---
schema_version: "secwatch.filing_event.v1"
accession: "0001549346-26-000021"
form_type: "8-K"
ticker: "SSTK"
cik: "0001549346"
company_name: "Shutterstock, Inc."
filed_at: "2026-04-28T23:59:59+00:00"
generated_at: "2026-05-15T02:51:03.632908+00:00"
event_type: "earnings"
sentiment: "negative"
materiality_score: 0.8
calibrated_materiality_score: 0.8
confidence: "high"
source: SEC EDGAR
---

# Shutterstock Q1 revenue falls 18% to $199M; net loss $47.6M; CMA suggests selling assets for Getty merger

## Summary
- Revenue $199.2M, down 18% YoY; net loss $47.6M vs net income $18.7M; adj. EBITDA $42.7M, down 33%.
- Content revenue $178.1M (-12%); Data, Distribution, Services $21.0M (-47%) due to timing of metadata licenses.
- Subscribers 993k (-8% YoY); paid downloads 104.1M (-14%).
- CMA provisional SLC in UK editorial; suggests selling Rex Features, Backgrid, Splash News; final report due June 14, 2026.
- Board declares $0.36/share dividend payable June 18, 2026; unchanged.

## SEC filing metadata
- accession: 0001549346-26-000021
- form_type: 8-K
- ticker: SSTK
- cik: 0001549346
- company_name: Shutterstock, Inc.
- filed_at: 2026-04-28T23:59:59+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/1549346/000154934626000021/0001549346-26-000021-index.htm
- EDGAR primary document: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1549346/000154934626000021/sstk-20260428.htm

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- Plain text: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001549346-26-000021.txt

## Key facts
- Earnings Releases
  Shutterstock, Inc. reported the fiscal period ended March 31, 2026 results: revenue $199.2 million, net income Net loss was $47.6 million, EPS Net loss per diluted common share was $1.34.
  - Period: the fiscal period ended March 31, 2026
  - Revenue: $199.2 million
  - Net income: Net loss was $47.6 million
  - EPS: Net loss per diluted common share was $1.34
  - Result: reported results
  source text: brands and $5.2 million was from our Backgrid and Splash branded content. First Quarter 2026 highlights as compared to First Quarter 2025: Financial Highlights • Revenues were $199.2 million compared to $242.6 million. • Net loss was $47.6 million compared to net income of $18.7 million. • Net loss per diluted common share was $1.34 compared to net income per diluted
  evidence_url: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1549346/000154934626000021/0001549346-26-000021-index.htm

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