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How Shutterstock, Inc. stacks up
SSTK · against 65 other Communication Services companies of similar size
Profitability
64/ 100
Near the top of its peers.
Ranked #15 of 66 · scores higher than 78% of peers
Bars: peers in each 10-point band of the profitability score5 peers with a profitability score of 60–69, including SSTK · Click a bar to see the companies
Why profitability scores 64?
Weighted metrics compared with all Communication Services companies.Mainly thanks to its return on invested capital and return on assets, which are stronger than most Communication Services peers.
- Operating margin is close to the peer norm. Operating margin: 7.6% vs peer median 8.2%
- a higher return on assets: stronger than 67% of peers. Return on assets: 4.7% vs peer median 2.7%
- a higher return on invested capital: stronger than 78% of peers. Return on invested capital: 16.5% vs peer median 6.0%
Metric by metric
Position: dot = SSTK, ranked from the worst peer (left) to the best (right); tick = middle, shaded = middle half of peers.| Metric | SSTK | Peer median | Better than | Position among peers | Weight |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Return on invested capitalHigher is better · 54 reported | 16.5% | 1.4% | 81% | 33% | |
| Operating marginHigher is better · 65 reported | 7.6% | 2.3% | 67% | 33% | |
| Return on assetsHigher is better · 64 reported | 4.7% | 1.0% | 83% | 33% | |
| Return on equityHigher is better · 60 reported | -43.4% | 1.1% | 12% | Context only | |
| Gross marginHigher is better · 66 reported | 56.9% | 46.7% | 60% | Context only |
Ranking by profitability score
Top 5 and the companies ranked around SSTK| Rank | Company | Market cap | Profitability | Overall |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 18.2B JPY (≈$124M) | 99 | 74 | |
| 1 | 7.9B TWD (≈$244M) | 99 | 73 | |
| 3 | 20.2B JPY (≈$137M) | 94 | 69 | |
| 3 | 19.5B JPY (≈$133M) | 94 | 71 | |
| 5 | 11.4B INR (≈$136M) | 92 | 59 | |
| 11 | 1.4B HKD (≈$182M) | 74 | 65 | |
| 12 | 136M EUR (≈$149M) | 72 | 55 | |
| 13 | 31.1B JPY (≈$211M) | 68 | 62 | |
| 14 | 251M EUR (≈$276M) | 66 | 59 | |
| 15 | 151M USD | 64 | 60 | |
| 16 | 208.1B KRW (≈$150M) | 63 | 63 | |
| 16 | 134M EUR (≈$147M) | 63 | 45 | |
| 18 | 28.8B JPY (≈$196M) | 59 | 74 | |
| 19 | 1.25T IDR (≈$78M) | 58 | 68 |
Scores are sector-relative percentiles from the latest snapshot, always calculated against the whole sector: narrowing the comparison group changes who you compare with, not the scores. Missing metrics are left out and the remaining weights rescaled. How we score