Getty Images (NYSE:GETY) Posts Earnings Results

Getty Images (NYSE:GETY) announced its quarterly earnings results on Monday, March 16th. The company reported ($0.22) earnings per share for the quarter, missing analysts’ consensus estimates of $0.03 by ($0.25), Zacks reports. The company had revenue of $282.29 million for the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $246.17 million. Getty Images had a negative net margin of 21.00% and a negative return on equity of 25.05%.

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 1.2%

Shares of GETY stock opened at $0.80 on Monday. Getty Images has a fifty-two week low of $0.67 and a fifty-two week high of $3.21. The company has a 50 day moving average price of $0.91 and a 200 day moving average price of $1.40. The stock has a market capitalization of $332.54 million, a P/E ratio of -1.59 and a beta of 2.08. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 2.12, a quick ratio of 0.77 and a current ratio of 0.77.

Wall Street Analysts Forecast Growth

GETY has been the subject of several research reports. Zacks Research downgraded shares of Getty Images from a “hold” rating to a “strong sell” rating in a report on Friday, March 20th. Citigroup lowered their price target on Getty Images from $1.85 to $0.85 and set a “neutral” rating for the company in a research report on Monday, February 23rd. Finally, Weiss Ratings reaffirmed a “sell (d)” rating on shares of Getty Images in a research note on Thursday, January 22nd. One investment analyst has rated the stock with a Buy rating, two have assigned a Hold rating and two have assigned a Sell rating to the company’s stock. Based on data from MarketBeat.com, Getty Images has a consensus rating of “Reduce” and an average price target of $3.78.

Insider Activity at Getty Images

In other Getty Images news, insider Grant Farhall sold 42,022 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction on Wednesday, March 25th. The shares were sold at an average price of $0.78, for a total value of $32,777.16. Following the completion of the transaction, the insider owned 288,190 shares in the company, valued at $224,788.20. The trade was a 12.73% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The transaction was disclosed in a legal filing with the SEC, which is available at the SEC website. Also, CEO Craig Warren Peters sold 167,403 shares of the stock in a transaction on Wednesday, March 25th. The shares were sold at an average price of $0.78, for a total value of $130,574.34. Following the completion of the sale, the chief executive officer owned 1,289,548 shares in the company, valued at approximately $1,005,847.44. The trade was a 11.49% decrease in their ownership of the stock. Additional details regarding this sale are available in the official SEC disclosure. Insiders sold a total of 391,563 shares of company stock valued at $305,419 in the last three months. 12.50% of the stock is currently owned by corporate insiders.

Hedge Funds Weigh In On Getty Images

Several hedge funds and other institutional investors have recently made changes to their positions in GETY. Hudson Bay Capital Management LP purchased a new stake in shares of Getty Images during the fourth quarter worth approximately $505,000. Readystate Asset Management LP purchased a new position in Getty Images in the fourth quarter worth approximately $3,071,000. Jane Street Group LLC grew its holdings in Getty Images by 292.6% during the 4th quarter. Jane Street Group LLC now owns 392,576 shares of the company’s stock worth $526,000 after acquiring an additional 292,580 shares in the last quarter. Invesco Ltd. increased its position in shares of Getty Images by 39.2% in the 4th quarter. Invesco Ltd. now owns 251,944 shares of the company’s stock valued at $338,000 after purchasing an additional 70,935 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Renaissance Technologies LLC acquired a new stake in shares of Getty Images in the 4th quarter valued at $277,000. Hedge funds and other institutional investors own 45.75% of the company’s stock.

Getty Images Company Profile

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.