Shutterstock

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Winston Score

Winston is worried

Below-average fundamentals — multiple weak pillars.

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

How the score breaks down

Quality

Mixed

Growth

Weak

Cash Flow

Weak

Stability

Mixed

Valuation

Data not available

Dividends

Strong

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Winston Score History

The full picture

Shutterstock is a company that sells photos, videos, music, and other creative content that businesses and individuals can legally use in their projects. Its massive online library contains hundreds of millions of images and clips, and its main customers are marketers, designers, media companies, and small businesses that need ready-made visuals. Shutterstock competes in the stock media industry alongside rivals like Getty Images and Adobe Stock.

The company makes most of its money through subscriptions and on-demand download packages, where customers pay a fee to access and download content. It operates globally, with a significant portion of revenue coming from outside the United States, and its large content library and contributor network create some switching costs. However, the rise of AI-generated images is a serious threat, as tools like Midjourney and DALL-E allow users to create custom visuals without buying stock photos — putting pressure on Shutterstock's core business model going forward.

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Growth Profile

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Revenue Growth

-16.9% YoY

YoY Growth Rate

Revenue declining

EPS Growth

-606.0% YoY

YoY Growth Rate

Earnings declining

Insider Activity

31.6%ownership

→ Flat

Insider ownership roughly steady over the past year

Cash Runway

~4 years

$133M cash & investments

Quarterly Free Cash Flow

↓ Burn rate worsening

$133M cash & investments at current burn rate

Revenue declining

Shutterstock's revenue is actually shrinking. In a growth stock, that removes the core investment thesis. The low Winston Score here may be warranted — unless there's a turnaround story.

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

57.7%

Premium pricing power — 57.7% gross margin

Profit after running costs

Operating Margin

-70.0%

Losing money on operations — -70.0%

Return on the money invested

ROCE

-24.0%

Weak — -24.0% return on capital

Negative ROIC means the business is losing money on every dollar invested in it.

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Growth

Sales growth

Sales YoY

-10.8%

Shrinking sales (-10.8% YoY)

Profit growth

EPS YoY

-407.6%

Earnings shrinking (-407.6% YoY)

Earnings per share down more than 10%. Either a bad year, or a real decline.

How steady the profit is

EPS Consistency

2/8 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

9.9%

Modest free cash flow (9.9%)

FCF margin between 0% and 10%. Some cash from sales, but not a lot.

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Stability

What it owes vs what it owns

Debt / Equity

0.75

Moderate — manageable debt (0.75)

Covers its interest

Interest Cover

N/A

Data not available

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Valuation

Price vs profit

P/E Ratio (TTM)

N/M

no trend

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

Dividend

Dividend Yield

25.56%

no trend

Healthy income — 25.56% yield

Yield above 6% — often a flag the market is pricing in a cut.

Dividend record

Dividend Growth

+9.5%

no trend

Dividend growing modestly (9.5% YoY)

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