---
schema_version: "secwatch.filing_event.v1"
accession: "0001140361-26-031306"
form_type: "8-K"
ticker: "SSTK"
cik: "0001549346"
company_name: "Shutterstock, Inc."
filed_at: "2026-08-04T22:46:19+00:00"
generated_at: "2026-08-05T10:06:17.788075+00:00"
event_type: "earnings"
sentiment: "negative"
materiality_score: 0.8
calibrated_materiality_score: 0.8
confidence: "high"
source: SEC EDGAR
---

# Shutterstock Q2 revenue down 17% to $221.8M; net loss of $155.9M includes $163.4M goodwill impairment

## Summary
- Revenue $221.8M vs $267.0M YoY; Content revenue fell 17% to $165.7M on weak new customer acquisition.
- Net loss $155.9M ($4.25 diluted loss) vs net income $29.4M ($0.82 diluted EPS) a year ago.
- Adjusted EBITDA $65.1M (29.3% margin) vs $82.2M (30.8% margin) in Q2 2025.
- Subscribers fell to 951,000 from 1,073,000; paid downloads dropped to 98.7M from 112.6M.
- Company targets additional $60M in annualized cost cuts; withdraws 2026 guidance and cancels earnings call.

## SEC filing metadata
- accession: 0001140361-26-031306
- form_type: 8-K
- ticker: SSTK
- cik: 0001549346
- company_name: Shutterstock, Inc.
- filed_at: 2026-08-04T22:46:19+00:00
- event_type: earnings
- sentiment: negative
- materiality_score: 0.8
- calibrated_materiality_score: 0.8
- confidence: high
- sec_items: 2.02, 7.01, 9.01
- EDGAR index: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1549346/000114036126031306/0001140361-26-031306-index.htm
- EDGAR primary document: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1549346/000114036126031306/ef20079466_8k.htm

## Machine-readable alternates
- HTML: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001140361-26-031306
- JSON: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001140361-26-031306.json
- Plain text: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001140361-26-031306.txt

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