Shutterstock, Inc.
Close on Oct 19, 2026
- Market cap
- $163.70M
- P/E (TTM)
- –
- Dividend yield
- 29.60%
About Shutterstock
Services-Computer Processing & Data Preparation, SIC 7374
Shutterstock, Inc. operates a digital creative platform that licenses digital media content and provides creative workflow solutions. The company operates through two primary offerings: Content and Data, Distribution, and Services. The Content segment provides licenses for digital photographs, vector graphics, illustrations, video footage, music tracks, 3D models, and generative artificial intelligence content across brands including Shutterstock, Pond5, TurboSquid, PicMonkey, PremiumBeat, and Envato. The Data, Distribution, and Services segment provides metadata licensing for machine learning and artificial intelligence model training, digital distribution and contextual advertising through Giphy, and custom media production through Shutterstock Studios. The company serves corporate professionals, advertising agencies, media and broadcast organizations, small and medium-sized businesses, and individual creators.
The company serves more than 3.5 million customers in over 150 countries through self-service digital platforms and dedicated sales teams. Its contributor network and customer service operations support more than 20 languages, with service locations in Singapore, Berlin, and New York. The provided text does not disclose the location of its headquarters.
Summary of the business section of Shutterstock's latest annual report, written by StockData.
Company profile
Company
- Legal name
- Shutterstock, Inc.
- Founded
- 2003
- Headquarters
- New York, NY
- Address
- 350 Fifth Avenue, 20th Floor 10118
- Phone
- (646) 419-4452
- Website
- shutterstock.com
- Employees
- 1,565, Dec 31, 2025
- Industry
- Services-Computer Processing & Data Preparation
- Incorporated in
- Delaware
- Fiscal year ends
- December 31
- Auditor
- PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP, New York, New York
Stock & identifiers
- Ticker
- SSTK
- Exchange
- NYSE
- IPO date
- Oct 11, 2012
- Shares outstanding
- 37M, Jul 31, 2026
- Public float
- $453.52M, Jun 30, 2025
- Filer category
- Large accelerated filer
- SEC CIK
- 1549346
- CUSIP
- 825690100
- ISIN
- US8256901005
- LEI
- 529900G2TDIS56V0LO22
- EIN
- 80-0812659
Executives and directors
Officers and directors who filed ownership reports (Forms 3, 4, 5) in the last two years
| Name | Position | Shares owned |
|---|---|---|
| Paul J. Hennessy | CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER, Director | 366,514 |
| Jonathan Oringer | EXECUTIVE CHAIRMAN, Director | 29,370,246 |
| Rikki Powell | Chief Financial Officer | 31,842 |
| Steven Ciardiello | CHIEF ACCOUNTING OFFICER | 50,099 |
| Matthew Furlong | Chief Marketplace Officer | – |
| Matthew B. Salzberg | Director | – |
| Timothy M. Adams | Director | – |
| Michael N. Thompson Jr. | Director | – |
| Jaime Teevan | Director | 13,868 |
| Thomas R. Evans | Director | 39,109 |
| Deirdre Mary Bigley | Director | 28,582 |
| Alfonse L. Upshaw | Director | 12,481 |
| Rachna Bhasin | Director | 32,421 |
CEO pay and shareholder return
Pay versus performance table from the proxy statement
| Fiscal year | CEO total pay | CEO pay actually paid | Other executives (avg) | Value of $100 invested | Peer group |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| FY2023 Paul Hennessy | $8.11M | $5.01M | $6.20M | $120 | $149 |
| FY2022 Paul Hennessy | $20.88M | $18.20M | $4.00M | $128 | $108 |
| FY2022 Stan Pavlovsky | $5.91M | -$16.98M | $4.00M | $128 | $108 |
| FY2021 Stan Pavlovsky | $5.72M | $22.51M | $3.39M | $265 | $164 |
| FY2020 Stan Pavlovsky | $7.03M | $17.17M | $2.42M | $170 | $152 |
“Actually paid” adjusts reported pay for changes in the value of equity awards. Shareholder return assumes $100 invested at the start of the measurement period, as disclosed by the company.
Employees
Headcount reported in annual reports
“The Company and its consolidated subsidiaries have 1,565 full-time employees as of December 31, 2025, as compared to 1,715 as of December 31, 2024.”
Corporate history
Events identified from SEC filings
| Date | Event | Details |
|---|---|---|
| Apr 30, 2025 | Merger vote | Definitive merger proxy statement |
| Oct 3, 2024 | Acquisition / sale | Completion of acquisition or disposition of assets (8-K Item 2.01) |
| Jul 22, 2024 | Acquisition / sale | Completion of acquisition or disposition of assets (8-K Item 2.01) |
| Aug 31, 2023 | Acquisition / sale | Completion of acquisition or disposition of assets (8-K Item 2.01) |
| Jun 23, 2023 | Acquisition / sale | Completion of acquisition or disposition of assets (8-K Item 2.01) |
| May 11, 2022 | Acquisition / sale | Completion of acquisition or disposition of assets (8-K Item 2.01) |
| Sep 7, 2021 | Acquisition / sale | Completion of acquisition or disposition of assets (8-K Item 2.01) |
| Feb 1, 2021 | Acquisition / sale | Completion of acquisition or disposition of assets (8-K Item 2.01) |
| Oct 11, 2012 | IPO | Initial public offering priced (424B4 prospectus) |
| Sep 27, 2012 | Listing | Registration of securities on an exchange (Form 8-A) |