Getty Images Holdings

GETY

Internet Content & Information · Communication Services

Price

$0.52

-0.02 (-3.08%)

Market Cap

$216.2M

Winston Score

Winston is serious

Below-average fundamentals — multiple weak pillars.

Share count rising — dilution

+25.2% over 4y

The company has issued more shares over this period, which dilutes each existing shareholder’s stake.

Diluted shares outstanding: 330.8M (2021) → 414.3M (2025)

Getty Images is a stock photo and video company. It owns a massive library of photos, videos, and illustrations that businesses, news organizations, advertisers, and publishers license for use in articles, ads, and websites. The company owns well-known brands including iStock and Unsplash, and its collection covers everything from celebrity red carpets to scientific imagery.

Getty Images makes money by charging customers a licensing fee — either through subscriptions or one-time purchases — to legally use images from its library. It operates globally, with customers in over 190 countries, and generates roughly $900 million in annual revenue. Its main competitive advantage is the sheer size and exclusivity of its content library, including long-term contracts with major sports leagues and news agencies. The biggest risk the company faces is growing competition from AI-generated image tools, which could reduce demand for licensed stock photography and pressure pricing across the industry.

Winston Score History

Growth Profile

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Revenue Growth

+1.1% YoY

YoY Growth Rate

Slow revenue growth

EPS Growth

+96.0% YoY

YoY Growth Rate

EPS growth accelerating

R&D Spend

$0/ year

0.0% of revenue

Below sector average (12%)

Research and development spending

Insider Activity

72.0%ownership

Insiders own a meaningful stake in the company

Cash Position

Cash flow positive

$97M cash & investments

Quarterly Free Cash Flow

↓ Burn rate worsening

Company generates more cash than it spends — no dilution risk from fundraising

Growth context

Getty Images Holdings is growing revenue at 1% year-over-year. The Winston Score measures business quality today — these growth metrics show what could matter tomorrow.

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Quality

Gross Margin

63.4%

Premium pricing power — 63.4% gross margin

Operating Margin

17.6%

Healthy — 17.6% operating margin

ROCE

1.6%

Weak — 1.6% return on capital

ROIC between 0% and 5%. They earn a few cents back per dollar invested in the business.

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Growth

Sales YoY

+4.5%

Slow sales growth (4.5% YoY)

EPS YoY

N/A

Data not available

EPS Consistency

2/8 quarters

Earnings rarely grow — volatile business

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Cash Flow

Cash Conversion

N/A

Data not available

FCF Margin

2.7%

Thin free cash flow (2.7%)

FCF margin between 0% and 10%. Some cash from sales, but not a lot.

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Stability

Debt / Equity

3.63

Heavy debt load (3.63)

Interest Cover

1.27x

Dangerous — barely covers interest (1.3x)

Interest coverage between 1 and 3. Profits cover interest, but with little room to spare.

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Valuation

P/E Ratio (TTM)

N/M

Negative earnings — P/E not meaningful

P/E vs Forward

N/A

not available

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Dividends

Not applicable for this business.

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