Getty Images (NYSE:GETY) Announces Earnings Results, Misses Estimates By $0.25 EPS

Getty Images (NYSE:GETY) released its earnings results on Monday. The company reported ($0.22) EPS for the quarter, missing the consensus estimate of $0.03 by ($0.25), Zacks reports. Getty Images had a negative net margin of 21.00% and a negative return on equity of 25.05%. The company had revenue of $282.29 million for the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $246.17 million.

Here are the key takeaways from Getty Images’ conference call:

• Record 2025 results: Getty reported a record full-year revenue of $981.3M and Q4 revenue of $282.3M, with adjusted EBITDA of $320.9M (32.7% margin) and Q4 adjusted EBITDA margin of 36.9%, both notably above guidance.
• Two large licensing deals: Getty signed two multi-year agreements that produced ~$40M of accelerated Q4 revenue (total deal value ~ $65M) and add recurring downstream revenue, but they materially shifted revenue timing across 2026.
• 2026 guidance shows revenue of $948M–$988M and adjusted EBITDA of $279M–$295M (declines vs. 2025) that management says are entirely due to the accelerated recognition from the Q4 deals, creating difficult year-over-year comps.
• Balance sheet and cash-flow pressure: cash at $90.2M, total debt $2.01B (net leverage ~4.0x), full-year free cash flow $5.7M (vs. $60.9M prior) and estimated 2026 cash interest of ~$188M, highlighting liquidity and interest-cost risks.
• Merger regulatory uncertainty: the Shutterstock transaction is cleared in all jurisdictions except the U.K., where the CMA narrowed its concerns to the U.K. editorial market, Getty offered remedies and expects a decision in June.

Getty Images Trading Up 0.6%

Shares of NYSE:GETY traded up $0.00 during trading on Thursday, hitting $0.82. 1,002,559 shares of the company’s stock were exchanged, compared to its average volume of 3,049,787. The company has a current ratio of 0.77, a quick ratio of 0.71 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 2.12. The firm has a market cap of $343.41 million, a P/E ratio of -1.64 and a beta of 2.13. The firm has a 50-day moving average price of $1.03 and a two-hundred day moving average price of $1.50. Getty Images has a 1-year low of $0.67 and a 1-year high of $3.21.

Wall Street Analysts Forecast Growth

Several analysts have weighed in on the stock. Weiss Ratings reaffirmed a “sell (d)” rating on shares of Getty Images in a research note on Thursday, January 22nd. Citigroup decreased their price target on Getty Images from $1.85 to $0.85 and set a “neutral” rating on the stock in a research report on Monday, February 23rd. One equities research analyst has rated the stock with a Buy rating, three have assigned a Hold rating and one has assigned a Sell rating to the stock. According to MarketBeat.com, the stock has a consensus rating of “Hold” and an average target price of $3.78.

Insider Buying and Selling at Getty Images

In other news, CEO Craig Warren Peters sold 31,298 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction dated Wednesday, December 24th. The stock was sold at an average price of $1.27, for a total value of $39,748.46. Following the completion of the sale, the chief executive officer directly owned 1,215,438 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $1,543,606.26. This represents a 2.51% decrease in their position. The sale was disclosed in a legal filing with the SEC, which is available through this hyperlink. Over the last 90 days, insiders sold 74,919 shares of company stock valued at $95,147. Corporate insiders own 12.50% of the company’s stock.

Institutional Inflows and Outflows

A number of institutional investors have recently made changes to their positions in the business. Readystate Asset Management LP acquired a new stake in Getty Images in the 4th quarter worth about $3,071,000. Millennium Management LLC boosted its stake in Getty Images by 160.7% in the fourth quarter. Millennium Management LLC now owns 1,530,821 shares of the company’s stock valued at $2,051,000 after buying an additional 943,567 shares in the last quarter. JPMorgan Chase & Co. lifted its holdings in shares of Getty Images by 43.8% in the second quarter. JPMorgan Chase & Co. now owns 2,434,545 shares of the company’s stock worth $4,041,000 after acquiring an additional 742,008 shares during the last quarter. Callodine Capital Management LP bought a new stake in shares of Getty Images during the 4th quarter valued at approximately $670,000. Finally, Hudson Bay Capital Management LP acquired a new position in Getty Images during the 4th quarter worth approximately $505,000. 45.75% of the stock is owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.

About Getty Images

Getty Images (NYSE: GETY) is a leading global provider of digital visual content, offering an extensive library of stock photography, editorial imagery, video footage and music. The company supplies creative and rights-managed assets to a broad range of industries, including advertising, media, corporate communications and publishing. Through its online platform and licensing services, Getty Images enables customers to search, license and download multimedia content for commercial and editorial use.

Founded in 1995 by Mark Getty and Jonathan Klein, Getty Images pioneered the aggregation of photographic archives into a centralized, digital marketplace.