Growth Metrics

Shutterstock (SSTK) Share-based Compensation (2016 - 2025)

Shutterstock (SSTK) has disclosed Share-based Compensation for 15 consecutive years, with $14.6 million as the latest value for Q4 2025.

  • Quarterly Share-based Compensation fell 3.34% to $14.6 million in Q4 2025 from the year-ago period, while the trailing twelve-month figure was $61.1 million through Dec 2025, up 8.43% year-over-year, with the annual reading at $61.1 million for FY2025, 8.43% up from the prior year.
  • Share-based Compensation for Q4 2025 was $14.6 million at Shutterstock, up from $13.0 million in the prior quarter.
  • The five-year high for Share-based Compensation was $17.9 million in Q1 2025, with the low at $7.0 million in Q2 2022.
  • Average Share-based Compensation over 5 years is $11.9 million, with a median of $11.9 million recorded in 2022.
  • The sharpest move saw Share-based Compensation surged 166.39% in 2021, then decreased 27.29% in 2022.
  • Over 5 years, Share-based Compensation stood at $9.5 million in 2021, then grew by 23.5% to $11.8 million in 2022, then rose by 1.75% to $12.0 million in 2023, then increased by 26.04% to $15.1 million in 2024, then dropped by 3.34% to $14.6 million in 2025.
  • According to Business Quant data, Share-based Compensation over the past three periods came in at $14.6 million, $13.0 million, and $15.6 million for Q4 2025, Q3 2025, and Q2 2025 respectively.