Getty Images Holdings

GETY

Internet Content & Information · Communication Services

Price

$0.26

-0.01 (-3.23%)

Market Cap

$110.5M

Winston Score

Winston is serious

Mixed quality — meaningful strengths and weaknesses.

Data as of Aug 23, 2026 · filings through Jun 30, 2026

How the score breaks down

Quality

Strong

Growth

Weak

Cash Flow

Weak

Stability

Mixed

Valuation

Data not available

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Share count rising — dilution

+25.2% over 4y

The company has issued more shares over this period, which dilutes each existing shareholder’s stake.

Diluted shares outstanding: 330.8M (2021) → 414.3M (2025)

Winston Score History

The full picture

Getty Images is a stock photo and video company. It owns a massive library of photos, videos, and illustrations that businesses, news organizations, advertisers, and publishers license for use in articles, ads, and websites. The company owns well-known brands including iStock and Unsplash, and its collection covers everything from celebrity red carpets to scientific imagery.

Getty Images makes money by charging customers a licensing fee — either through subscriptions or one-time purchases — to legally use images from its library. It operates globally, with customers in over 190 countries, and generates roughly $900 million in annual revenue. Its main competitive advantage is the sheer size and exclusivity of its content library, including long-term contracts with major sports leagues and news agencies. The biggest risk the company faces is growing competition from AI-generated image tools, which could reduce demand for licensed stock photography and pressure pricing across the industry.

Growth Profile

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Revenue Growth

-2.5% YoY

YoY Growth Rate

Revenue declining

EPS Growth

-147.6% YoY

YoY Growth Rate

Earnings declining

R&D Spend

$0/ year

0.0% of revenue

Below sector average (12%)

Research and development spending

Insider Activity

72.0%ownership

→ Flat

Insider ownership roughly steady over the past year

Cash Runway

~2 months

$82M cash & investments

Quarterly Free Cash Flow

↓ Burn rate worsening

Short runway — potential dilution ahead through share issuance

Cash watch

Getty Images Holdings has less than a year of cash at its current burn rate. Growth investors should watch for potential share dilution from future fundraising — that directly reduces your ownership.

The Winston Score above measures business quality today. Growth stocks often score lower because they invest in the future rather than maximising current profits. These metrics show what matters most for evaluating that future.

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Quality

Profit per sale

Gross Margin

70.2%

Premium pricing power — 70.2% gross margin

Profit after running costs

Operating Margin

14.1%

Healthy — 14.1% operating margin

Return on the money invested

ROCE

17.6%

Strong — 17.6% return on capital

ROIC between 15% and 25%. Every dollar invested in the business earns 15 to 25 cents back per year.

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Growth

Sales growth

Sales YoY

+3.3%

Slow sales growth (+3.3% YoY)

Profit growth

EPS YoY

N/A

Data not available

How steady the profit is

EPS Consistency

3/8 quarters

Earnings rarely grow — volatile business

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Cash Flow

Profit that turns into cash

Cash Conversion

N/A

Data not available

Spare cash per sale

FCF Margin

-8.6%

Burning cash (-8.6%)

Free cash flow is negative. They are burning cash, not generating it.

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Stability

What it owes vs what it owns

Debt / Equity

1.60

Elevated debt (1.60)

Covers its interest

Interest Cover

1.04x

Dangerous — barely covers interest (1.0x)

Interest coverage between 1 and 3. Profits cover interest, but with little room to spare.

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Valuation

Price vs profit

P/E Ratio (TTM)

N/M

Negative earnings — P/E not meaningful

Cheaper or dearer next year

P/E vs Forward

N/A

not available

Data not available

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Dividends

Not applicable for this business.

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