Shutterstock (SSTK) Share-based Compensation (2011 - 2026)

Shutterstock (SSTK) posted quarterly Share-based Compensation of $6.4 million for Q1 2026, down 64.29% year-over-year from $17.9 million in Q1 2025, and up 117.25% quarter-over-quarter from -$37.0 million in Q4 2025.

Shutterstock (SSTK) Share-based Compensation (2011 - 2026) Analysis & Trends

Shutterstock (SSTK) has reported Share-based Compensation for 16 consecutive years, with $6.4 million the latest figure, recorded in Q1 2026.

  • In Q1 2026, Share-based Compensation fell 64.29% year-over-year to $6.4 million; the TTM figure through Mar 2026 stood at -$2.1 million (down 103.26% YoY), while the FY2025 annual figure was $9.4 million, down 83.24% from the prior year.
  • Share-based Compensation grew to $6.4 million in Q1 2026 per SSTK's latest filing, from -$37.0 million in the prior quarter.
  • Across five years, Share-based Compensation topped out at $41.5 million in Q3 2025 and bottomed at -$37.0 million in Q4 2025.
  • Historically, Share-based Compensation has averaged $6.5 million across 5 years, with a median of $7.0 million in 2022.
  • Annual changes were most pronounced in 2024 — Share-based Compensation surged 4773.64% — and 2025, when it sank 461.85%.
  • Shutterstock's Share-based Compensation stood at $625000.0 in 2022, then changed by 0.0% to $625000.0 in 2023, then surged by 2317.6% to $15.1 million in 2024, then slumped by 345.06% to -$37.0 million in 2025, then surged by 117.25% to $6.4 million in 2026.
  • Business Quant data shows SSTK's Share-based Compensation at $6.4 million in Q1 2026, -$37.0 million in Q4 2025, and $41.5 million in Q3 2025.

Peer Comparison

# Company Market Cap Enterprise Value Gross Profit (Qtr) Share-based Compensation (Qtr)
1 Alphabet 4,209.11 Bn 3,780.07 Bn 73.85 Bn 7.96 Bn
2 Meta Platforms 1,537.88 Bn 1,447.62 Bn 49.47 Bn 7.66 Bn
3 Taboola.com 1,134.89 Bn 1,134.76 Bn 139.48 Mn -
4 Baidu 289.34 Bn 284.85 Bn 1.88 Mn -
5 Spotify Technology 102.76 Bn 92.52 Bn 1.75 Bn 65.56 Mn
6 Joyy 77.62 Bn 76.74 Bn 205.64 Mn -
7 BILI Social International 60.58 Bn 60.58 Bn 405,933.00 -
8 Nebius 49.31 Bn 39.68 Bn 295.20 Mn 35.30 Mn
9 Reddit 30.43 Bn 27.64 Bn 734.60 Mn 100.95 Mn
10 Shutterstock 203.70 Mn 70.49 Mn 128.01 Mn 12.54 Mn

Historic Data

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DateValue
Jun 30, 2026 12.54 Mn
Jun 30, 2026 12.54 Mn
Mar 31, 2026 6.39 Mn
Mar 31, 2026 6.39 Mn
Dec 31, 2025 -37.03 Mn
Dec 31, 2025 -37.03 Mn
Sep 30, 2025 41.46 Mn
Sep 30, 2025 41.46 Mn
Jun 30, 2025 -12.87 Mn
Jun 30, 2025 -12.87 Mn
Mar 31, 2025 17.88 Mn
Mar 31, 2025 17.88 Mn
Dec 31, 2024 15.11 Mn
Dec 31, 2024 15.11 Mn
Sep 30, 2024 32.36 Mn
Sep 30, 2024 32.36 Mn
Jun 30, 2024 -2.29 Mn
Jun 30, 2024 -2.29 Mn
Mar 31, 2024 11.15 Mn
Mar 31, 2024 11.15 Mn