Shutterstock Overview

  • Year Founded
  • 2003

Year Founded

  • Status
  • Public

  • Employees
  • 1,715

Employees

  • Stock Symbol
  • SSTK

Stock Symbol

  • Investments
  • 23

  • Share Price
  • $19.55
  • (As of Friday Closing)

Shutterstock General Information

Description

Shutterstock Inc is a U.S.-based company that is engaged in the provision of digital content. The content segment, whose offerings include licenses for Images, Footage, Music, 3 Dimensional, and Generative AI content. Data, Distribution, and Service offerings address customer demand for products and services that are beyond its Content licenses. The company generates the majority of its revenue from Content offerings. Geographically the company generates the majority of its revenue from the Domestic market, but also has its presence in Europe and Rest of the Countries.

Contact Information

Ownership Status
Publicly Held
Financing Status
Formerly VC-backed
Corporate Office
  • 350 Fifth Avenue
  • 21st Floor
  • New York, NY 10118
  • United States
+1 (800)
Primary Industry
Media and Information Services (B2B)
Other Industries
Social Content
Stock Exchange
NYS
Vertical(s)
TMT
Corporate Office
  • 350 Fifth Avenue
  • 21st Floor
  • New York, NY 10118
  • United States
+1 (800)

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Shutterstock Stock Performance

As of 14-Mar-2025, Shutterstock’s stock price is $19.55. Its current market cap is $682M with 34.9M shares.

(As of Friday Closing)

Stock Price Previous Close 52 wk Range Market Cap Shares Average Volume EPS
$19.55 $19.41 $19.13 - $49.37 $682M 34.9M 646K $1.02

Shutterstock Financials Summary

As of 31-Dec-2024, Shutterstock has a trailing 12-month revenue of $935M.

In Thousands,
USD
TTM 31-Dec-2024 FY 2024 31-Dec-2024 FY 2023 31-Dec-2023 FY 2022 31-Dec-2022
EV 1,230,599 1,230,599 1,710,428 1,897,796
Revenue 935,262 935,262 874,587 827,826
EBITDA 154,503 154,503 199,269 160,756
Net Income 35,932 35,932 110,269 76,103
Total Assets 1,309,156 1,309,156 1,036,015 881,184
Total Debt 301,069 301,069 59,404 85,611
Public Fundamental Data provided by Morningstar, Inc. disclaimer

Shutterstock Valuation & Funding

Deal Type Date Amount Valuation/
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Post-Val Status Debt

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Shutterstock Inc is a U.S.-based company that is engaged in the provision of digital content. The content segment, whose
Media and Information Services (B2B)
New York, NY
1,715 As of 2024

Seattle, WA
 

Singapore, Singapore
 
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Shutterstock Competitors (9)

One of Shutterstock’s 9 competitors is Getty Images, a Formerly PE-Backed company based in Seattle, WA.

Company Name Financing Status Location Employees Total Raised Last Financing Date/Type Last Financing Amount
Getty Images Formerly PE-Backed Seattle, WA
123RF Venture Capital-Backed Singapore, Singapore
Dreamstime Corporation Brentwood, TN
Vimeo Formerly VC-backed New York, NY
EyeEm Private Equity-Backed Berlin, Germany
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Shutterstock Patents

Shutterstock Recent Patent Activity

Publication ID Patent Title Status First Filing Date Technology (CPC) Citations
US-12106548-B1 Balanced generative image model training Active 27-Mar-2024
US-20240394730-A1 User-contributor ranking and matching in a content marketplace Pending 26-May-2023
US-20240354455-A1 Asset design and generation using digital assistant Pending 24-Apr-2023
US-20240338716-A1 System for extrapolating user behavior signals in a digital asset marketplace using dense vectors Pending 06-Apr-2023
US-20240112217-A1 Predicting performance of creative content Pending 30-Sep-2022 G06Q30/0242
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Shutterstock Signals

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Shutterstock Investments & Acquisitions (23)

Shutterstock’s most recent deal was a Merger/Acquisition with Envato for . The deal was made on 22-Jul-2024.

Company Name Deal Date Deal Type Deal Size Industry Lead Partner
Envato 22-Jul-2024 Merger/Acquisition Application Software
.backgrid 01-Feb-2024 Merger/Acquisition Movies, Music and Entertainment
Giphy 23-Jun-2023 Merger/Acquisition Multimedia and Design Software
Link Money 01-Jul-2022 Early Stage VC Financial Software
Splash News 28-May-2022 Merger/Acquisition Media and Information Services (B2B)
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Shutterstock ESG

Risk Overview

Risk Rating

Updated August, 10, 2024

25.4 | Med Risk

Risk Scale

A lower score indicates better sustainability

Negl

0-10

Low

10-20

Med

20-30

High

30-40

Severe

40+

Exposure

Exposure refers to the extent to which a company is exposed to different material ESG issues

Management

Management is related to actions taken to manage ESG issues

Peers Analysis

Peer performance insights compare the company’s ESG performance to the performance of selected peers to help inform future ESG decisions and drive internal performance improvements.

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Industry

of 950

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Internet Software and Services

Subindustry

of 216

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Percentile

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Shutterstock Exits (2)

Shutterstock’s most recent exit was on 23-Oct-2017 from ActionIQ. The exit was categorized as with 6 buyers.

Company Name Exit Date Exit Type Exit Size Status Buyers
ActionIQ 23-Oct-2017 Completed
  • 6 buyers
Webdam Solutions 14-Mar-2014 Merger/Acquisition Completed
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Shutterstock Affiliates

Subsidiaries (9)

Name Industry Location Year Founded
.backgrid Redondo Beach, CA 2016
Giphy New York, NY 2013
PicMonkey Seattle, WA 2012
Envato Melbourne, Australia 2006
Pond5 New York, NY 2006
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Shutterstock FAQs

  • When was Shutterstock founded?

    Shutterstock was founded in 2003.

  • Where is Shutterstock headquartered?

    Shutterstock is headquartered in New York, NY.

  • What is the size of Shutterstock?

    Shutterstock has 1,715 total employees.

  • What industry is Shutterstock in?

    Shutterstock’s primary industry is Media and Information Services (B2B).

  • Is Shutterstock a private or public company?

    Shutterstock is a Public company.

  • What is Shutterstock’s stock symbol?

    The ticker symbol for Shutterstock is SSTK.

  • What is the current stock price of Shutterstock?

    As of 14-Mar-2025 the stock price of Shutterstock is $19.55.

  • What is the current market cap of Shutterstock?

    The current market capitalization of Shutterstock is $682M.

  • What is Shutterstock’s current revenue?

    The trailing twelve month revenue for Shutterstock is $935M.

  • Who are Shutterstock’s competitors?

    Getty Images, 123RF, Dreamstime, Vimeo, and EyeEm are some of the 9 competitors of Shutterstock.

  • What is Shutterstock’s annual earnings per share (EPS)?

    Shutterstock’s EPS for 12 months was $1.02.

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