Growth Metrics

Shutterstock (SSTK) Return on Sales (2016 - 2025)

Shutterstock (SSTK) has disclosed Return on Sales for 15 consecutive years, with 0.07% as the latest value for Q4 2025.

  • Quarterly Return on Sales fell 7.0% to 0.07% in Q4 2025 from the year-ago period, while the trailing twelve-month figure was 0.05% through Dec 2025, up 1.0% year-over-year, with the annual reading at 0.05% for FY2025, 1.0% up from the prior year.
  • Return on Sales for Q4 2025 was 0.07% at Shutterstock, down from 0.05% in the prior quarter.
  • The five-year high for Return on Sales was 0.24% in Q2 2023, with the low at 0.07% in Q4 2025.
  • Average Return on Sales over 5 years is 0.08%, with a median of 0.08% recorded in 2021.
  • The sharpest move saw Return on Sales grew 15bps in 2023, then fell -22bps in 2024.
  • Over 5 years, Return on Sales stood at 0.08% in 2021, then tumbled by -61bps to 0.03% in 2022, then crashed by -114bps to 0.0% in 2023, then fell by -23bps to 0.01% in 2024, then crashed by -1174bps to 0.07% in 2025.
  • According to Business Quant data, Return on Sales over the past three periods came in at 0.07%, 0.05%, and 0.11% for Q4 2025, Q3 2025, and Q2 2025 respectively.