelve-month figure was 0.1% through Dec 2025, changed 0.0% year-over-year, with the annual reading at 0.11% for FY2025, 2.0% down from the prior year.
  • Return on Capital Employed for Q4 2025 was 0.1% at Shutterstock, down from 0.12% in the prior quarter.
  • The five-year high for Return on Capital Employed was 0.26% in Q2 2021, with the low at 0.07% in Q1 2024.
  • Average Return on Capital Employed over 5 years is 0.16%, with a median of 0.15% recorded in 2023.
  • The sharpest move saw Return on Capital Employed rose 20bps in 2021, then fell -11bps in 2024.
  • Over 5 years, Return on Capital Employed stood at 0.21% in 2021, then decreased by -7bps to 0.2% in 2022, then crashed by -39bps to 0.12% in 2023, then fell by -18bps to 0.1% in 2024, then increased by 4bps to 0.1% in 2025.
  • According to Business Quant data, Return on Capital Employed over the past three periods came in at 0.1%, 0.12%, and 0.11% for Q4 2025, Q3 2025, and Q2 2025 respectively.