SuperworthShutterstock profit margin SSTK
Gross, operating and net profit as a share of revenue over the last twelve months, from 2011.
- Net margin, 12 months
- −22.9%
- Operating margin, 12 months
- −17.3%
- Net margin on a year earlier
- −29.2 pts
- Peer median
- 6.2%
Over the twelve months to Jun 30, 2026, Shutterstock kept −22.9% of its revenue as net profit, with an operating margin of −17.3% and a gross margin of 56.9%.
Five years earlier its net margin was 14.9%.
The median for 10 application software stocks of a similar size is 6.2%.
Profit margin over time
Fiscal year by fiscal year
| Fiscal year | Net margin | Operating margin | Gross margin |
|---|---|---|---|
| FY2025 | 4.6% | 7.6% | 58.9% |
| FY2024 | 3.8% | 7.3% | 57.6% |
| FY2023 | 12.6% | 7.8% | 59.7% |
| FY2022 | 9.2% | 11.3% | 62.0% |
| FY2021 | 11.9% | 14.0% | 64.1% |
| FY2020 | 10.8% | 12.8% | 61.1% |
| FY2019 | 3.1% | 3.1% | 57.2% |
| FY2018 | 8.8% | 5.2% | 57.1% |
| FY2017 | 3.0% | 4.7% | 58.2% |
| FY2016 | 6.6% | 9.3% | 58.9% |
| FY2015 | 4.6% | 9.6% | 58.9% |
| FY2014 | 6.7% | 11.9% | 60.4% |
| FY2013 | 11.2% | 18.4% | 61.5% |
| FY2012 | 25.1% | 12.9% | 61.9% |
| FY2011 | 11.1% | 19.0% | 62.2% |
Quarter by quarter
| Quarter | Ended | Net margin, 12 months | Change on a year | Operating margin |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Q2 FY26 | −22.9% | −29.2 pts | −17.3% | |
| Q1 FY26 | −2.2% | −6.2 pts | 3.6% | |
| Q4 FY25 | 4.6% | +0.8 pts | 7.6% | |
| Q3 FY25 | 5.9% | +1.9 pts | 8.9% | |
| Q2 FY25 | 6.4% | +1.0 pts | 7.5% | |
| Q1 FY25 | 4.0% | −6.7 pts | 6.5% | |
| Q4 FY24 | 3.8% | −8.8 pts | 7.3% | |
| Q3 FY24 | 4.0% | −9.5 pts | 6.4% | |
| Q2 FY24 | 5.3% | −8.0 pts | 6.4% | |
| Q1 FY24 | 10.7% | +0.9 pts | 5.1% | |
| Q4 FY23 | 12.6% | +3.4 pts | 7.8% | |
| Q3 FY23 | 13.5% | +3.0 pts | 8.4% |
Against its peers
Companies in Software - Application nearest Shutterstock's size, closest first, today.
| Company | Profit margin |
|---|---|
| SSTKShutterstock | −22.9% |
| TRAKReposiTrak | 32.5% |
| EGHT8X8 | 0.6% |
| ALISCalisa Acquisition | n/m |
| ZIPZiprecruiter | 6.2% |
| OOMAOoma | 3.6% |
| TZOOTravelzoo | 0.5% |
| CARSCars.com | 4.7% |
| IBEXIBEX | 7.2% |
| NRDSNerdwallet | 7.6% |
| MNTNMNTN | 18.0% |
| Peer median | 6.2% |
Where Shutterstock ranks
What the profit margin tells you
Profit as a share of revenue at three levels: gross (after making the product), operating (after running the business) and net (after everything, including tax and interest).
Compare within an industry. 10% is superb for a retailer and poor for a software company.
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