Shutterstock (SSTK) Return on Equity [ROE] (2012 - 2026)
Shutterstock (SSTK) recorded Return on Equity [ROE] of -46.03% in Q2 2026, down 57.38 percentage points from 11.35% a year earlier and down 42.30 percentage points from the prior quarter.
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Shutterstock (SSTK) Return on Equity [ROE] (2012 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
For FY2025, Shutterstock reported Return on Equity [ROE] of 8.28%, up 1.40 percentage points from FY2024.
- Annual Return on Equity [ROE] has a five-year change of -10.86 percentage points (FY2020 to FY2025).
- Across earlier years, Return on Equity [ROE] came in at 6.87% in FY2024 (-15.76 pp), 22.63% in FY2023 (+6.01 pp), 16.62% in FY2022 (-4.02 pp) and 20.64% in FY2021 (+1.50 pp).
- The Q2 2026 figure is the lowest quarterly Return on Equity [ROE] in data going back to Q4 2012.
- On a year-over-year basis, Return on Equity [ROE] rose in three of the last eight quarters, with an average year-over-year change of -12.70 percentage points.
- Peak year-over-year performance for Return on Equity [ROE] in the last five years was a gain of 7.76 percentage points in Q3 2021, against a drop of 57.38 percentage points in Q2 2026 at the low end.
- Per Business Quant, the preceding three quarters came in at -3.73% (Q1 2026), 7.74% (Q4 2025) and 10.18% (Q3 2025).
Peer Set
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | ROE (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Alphabet | 4,139.30 Bn | 3,896.82 Bn | 73.85 Bn | 43.64% |
| 2 | Meta Platforms | 1,802.48 Bn | 1,505.00 Bn | 49.47 Bn | 26.97% |
| 3 | Netflix | 295.38 Bn | 255.58 Bn | 6.52 Bn | 44.55% |
| 4 | Alibaba Group Holding | 253.00 Bn | 66.78 Bn | 15.11 Bn | 6.20% |
| 5 | Shopify | 219.40 Bn | 196.59 Bn | 1.71 Bn | 15.31% |
| 6 | Uber Technologies | 143.37 Bn | 115.17 Bn | 6.38 Bn | 35.90% |
| 7 | Booking Holdings | 125.53 Bn | 58.58 Bn | - | - |
| 8 | PDD Holdings | 113.03 Bn | -130.74 Bn | 9.45 Bn | 21.12% |
| 9 | Spotify Technology | 108.69 Bn | 66.19 Bn | 1.86 Bn | 41.53% |
| 10 | Shutterstock | 162.78 Mn | -476.73 Mn | 128.01 Mn | -46.03% |
Historic Data
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Historic Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Jun 30, 2026 | -46.03% |
| Mar 31, 2026 | -3.73% |
| Dec 31, 2025 | 7.74% |
| Sep 30, 2025 | 10.18% |
| Jun 30, 2025 | 11.35% |
| Mar 31, 2025 | 7.23% |
| Dec 31, 2024 | 6.90% |
| Sep 30, 2024 | 6.97% |
| Jun 30, 2024 | 8.88% |
| Mar 31, 2024 | 17.51% |
| Dec 31, 2023 | 20.82% |
| Sep 30, 2023 | 22.51% |
| Jun 30, 2023 | 22.68% |
| Mar 31, 2023 | 17.83% |
| Dec 31, 2022 | 17.33% |
| Sep 30, 2022 | 19.99% |
| Jun 30, 2022 | 18.07% |
| Mar 31, 2022 | 19.49% |
| Dec 31, 2021 | 19.48% |
| Sep 30, 2021 | 21.46% |
API Access
Shutterstock Return on Equity [ROE] 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-equity-%5Broe%5D&ticker=SSTK&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEYimport requests
url = "https://data.businessquant.com/historic"
params = {"slug": "return-on-equity-[roe]", "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-equity-%5Broe%5D&ticker=SSTK&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY");
const data = await res.json();