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Investor releaseQuarter not tagged2026-05-195 Revealing Analyst Questions From Getty Images’s Q1 Earnings Call
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5 Revealing Analyst Questions From Getty Images’s Q1 Earnings Call
Getty Images began 2026 with a first quarter that saw modest sales growth but fell short of market expectations, prompting a negative market reaction. Management attributed the performance to persistent declines in agency-related revenue and challenges in the MicroStock segment, which were partially offset by growth in editorial content, especially around the Winter Olympics. CEO Craig Peters acknowledged ongoing “secular challenges with agencies, and across the MicroStock category,” and highlighted that recent organizational changes, including a strategic focus on high-quality exclusive content, contributed to a near-term impact on some key metrics. Is now the time to buy GETY? Find out in our full research report (it’s free). Revenue: $226.6 million vs analyst estimates of $240.7 million (1.1% year-on-year growth, 5.9% miss) Adjusted EPS: -$0.02 vs analyst estimates of $0.01 ($0.03 miss) Adjusted EBITDA: $61.59 million vs analyst estimates of $73.07 million (27.2% margin, 15.7% miss) The company reconfirmed its revenue guidance for the full year of $968 million at the midpoint EBITDA guidance for the full year is $287 million at the midpoint, in line with analyst expectations Operating Margin: 13.9%, up from 12.2% in the same quarter last year Market Capitalization: $361.4 million While we enjoy listening to the management's commentary, our favorite part of earnings calls are the analyst questions. Those are unscripted and can often highlight topics that management teams would rather avoid or topics where the answer is complicated. Here is what has caught our attention. Ron Josey (Citi) asked about management's confidence in full-year guidance and the drivers behind shifts between Creative and Editorial revenue. CFO Jennifer Leyden explained that event-driven content and revenue recognition timing affected Q1 but anticipated normalization for the full year. Josey (Citi) also questioned the status of the pending merger and next steps given UK regulatory scrutiny. CEO Craig Peters stated the final decision is expected by June, with clarity on remedies for competition concerns in the UK editorial space. Mark Zgutowicz (Benchmark) asked about the outlook for AI licensing deals and recurring revenue potential. Peters said Q1 AI licensing was minimal but expects higher contribution in the second half as more integrations materialize. Zgutowicz (Benchmark) reques...
Investor releaseQuarter not tagged2026-05-16Results: Getty Images Holdings, Inc. Delivered A Surprise Loss And Now Analysts Have New Forecasts
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Results: Getty Images Holdings, Inc. Delivered A Surprise Loss And Now Analysts Have New Forecasts
It's been a mediocre week for Getty Images Holdings, Inc. (NYSE:GETY) shareholders, with the stock dropping 14% to US$0.71 in the week since its latest first-quarter results. Revenues fell 5.1% short of expectations, at US$227m. Earnings correspondingly dipped, with Getty Images Holdings reporting a statutory loss of US$0.01 per share, whereas the analysts had previously modelled a profit in this period. The analysts typically update their forecasts at each earnings report, and we can judge from their estimates whether their view of the company has changed or if there are any new concerns to be aware of. Readers will be glad to know we've aggregated the latest statutory forecasts to see whether the analysts have changed their mind on Getty Images Holdings after the latest results. Trump has pledged to "unleash" American oil and gas and these 15 US stocks have developments that are poised to benefit. Taking into account the latest results, the current consensus, from the four analysts covering Getty Images Holdings, is for revenues of US$962.2m in 2026. This implies a measurable 2.2% reduction in Getty Images Holdings' revenue over the past 12 months. Statutory losses are forecast to balloon 89% to US$0.029 per share. Before this earnings report, the analysts had been forecasting revenues of US$965.5m and earnings per share (EPS) of US$0.035 in 2026. So despite reconfirming their revenue estimates, the analysts are now forecasting a loss instead of a profit, which looks like a definite drop in sentiment following the latest results. View our latest analysis for Getty Images Holdings The consensus price target fell 11% to US$3.93per share, with the analysts clearly concerned by ballooning losses. Fixating on a single price target can be unwise though, since the consensus target is effectively the average of analyst price targets. As a result, some investors like to look at the range of estimates to see if there are any diverging opinions on the company's valuation. There are some variant perceptions on Getty Images Holdings, with the most bullish analyst valuing it at US$7.00 and the most bearish at US$0.85 per share. As you can see the range of estimates is wide, with the lowest valuation coming in at less than half the most bullish estimate, suggesting there are some strongly diverging views on how analysts think this business will perform. With this in mind...
Investor releaseQuarter not tagged2026-05-13Getty Images (GETY) To Report Earnings Tomorrow: Here Is What To Expect
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Getty Images (GETY) To Report Earnings Tomorrow: Here Is What To Expect
Visual content marketplace Getty Images (NYSE:GETY) will be reporting earnings this Monday after the bell. Here’s what to expect. Getty Images beat analysts’ revenue expectations last quarter, reporting revenues of $282.3 million, up 14.1% year on year. It was a slower quarter for the company, with EPS in line with analysts’ estimates and full-year revenue guidance slightly missing analysts’ expectations. Is Getty Images a buy or sell going into earnings? Read our full analysis here, it’s free for active Edge members. This quarter, the market is expecting Getty Images’s revenue to grow 7.4% year on year, improving from its flat revenue in the same quarter last year. The majority of analysts covering the company have reconfirmed their estimates over the last 30 days, suggesting they anticipate the business to stay the course heading into earnings. Getty Images has missed Wall Street’s revenue estimates multiple times over the last two years. Looking at Getty Images’s peers in the digital media & content platforms segment, some have already reported their Q1 results, giving us a hint as to what we can expect. Stride delivered year-on-year revenue growth of 2.7%, meeting analysts’ expectations, and Ziff Davis reported a revenue decline of 18.6%, falling short of estimates by 6.9%. Stride traded up 2.8% following the results while Ziff Davis was down 5.3%. Read our full analysis of Stride’s results here and Ziff Davis’s results here. There has been positive sentiment among investors in the digital media & content platforms segment, with share prices up 10.9% on average over the last month. Getty Images is up 2% during the same time and is heading into earnings with an average analyst price target of $3.93 (compared to the current share price of $0.84). ONE MORE THING: The $21 AI Application Stock Wall Street Forgot. While Wall Street obsesses over who’s building AI, one company is already using it to print money. And nobody’s paying attention. AI chip stocks trade at ridiculous valuations. This company processes a trillion consumer signals monthly using AI and trades at a third of the price. The gap won’t last. The institutions will figure it out. You need to see this first. Read the FREE Report Before They Notice.
Investor releaseQuarter not tagged2026-05-12Getty Images (NYSE:GETY) Reports Sales Below Analyst Estimates In Q1 CY2026 Earnings
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Getty Images (NYSE:GETY) Reports Sales Below Analyst Estimates In Q1 CY2026 Earnings
Visual content marketplace Getty Images (NYSE:GETY) fell short of the market’s revenue expectations in Q1 CY2026 as sales only rose 1.1% year on year to $226.6 million. On the other hand, the company’s outlook for the full year was close to analysts’ estimates with revenue guided to $968 million at the midpoint. Its non-GAAP loss of $0.02 per share was $0.02 below analysts’ consensus estimates. Is now the time to buy Getty Images? Find out in our full research report. Revenue: $226.6 million vs analyst estimates of $240.7 million (1.1% year-on-year growth, 5.9% miss) Adjusted EPS: -$0.02 vs analyst estimates of $0 ($0.02 miss) Adjusted EBITDA: $61.59 million vs analyst estimates of $73.07 million (27.2% margin, 15.7% miss) The company reconfirmed its revenue guidance for the full year of $968 million at the midpoint EBITDA guidance for the full year is $287 million at the midpoint, in line with analyst expectations Operating Margin: 13.9%, up from 12.2% in the same quarter last year Free Cash Flow was $23.97 million, up from -$322,000 in the same quarter last year Market Capitalization: $349.3 million "The first quarter reflected the dynamic market environment we are operating in,” said Craig Peters, Chief Executive Officer of Getty Images. With a vast library of over 562 million visual assets documenting everything from breaking news to iconic historical moments, Getty Images (NYSE:GETY) is a global visual content marketplace that licenses photos, videos, illustrations, and music to businesses, media outlets, and creative professionals. Reviewing a company’s long-term sales performance reveals insights into its quality. Any business can put up a good quarter or two, but the best consistently grow over the long haul. With $983.8 million in revenue over the past 12 months, Getty Images is a small player in the business services space, which sometimes brings disadvantages compared to larger competitors benefiting from economies of scale and numerous distribution channels. As you can see below, Getty Images’s 3.5% annualized revenue growth over the last five years was tepid. This shows it failed to generate demand in any major way and is a rough starting point for our analysis. Long-term growth is the most important, but within business services, a half-decade historical view may miss new innovations or demand cycles. Getty Images’s annualized revenue growth of...
Investor releaseQuarter not tagged2026-05-12Getty Images Holdings Inc (GETY) Q1 2026 Earnings Call Highlights: Navigating Challenges and ...
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Getty Images Holdings Inc (GETY) Q1 2026 Earnings Call Highlights: Navigating Challenges and ...
This article first appeared on GuruFocus. Revenue: $226.6 million, up 1.1% reported, down 2.5% currency-neutral. Adjusted EBITDA: $61.6 million, down 12.2% year-over-year. Adjusted EBITDA Margin: 27.2%, compared to 31.3% in Q1 2025. Free Cash Flow: Improved to $24 million from negative $300,000 in Q1 2025. Annual Subscription Revenue: 57.4% of total revenue, up from 57.2% in Q1 2025. Active Annual Subscribers: 258,000, down from 318,000 in 2025. Creative Revenue: $126.2 million, down 4.5% year-over-year. Editorial Revenue: $91.7 million, up 11% year-over-year. SG&A Expense: $102.2 million, 45.1% of revenue. CapEx: $16.1 million, 7.1% of revenue. Total Debt Outstanding: $1.99 billion as of March 31, 2026. Cash Position: $96.6 million, up $6.5 million from Q4 2025. Warning! GuruFocus has detected 7 Warning Signs with GETY. Is GETY fairly valued? Test your thesis with our free DCF calculator. Release Date: May 11, 2026 For the complete transcript of the earnings call, please refer to the full earnings call transcript. Getty Images Holdings Inc (NYSE:GETY) reported first-quarter revenue of $226.6 million, up 1.1% year-over-year. The company continues to see strong renewals with existing customers, supported by high-quality content and coverage. Getty Images Holdings Inc (NYSE:GETY) demonstrated operational and logistical expertise during the Milano Cortina Winter Olympics, reinforcing long-standing customer relationships. The company has multi-year visibility tied to upcoming global events like the World Cup and America's 250th anniversary, providing future revenue opportunities. Getty Images Holdings Inc (NYSE:GETY) received nearly 90 industry awards for excellence in categories such as news, sport, and politics, highlighting the expertise and talent of its photographers and editorial teams. Adjusted EBITDA for the first quarter was $61.6 million, down from the previous year due to higher costs of revenue and elevated costs associated with Winter Olympics coverage. The agency segment, which is less than 15% of total revenue, continues to decline due to shifting media mix and the adoption of AI. The Microstock category is impacted by search engine changes incorporating AI results and the emergence of generative AI offerings. Active annual subscribers declined to 258,000 from 318,000 in the previous year, reflecting the discontinuation of the iStock Free Trial Ne...
Investor releaseQuarter not tagged2026-05-12Getty Images Reports First Quarter 2026 Results
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Getty Images Reports First Quarter 2026 Results
Annual subscription revenue rose to 57.4% of total revenue in Q1 Corporate, now over 60% of total revenue, continues to grow, up nearly 6% year over year Company maintains full-year 2026 revenue and adjusted EBITDA guidance NEW YORK, May 11, 2026 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Getty Images Holdings, Inc. (“Getty Images” or the “Company”) (NYSE: GETY), a preeminent global visual content creator and marketplace, today reported financial results for the first quarter ended March 31, 2026. "The first quarter reflected the dynamic market environment we are operating in,” said Craig Peters, Chief Executive Officer of Getty Images. “While certain areas remain challenged, most notably Agency and microstock, the vast majority of our business continues to see growth and opportunity, supported by strong customer renewals, high‑quality content and coverage, and the value we provide to our customers. I remain excited about what lies ahead as our unique foundational pillars — our content and coverage, the expertise of our teams, the commitment of our customers, and the strength of our brands — position us to grow with existing customers and reach new markets." "Even with navigating some headwinds in Q1, we continue to expect our financial results to be within our previously stated full year guidance—as we focus on driving to our core strengths, optimizing returns and maintaining financial flexibility," said Jenn Leyden, Chief Financial Officer of Getty Images. First Quarter 2026 Financial Summary: Revenue of $226.6 million increased 1.1% year over year and decreased 2.5% on a currency neutral basis. Creative revenue of $126.2 million, down 4.5% year over year and 8.0% on a currency neutral basis. Editorial revenue of $91.7 million, up 11.0% year over year and 7.1% on a currency neutral basis. Other revenue of $8.6 million, down $0.7 million from $9.3 million in Q1'25. Annual Subscription Revenue grew to 57.4% of total revenue, up from 57.2% in Q1’25. Net Loss of $4.4 million, compared to a Net Loss of $102.6 million in Q1’25. Primary drivers of the year-on-year improvement include: $62.0 million decrease in tax expense primarily due to nondeductible interest, changes in valuation allowance and significantly larger book loss in the first quarter 2025, $39.9 million improvement in foreign exchange gain primarily due to revaluation of the Euro Term Loan, $8.1 million increase in Other...
Investor releaseQuarter not tagged2026-05-12Getty Images Q1 Earnings Call Highlights
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Getty Images Q1 Earnings Call Highlights
Interested in Getty Images Holdings, Inc.? Here are five stocks we like better. Getty Images posted modest Q1 revenue growth to $226.6 million, but profitability weakened as adjusted EBITDA fell and margins compressed due to mix shifts, Olympics-related costs, and higher operating expenses. Editorial demand outperformed creative: editorial revenue rose 11% on strong sports and entertainment coverage, while creative revenue declined and agency revenue dropped 14% amid ongoing pressure in the microstock and agency markets. The company kept full-year guidance unchanged and said underlying business trends remain solid, while also noting progress on its merger review, continued AI licensing efforts, and improved free cash flow in the quarter. Shutterstock and Getty: A $3.7 Billion Visual Content Giant Getty Images (NYSE:GETY) reported modest reported revenue growth for the first quarter of 2026 while management pointed to continued pressure in agency and microstock markets, stronger demand for editorial coverage, and unchanged full-year guidance. Chief Executive Officer Craig Peters said first-quarter revenue was $226.6 million, up 1.1% on a reported basis and down 2.5% on a currency-neutral basis. Adjusted EBITDA was $61.6 million, down from the prior year, which management attributed to higher cost of revenue from mix and timing impacts as well as elevated costs tied to Winter Olympics coverage. → Beyond NVIDIA: Picks-and-Shovels AI Plays with Strong Momentum As Shutterstock earnings push on, can the stock reach $80? “We are operating in a dynamic market environment, particularly across parts of creative,” Peters said, citing long-term challenges in agency revenue and pressures across the microstock category. Chief Financial Officer Jennifer Leyden said corporate revenue remained a growth driver, rising 6%, while media revenue was flat. Agency revenue declined 14%, consistent with recent trends, and now represents less than 15% of total revenue, according to Peters. → MercadoLibre Boldly Invests in Growth: Discount Deepens By geography, Leyden said the Americas grew 1.9% on a currency-neutral basis. EMEA revenue declined 6.9% due to weakness in agency and production, while APAC fell 11.7%, driven primarily by agency weakness and the absence of certain one-time projects from 2025. Creative revenue was $126.2 million, down 4.5% year over year and down 8% on a cur...
TranscriptFY2026 Q12026-05-11FY2026 Q1 earnings call transcript
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FY2026 Q1 earnings call transcript
Good afternoon. Welcome to Getty Images Holdings, Inc. first quarter 2026 earnings call. Today's call is being recorded. We have allocated 1 hour for prepared remarks and Q&A. At this time, I would like to turn the conference over to Steven Cantor, Vice President of Investor Relations and Treasury at Getty Images. Thank you. You may begin.
Good afternoon, and thank you for joining our first quarter earnings call. Joining me on today's call are Craig Peters, Chief Executive Officer, and Jennifer Leyden, Chief Financial Officer. Before we begin, we would like to note that due to the ongoing regulatory review process, we will not be able to comment on the first quarter 2026 Shutterstock operating results. We appreciate your understanding. This call will include forward-looking statements within the meaning of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. These statements are subject to various risks, uncertainties and assumptions, which could cause our actual results to differ materially from these statements. These risks, uncertainties and assumptions are highlighted in the forward-looking statements section of today's press release and in our filings with the SEC. Links to these filings in today's press release can be found on our investor relations website at investors.gettyimages.com. During our call today, we will also reference certain non-GAAP financial information, including adjusted EBITDA, adjusted EBITDA margin, adjusted EBITDA less CapEx and free cash flow. We use non-GAAP measures in some of our financial discussions as we believe they represent our operational performance and underlying results of our business. Reconciliations of GAAP to non-GAAP measures as well as a description, limitations and rationale for using each measure can be found in today's press release and our filings for the SEC. After our prepared remarks, we'll open the call for your questions. I will hand the call over to our Chief Executive Officer, Craig Peters.
Thanks, Steven, and thanks to everyone for taking the time to join us today. I will start with a brief overview of the quarter and then step back to discuss how we're positioning the business as market conditions continue to evolve. Jennifer Leyden will then take you through the full results in more detail. First quarter revenue for 2026 was $226.6 million, up 1.1% reported and down 2.5% on a currency neutral basis. Adjusted EBITDA was $61.6 million, down versus last year, reflecting a combination of higher cost of revenue due to mix and timing impacts, as well as elevated costs associated with our Winter Olympics coverage in the quarter. Consistent with prior commentary on these calls, we are operating in a dynamic market environment, particularly across parts of creative.
Most notable are the secular challenges with agencies and across the microstock category. Agencies, now less than 15% of our total revenue, have been in long-term decline as they contend with shifting media mix, in-housing of production, and the adoption of AI. In response to these changes, we continue to right-size our resources to cover that agency space. Within microstock, we see the category impacted by search engine changes incorporating AI results, the knock-on effects across affiliate integrations who depend on SEO traffic, and the emergence of generative AI offerings and bundles. iStock continues to hold up well relative to what we are seeing across the microstock category. This speaks to the quality of our content and the quality of customers that content attracts. Aligned to this, we are increasingly focusing iStock merchandising and marketing on our high-quality exclusive content and those customers who value it.
While it can negatively impact some KPIs in the near term, it is a deliberate shift that should only improve our relative financial performance within this category. Again, it does impact some KPIs. Outside these areas where the vast majority of our business and subscription revenues reside, we continue to see growth and opportunity. We continue to see strong renewals with our existing customers, supported by our high-quality content and coverage and the value we provide in support of their needs. We also continue to draw new customer interest as they try to reach their audiences and execute their commercial strategies. This was on display at the Milan Cortina Winter Olympics. The Olympics demand operational and logistical expertise across editorial and commercial requirements.
Our ability to deploy at global scale, deliver content in real time, and serve a wide range of customers, from media organizations to new and old global sponsors, continues to differentiate Getty Images in ways that are difficult to replicate. Importantly, these events are not one-off moments. They reinforce long-standing customer relationships and generate downstream demand across editorial, creative, and custom solutions. Looking ahead, we see similar multi-year visibility tied to upcoming global tentpole events. As the U.S. approaches the America 250th anniversary, customers are increasingly drawing upon our unique archive. Our trusted editorial coverage and custom production capabilities to support programming, brand activations, and educational initiatives around this milestone. This is demand that builds over time and monetizes across multiple parts of our platform.
Likewise, our longstanding relationship with FIFA positions us at the center of the upcoming World Cup cycle, where Getty Images serves as both a primary content provider and a strategic partner to federations, broadcasters, brands, and sponsors. These events provide clear line of sight into future revenue opportunities tied to scale, access, and rights certainty. Together, the Olympics, America 250, and the World Cup illustrate how our coverage, our archive, and our unique capabilities combine to allow customers to uniquely tap into moments that carry both cultural significance and commercial complexity. I would be remiss if I did not recognize our photographers and editorial teams whose work is at our core and continues to be recognized across the industry. Their expertise and talent remains central to our value proposition.
That commitment was recognized during the quarter with the team earning nearly 90 industry awards of excellence in categories including news, sport, and politics at ceremonies such as the White House News Photographers' Association Awards, Pictures of the Year International, the SJA British Sports Journalism Awards, and the NPPA's Best of Photojournalism Awards. Turning to the capital structure. Following the recent court decision related to the Alta CRCM warrant litigation, we satisfied the judgment through a draw on our revolving credit facility. Given the durability of our value proposition, this obligation is fully manageable within our liquidity position and does not change our operating priorities or investment plans. We continue to maintain the full support of our core shareholders. Turning to the merger, as mentioned last call, the transaction has been cleared without condition in all jurisdictions except the U.K.
We continue to engage constructively with the CMA as they complete their review, and we expect a final decision in June. I continue to be excited for what lies ahead. The unique foundational pillars remain as strong as ever. The quality of our content and coverage, the expertise of our staff, the quality of our partners, the commitment of our customers, and the strength of our brands. I continue to see opportunities to grow within our existing customers and to serve new markets given our unique content scale and capabilities. With that, I'll turn it over to Jen to take you through the more detailed financials.
Q1 revenue was $226.6 million, up 1.1% or down 2.5% on a currency neutral basis. Included in these results are certain impacts of the timing of revenue recognition, which reduced Q1 growth by approximately 390 basis points. Corporate continues to be a growth driver for us, with revenue up 6%. Media was flat, with gains in the Americas offset by production declines in EMEA, while Agency continues to be a headwind for us, down 14% but consistent with recent decline trends.
Across our major geographies, our largest market, the Americas, was in growth, up 1.9% on a currency neutral basis, while EMEA was down 6.9% due to weakness in both agency and production, and APAC was down 11.7%, driven primarily by agency and the absence of revenue from certain known one-time projects in 2025. Annual subscription revenue was 57.4% of total revenue, up from 57.2% in Q1 of last year and also up from 54.2% in 2025. In total, subscription revenue was up 1.4% or down 2% on a currency neutral basis. Our annual subscription revenue retention rate was 90% in the Q1 LTM period, compared to 92.7% in the corresponding 2025 period.
The year-over-year change primarily reflects the absence of certain high impact media events and certain one-time spend that occurred in the LTM 2025 period that did not recur in the LTM 2026 period. Active annual subscribers totaled 258,000 in the Q1 LTM period, compared to 318,000 in the corresponding 2025 period. This decline reflects our deliberate decision to discontinue the iStock free trial new customer acquisition program in June of 2025. This was done to improve overall subscriber quality and economics. While the program contributed to higher gross subscriber volumes, free trial conversions consistently delivered lower revenue per subscriber, annual subscription renewal rates below 10%, and a less attractive customer lifetime value, which weighed on the per unit economics.
In addition, as mentioned by Craig Peters, free trial did not play to our core strength, our differentiated high-quality content and coverage, but instead skewed toward lower engagement users that aligned more closely with the broader challenges observed outside of Getty Images. We've discussed on previous calls, we expect to see the impacts of this discontinuation linger through to Q3. While we continue to navigate these impacts, we also continue to see stability in our subscriber counts and renewal rates across Getty Images and Unsplash+ subscribers, where the quality and economics of the subscribers remains strong. Paid downloads were $92.2 million, essentially flat year-over-year. Creative revenue was $126.2 million, down 4.5% year-on-year and 8% on a currency neutral basis.
Within creative, our custom content solution continued to perform well, supported by growth in video and custom AI sets up over 250% year-on-year, as well as our Unsplash+ subscription now in its fourth year, still with year-on-year growth of approximately 20%. This growth was offset by a few items. First, we had 380 basis point negative impact on creative revenue due to a shift in revenue allocation from creative to editorial, as we saw our Premium Access customers' download consumption patterns shift to editorial in the quarter, largely driven by our Olympics coverage. Second, as Craig and I both mentioned, we continue to see a drag from agency, which sits almost entirely in creative and was down 14% year-on-year. Finally, within iStock, traffic was adversely impacted by two factors.
First, the planned exit from a long-standing affiliate partnership to better optimize efficiency of our marketing spend, second, internal changes that temporarily impacted our search engine rankings. We have since course-corrected, while normalization will take some time, we do not expect a material impact to the remainder of the year. Editorial revenue was $91.7 million, up 11% year-on-year and 7.1% on a currency neutral basis, driven by strong demand for global sports coverage, including the Milan Cortina Winter Olympics, also entertainment events and continued strength in our archives. The revenue allocation impacts I just mentioned that negatively impacted creative revenue conversely contributed 620 basis points to editorial growth in the quarter. Other revenue was $8.6 million, compared to $9.3 million from Q1 2025.
Revenue less our cost of revenue as a percentage of revenue was 70.8%, compared with 73.1% in Q1 2025. The decrease is mainly due to product mix and timing elements as well as higher costs in the quarter tied to our event coverage. SG&A expense was $102.2 million or 45.1% of revenue, compared to 43.9% last year. Excluding stock-based compensation, SG&A was $98.8 million in the quarter or 43.6% of revenue, compared to 41.8% of revenue in Q1 2025. The increase primarily relates to incentive compensation and annual merit increases, elevated Olympics related coverage expenses and professional fees, partially offset by lower marketing spend.
Adjusted EBITDA was $61.6 million for the quarter, down 12.2% or 15.2% on a currency neutral basis. Adjusted EBITDA margin was 27.2% compared to 31.3% in Q1 2025, primarily due to higher costs of revenue and SG&A impacts, which we expect to normalize over the balance of the year, with our adjusted EBITDA margins expected to return to our typical approximate 30% range. CapEx was $16.1 million or 7.1% of revenue, consistent with our expected range of 5%-7%. Adjusted EBITDA less CapEx was $45.5 million, down 16.3% or 19.4% on a currency neutral basis. Adjusted EBITDA less CapEx margin was 20.1% compared to 24.3% in Q1 2025.
Free cash flow improved to $24 million in Q1 compared with negative $300,000 in Q1 of 2025. The improvement was driven by lower cash interest paid and lower merger cost cash outflows, as well as working capital changes related to the timing of receivables and payables. Free cash flow is stated net of cash interest expense of $26.3 million and cash taxes paid in the quarter of $7.1 million. We ended the quarter with $96.6 million of balance sheet cash, up $6.5 million from Q4 2025. This sequential increase was driven by free cash flow generation, partially offset by a EUR 6.5 million amortization payment on our euro term loan and the impact of foreign exchange rates.
It is worth noting that since the start of 2025, our cash position has been significantly burdened by nearly $115 million of total one-time expenses. With those costs driven by our merger process, refinancing transactions, AI-related litigation, and our accelerated SOX compliance efforts. The material nature of these expenses is now largely behind us, and we are confident that we will return to healthier levels of free cash flow generation that we have historically seen. As of March thirty-first, we had total debt outstanding of $1.99 billion, which included $628 million of 10.5% senior secured notes issued in Q4 to fund our pending merger, with the proceeds currently held in escrow, $540 million of 11.25% senior secured notes.
EUR 481 million of euro term loan converted using exchange rates as of March 31, 2026, with an applicable rate of 8.19%. $295 million of 14% senior unsecured notes. $40 million of USD term loan at an 11.25% fixed rate, and $5 million of 9.75% senior unsecured notes. While our $150 million revolver remained undrawn at quarter end, on April 22, following the Second Circuit Court's denial of our petition for rehearing in the Alta and CRCM warrant litigation, we drew $120 million and used a portion of the proceeds to pay the approximately $110.9 million judgment and associated interest. We also received approximately $30 million from insurance carriers following the payment.
Considering the foreign exchange rates, applicable interest rates, and mandatory amortization on our debt balances as of March 31st, and the subsequent revolver drawdown at an applicable interest rate of 7.8%, our estimated cash interest for 2026, net of interest earned on cash held in escrow, is $194 million. This estimate reflects the first cash interest payment in May related to the $628 million of merger financing currently held in escrow, with a second payment due on the merger outside end date of October 6th. Turning to our outlook. Given some of the strong business fundamentals that Craig and I just touched on, our full year revenue and adjusted EBITDA guidance remain unchanged.
We continue to expect revenue of $948 million-$988 million, down 3.4% to up 0.6% year-over-year and down 4.5% to 0.5% currency neutral. We continue to expect adjusted EBITDA of $279 million-$295 million, down 12.9% to 8.1% year-over-year and down 13.9% to 9.1% currency neutral, with our outlook for our adjusted EBITDA margins at just about 30%. Using our current FX rate assumptions, the EUR at 1.17 and the GBP at 1.34, we expect approximately $11 million of revenue tailwind for the full year, with $8 million realized in Q1 and the remainder largely in the first half.
On adjusted EBITDA, FX represents roughly a $3.6 million full-year benefit, including $2.5 million realized in Q1, with the remainder similarly weighted toward the first half of the year. As a reminder, the expected year-over-year decline in revenue and adjusted EBITDA continues to be driven primarily by the timing of revenue recognition related to the two large multi-year licensing agreements we signed in the fourth quarter of 2025. The accelerated revenue recognized last year creates a difficult comparison in 2026, particularly in the fourth quarter, and more than offsets the benefit we would otherwise expect from the even year editorial calendar in 2026.
To put that dynamic into context, excluding the approximate $40 million of accelerated revenue recognized in Q4 2025, our fiscal 2026 revenue outlook would reflect underlying growth of 0.7%-4.9% year-over-year, or down 0.5% to up 3.7% on a currency neutral basis. On that same basis, adjusted EBITDA would be down 2.4% to up 2.9%, or down 3.6% to up 1.7% on a currency neutral basis. The key takeaway is that absent these unusually challenging year-over-year timing comparisons, we continue to expect solid growth across our core business.
On the cost side, our guidance includes approximately $6.9 million in one-off increases in SG&A as we continue our accelerated SOX compliance efforts. This is up from $5.6 million in our prior guidance, with offsetting reductions in other SG&A expenses. All other merger-related costs are excluded from this guidance, as they are considered one time in nature and therefore are excluded from adjusted EBITDA. Finally, while our guidance reflects the trends and information available to us as of today, any broader impacts that could result from changes in global macroeconomic conditions remain uncertain and may not be fully reflected in this outlook. With that, operator, please open up the call for questions.
Thank you. If you would like to ask a question, please press star one on your keypad. To leave the queue at any time, press star two. Once again, that is star and one to ask a question. We'll take our first question from Ronald Josey with Citi. Please go ahead. Your line is open.
Great. Thanks for taking the question. Jen, I wanted to ask a little bit more on just guidance and the revenue split between creative and editorial. You know, given the trends we saw in 1Q, we wanted to ask specifically the confidence in full year guidance, which was maintained. Wanted to hear the drivers of what's making that confidence, you know, as high as it is. Can you remind us again, just going through specifically the delta or some of the moves between creative and editorial? Craig, on the acquisition, you mentioned a final decision in June. Just talk to us about next steps or what we can expect here going forward. Thank you.
Jen, you wanna start?
Craig, do you wanna kick off? Oh.
Okay.
Go ahead.
I'll start on the acquisition, then leave the guidance and the revenue split to Jennifer Leyden. Thanks, Ronald Josey, for the questions. On the acquisition front, the timeline of the CMA, if you remember, we are down to the U.K. We've been unconditionally cleared against the transaction in every other jurisdiction, but we are down to the CMA in the U.K. Their process has an end date. They've gone through their extension already, has an end date of June 14th.
We expect on or before to hear that back in terms of their finding with respect to what they term an SLC, a significant lessening of competition within the editorial space or not, and what they would require with respect to a remedy of that if they find it. We'll have knowns on those fronts by then, and then we can determine whether that remedy is one that's acceptable to the parties and one that the parties can deliver. You know, it's been a long road. You know, we've spent a decent amount of capital in pursuit of this. We're continuing to pursue this. We believe in the value creation unlocked by this merger.
We don't agree with any lessening of competition in the marketplace. You know, it's unfortunate that at this point, we are down to, you know, looking at a business in the U.K., that is, you know, 3.5 million GBP of revenue that is at question here. That's the size per the Shutterstock Q1 10-Q of the amount of revenue that's actually at question relative to a, you know, $2 billion roughly of revenue between the transactions. The good news is we're seeing the light at the end of the tunnel, and we should have clarity on where they stand with respect to both that SLC, whether it exists or does not, and then what would or would not be required in order to remedy that.
Jen, do you wanna pick up on the guidance and the revenue splits?
I'll start with the normalization. You might remember, Ron, we've talked about this before, specifically when we've got big editorial event calendars. Obviously, Q1 for us was a bigger quarter with respect to editorial, and that's the Milan Olympics, and also seeing a bit of political spend in the quarter. We've talked about this before, primarily in Premium Access, which is our largest subscription that has editorial and creative. In these quarters or periods where we've got this big event, it's really nothing more than customers shifting some of their download consumption patterns in favor of editorial content. You can imagine why that would be in the case of, you know, really spectacular images coming out of Milan.
For Q1, the impact of that, you know, again, download/revenue allocation mix was a drag on creative of about 375 basis points and then a lift on editorial of just over 600 basis points. We'll see a bit of that, you know, as we continue through what is a big editorial year for us, certainly as we go into the World Cup, and as we expect to see some political lift heading into to midterms towards the end of the year. Does that answer that question?
It does in terms of the mix. Your comment towards the end of the year, helps to talk to the guidance side.
Yeah. I mean, the key thing to remember here is, you know, hopefully you got the message from Craig and my prepared remarks. The strong fundamentals of the business really have not changed. When we talk about things like corporate being in really good, upper mid-digit growth, when we talk about the subscription business growing, when we talk about custom content, having its biggest quarter, frankly, it's ever had since we rolled that solution out several years ago at this point, continued growth in Unsplash. You know, we're still seeing all of the good-Fundamentals in this business. When you look at Q1, the big storylines there for revenue are really going to be that revenue recognition, impact our accounting item 606. That had a bigger drag on Q1 revenue.
We expect to see, you know, largely that 606 impact for the year end up where we would have expected it to be in our prior guidance. A little bit of a timing element there, Q1, no change to the full year impact from that item. As we think about what fits, you know, within guidance, again, nothing really different than what we spoke to last quarter with 2026 guidance. Creative, roughly, you know, low single-digit decline, editorial roughly flat, and other would be, other revenue would be a mid-single digit decline. Again, a lot of those declines are because of that big chunky revenue we got in Q4 of last year.
Normalizing, that gets creative to about flat, that gets editorial to low single-digit growth, and that would get that other revenue back up into double-digit growth. Same, same trends there with the splits of creative, editorial and other, you know, cost all of that really in line with what we spoke to previously. You know, lower margin quarter for us for sure. Again, on the gross margin side, that's really a function of that 606 revenue recognition element as well as a bit of product mix. We expect to certainly by the time we get to H2, we should be back up in the 71% range in gross margin. We should see our EBITDA margins in the second half of the year get back up into that 29%-30% range.
Perfect. Thank you, Jen. Thank you, Craig.
You're welcome.
Thank you. Once again, that is star and one, if you would like to join the queue. We will move next with Mark Zgutowicz with Benchmark. Please go ahead. Your line is open.
Thank you. Good evening, Craig and Jen. A couple, Craig, for you and then, a couple for Jen, if I could. Craig, on the 2026 guidance, if you could maybe just update us on your willingness to sign AI licensing deals that's sort of pre-predicated within that guidance. Then how should we be thinking about recurring revenue opportunities tied to AI content licensing materializing, you know, over the next 12 months or so, as opposed to just pure licensing deals? Then Craig, you also mentioned in your prepared remarks about rightsizing agency support, now that the segment is roughly 15% of revenue. I'm just curious if that means OpEx savings or redistributed headcount to other parts of your business.
Jen, just curious what Premium Access net dollar retention was in 1Q and whether you expect an improving NDR in 2Q as predicated within your 2026 guidance. Also tied to NDR, just how you would characterize iStock at Unsplash headwinds there. Is it the same, or are you potentially seeing lessening headwinds from iStock and Unsplash? Thank you.
Great. Thanks, Mark. I'll pick up on the AI with respect to 26, and then I'll touch on some of the iStock elements and then pass and agency, and then I'll pass over to Jen to add to that. On the AI licensing front, we do some level of AI licensing across the business. We did very little in Q1. We expect, you know, that to probably be more of a second half, you know, contributor to the revenue pie. It's not one that's been as sizable when you look at, you know, others in the marketplace. It hasn't been as sizable in terms of a revenue stream for Getty Images.
We've been more selective in the licensing that we've done. What I would say is we're more focused in, and we talked about this in some of our Q4 commentary and some of our Q3 commentary, about integrating our product into large language models and AI experiences, where ultimately drawing on the history represented in our archive or the coverage represented in our editorial offering, you know, is an important element of delivering, you know, context and accuracy to those individuals using these AI services. We referenced Perplexity, we've referenced other deals that have yet to be named other than that, and that's continues to be our focus. How do we really embed Getty Images and the quality of its coverage and imagery and the depth of its archive into those models?
Yes, we will do some limited AI licensing. Again, that was very low in Q1. We expect more of that to kind of phase out towards the second half. We're really focused in on those integration integrations into the platforms themselves, which is very akin to how our content is used today across all third-party licensing. There can be some acceleration of that given ASC 606, as Jen mentioned, it's still fundamentally content licensing. We're using our content to deliver it to our customers so they can produce a more compelling service.
I'll just quickly touch on the cost realization of agency, and I'll come back just to some context on iStock and what we're doing there. Agency, yes, we have both sales and service headcount in support of the agencies. They tend to be very transaction-driven. That has equated to a higher level of sales and service for that segment relative to other segments that might be more annual or multi-year agreements. We did do a small layoff in Q1 to mitigate that resource relative to the volume coming in and the declines that we've seen in that. We'll continue to manage that segment accordingly.
That is one that we did do some headcount reduction across sales and service in Q1 in order to manage to the volumes that we're seeing today. We did not redeploy that across the balance of the organization. Within iStock, I think it's a little bit of important context. We've had a business, and we've always talked about this with you, that, you know, our iStock business is different than generally what we would term as the micro stock or mid stock space. Our iStock business is one where 70%+ of our revenues come from signature content, which is our exclusive content. About two-thirds of the business sits in subscriptions. That's annual subscriptions and monthly subscriptions.
What Jen was referencing is we're making some changes, and those changes are based off what we're seeing in the market more broadly and the strength of what we're seeing on the signature side. We see, on the signature side of things, we see about a 2x spend in a year for a signature customer relative to an essentials customer. We make about 3x the revenue overall, again, going back to that more than 70% of our revenue. We see just fundamentally different cohort value downstream. It's not just year one. The retention value of a signature customer is so much higher than essentials. Jen gave you some of the statistics of less than 10% retention for free trial subscribers, and those free trial subscribers largely accrued to our essentials subscriptions.
Some of that's due to just changes in Google's algorithm pointing towards AI searches, which has a knock-on effect in terms of the prominence of free websites that used to drive traffic to us on an affiliate basis. Also the proliferation of AI. We're seeing the durability of signature relative to those search dynamics relative to consumption, relative to AI. What we're doing is making some very conscious shift of shifting iStock more aggressively to those quality-conscious customers at much higher economics. What that means is, from account perspective, our accounts go down in terms of subscriber counts and purchasing customer counts. Ultimately, though, that's gonna pay out in our revenue and retention.
Those are some of the changes, just to give you a little bit more, you know, context and double-click on some of those. I'll toss over to Jen to add anything that she might want.
Hi, Mark. Back on the retention question. I think I'll broadly just say, you know, we're at 90% in Q1, and I think we've spoken to certainly last quarter or probably the quarter prior to that as well, that free trial subscription cancellation really, that's having a continued drag on this rate and that we expect to see that drag last for the anniversarying of the cessation of that program in Q2 for probably into Q3. I think, you know, we hold that once we get into that, you know, Q3, certainly Q4 period, we'll start to see this metric bump back up just as a result of all of that noise really coming out of this metric.
That's gonna be, you know, call it 2 to 3 points improvement on this rate just once we get through, you know, again, the anniversarying of the discontinuation of the program. You know, I'd say in addition to that, you asked about Premium Access, the real key thing there, again, there's a drag here from that free trial. We've always got a bit of a drag when we've got subscriber spend in a prior period outside of their subscription for big, whether that be editorial events or big one-time events. We've got a bit of that here. That's probably about a 2-point drag year-over-year. Key here is when you think about again, we speak to the core fundamentals. Premium Access, our largest subscription, again, the retention rate in Q1 was 100%.
It doesn't obviously get much healthier than that. We see the iStock annuals really around that 80% range. Unsplash well over 90% retention. There are some very, very healthy metrics underlying, you know, what we report, we report as 90%, but again, that 90% still has that drag from free trial and has, you know, a bit of timing just with respect to subscriber spend in the prior period outside of their subscription. Overall, the underlying stats here are really healthy.
Got it. Thanks, Jen, Craig. Appreciate it.
Thank you. This concludes our Q&A session. I will now turn the call over to Steven Cantor for closing comments.
Thank you again for joining us today and for your continued interest in our company. As always, our team is available to follow up on any additional inquiries you may have after the call. We look forward to staying connected and updating you on our progress moving forward ahead. Have a great rest of your day. Thank you.
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Investor releaseQuarter not tagged2026-04-23Getty Images to Release First Quarter 2026 Financial Results on May 11, 2026
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Getty Images to Release First Quarter 2026 Financial Results on May 11, 2026
NEW YORK, April 22, 2026 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Getty Images Holdings, Inc. (“Getty Images”) (NYSE: GETY), a preeminent global visual content creator and marketplace, announced today that the Company intends to release its first quarter 2026 results after market close on Monday, May 11, 2026, followed by a conference call at 4:30 p.m. (Eastern Time) that same day to discuss the Company’s results. The conference call can be accessed live over the phone by dialing 1-800-245-3047, or for international callers, 1-203-518-9765. The conference ID for the call is GETTYQ1. An audio replay will be available for two weeks following the call and can be accessed by dialing 1-844-512-2921, or for international callers, 1-412-317-6671. The passcode for the replay is 11161581. A simultaneous webcast of the conference call will also be available on the Investor Relations section of the Company’s website at https://investors.gettyimages.com/. The webcast will also be available for replay shortly following the call. About Getty Images: Getty Images (NYSE: GETY) is a preeminent global visual content creator and marketplace that offers a full range of content solutions to meet the needs of any customer around the globe, no matter their size. Through its Getty Images, iStock and Unsplash brands, websites and APIs, Getty Images serves customers in almost every country in the world and is the first-place people turn to discover, purchase and share powerful visual content from the world’s best photographers and videographers. Getty Images works with over 600,000 content creators and over 360 content partners to deliver this powerful and comprehensive content. Each year Getty Images covers more than 160,000 news, sport and entertainment events providing depth and breadth of coverage that is unmatched. Getty Images maintains one of the largest and best privately-owned photographic archives in the world with millions of images dating back to the beginning of photography. Through its best-in-class creative library and Custom Content solutions, Getty Images helps customers elevate their creativity and entire end‑to‑end creative process to find the right visual for any need. With the adoption and distribution of generative AI technologies and tools trained on permissioned content that include indemnification and perpetual, worldwide usage rights, Getty Images and iStock customers can use te...
Investor releaseQuarter not tagged2026-04-15Q4 Earnings Highs And Lows: Getty Images (NYSE:GETY) Vs The Rest Of The Digital Media & Content Platforms Stocks
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Q4 Earnings Highs And Lows: Getty Images (NYSE:GETY) Vs The Rest Of The Digital Media & Content Platforms Stocks
As the craze of earnings season draws to a close, here’s a look back at some of the most exciting (and some less so) results from Q4. Today, we are looking at digital media & content platforms stocks, starting with Getty Images (NYSE:GETY). AI-driven content creation, personalized media experiences, and digital advertising are evolving, which could benefit companies investing in these themes. For example, companies with a portfolio of licensed visual content or platforms facilitating direct monetization models could see increased demand for years. On the other hand, headwinds include growing regulatory scrutiny on AI-generated content, with many publishers balking at anything that gets no human oversight. Additional areas to navigate include the phasing out of third-party cookies, which could make traditional ways of tracking the online behavior of consumers (a secret sauce in digital marketing) much less effective. The 6 digital media & content platforms stocks we track reported a softer Q4. As a group, revenues beat analysts’ consensus estimates by 1.6% while next quarter’s revenue guidance was in line. Luckily, digital media & content platforms stocks have performed well with share prices up 15.1% on average since the latest earnings results. With a vast library of over 562 million visual assets documenting everything from breaking news to iconic historical moments, Getty Images (NYSE:GETY) is a global visual content marketplace that licenses photos, videos, illustrations, and music to businesses, media outlets, and creative professionals. Getty Images reported revenues of $282.3 million, up 14.1% year on year. This print exceeded analysts’ expectations by 15%. Despite the top-line beat, it was still a slower quarter for the company with EPS in line with analysts’ estimates and full-year revenue guidance slightly missing analysts’ expectations. “In our 30th anniversary year we delivered record revenue, with growth across both Creative and Editorial,” said Craig Peters, Chief Executive Officer at Getty Images. Getty Images scored the biggest analyst estimates beat, fastest revenue growth, and highest full-year guidance raise of the whole group. The stock is up 12.3% since reporting and currently trades at $0.85. Read our full report on Getty Images here, it’s free. Formerly known as K12, Stride (NYSE:LRN) is an education technology company providing educat...
Investor releaseQuarter not tagged2026-03-235 Must-Read Analyst Questions From Getty Images’s Q4 Earnings Call
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5 Must-Read Analyst Questions From Getty Images’s Q4 Earnings Call
Getty Images’ fourth quarter results were shaped by two large multiyear licensing agreements, which contributed a significant portion of revenue and drove year-on-year growth. Management credited these deals with bolstering both creative and editorial segments, while acknowledging that the underlying core business faced ongoing challenges in agency and subscription trends. CEO Craig Peters emphasized that “the relevance of our content on social media, and that being a driver of one of those deals, both on the creative and editorial side of things, and the relevance of our content through large language models” were major factors in the quarter’s performance. Is now the time to buy GETY? Find out in our full research report (it’s free). Revenue: $282.3 million vs analyst estimates of $245.6 million (14.1% year-on-year growth, 15% beat) Adjusted EPS: -$0.01 vs analyst estimates of $0.02 ($0.03 miss) Adjusted EBITDA: $104.1 million vs analyst estimates of $74.7 million (36.9% margin, 39.3% beat) EBITDA guidance for the upcoming financial year 2026 is $287 million at the midpoint, below analyst estimates of $306.4 million Operating Margin: -8.5%, down from 14.5% in the same quarter last year Market Capitalization: $336.3 million While we enjoy listening to the management's commentary, our favorite part of earnings calls are the analyst questions. Those are unscripted and can often highlight topics that management teams would rather avoid or topics where the answer is complicated. Here is what has caught our attention. Ron Josey (Citi) asked for more detail on the business applicability and future pipeline for licensing deals. CEO Craig Peters explained that demand from social and AI partners remains strong and that more deals are likely, although confidentiality limits specifics. Ron Josey (Citi) also inquired about the decline in active annual subscribers and retention rates. CFO Jennifer Leyden attributed the drop to ending the free trial acquisition program and expects stabilization once the cycle completes. Alex Levine (Benchmark) requested clarification on the mix of licensing for AI training versus display and whether future deals are included in guidance. Leyden clarified that the two recent deals are not pure data licensing, and that only recurring revenue from current deals is included in forecasts. Alex Levine (Benchmark) asked what percentage of exclu...
Investor releaseQuarter not tagged2026-03-17Getty Images Holdings Inc (GETY) Q4 2025 Earnings Call Highlights: Record Revenue and Strategic ...
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Getty Images Holdings Inc (GETY) Q4 2025 Earnings Call Highlights: Record Revenue and Strategic ...
This article first appeared on GuruFocus. Full-Year Revenue: $981.3 million, up 4.5% year-on-year or 3.8% on a currency-neutral basis. Q4 Revenue: $282.3 million, up 14.1% year-over-year or 12.7% on a currency-neutral basis. Adjusted EBITDA: $320.9 million for the full year, with a margin of 32.7%. Q4 Adjusted EBITDA: $104.1 million, up 29.1% year-over-year, with a margin of 36.9%. Creative Revenue: $149 million in Q4, up 4.6% year-on-year. Editorial Revenue: $109.4 million in Q4, up 21.4% year-on-year. Other Revenue: $23.9 million in Q4, an increase of $9.1 million from Q4 2024. SG&A Expense: $111.6 million in Q4, with an expense rate of 39.5% of revenue. CapEx: $13 million in Q4, representing 4.6% of revenue. Free Cash Flow: $7.7 million in Q4, compared to $24.6 million in Q4 2024. Net Leverage: 4.0 times at the end of Q4. Total Debt Outstanding: $2.01 billion as of December 31. Warning! GuruFocus has detected 6 Warning Signs with GETY. Is GETY fairly valued? Test your thesis with our free DCF calculator. Release Date: March 16, 2026 For the complete transcript of the earnings call, please refer to the full earnings call transcript. Getty Images Holdings Inc (NYSE:GETY) delivered record revenue of $981.3 million for the full year 2025, representing a year-on-year growth of 4.5%. The company achieved a strong adjusted EBITDA of $320.9 million with a margin of 32.7%, exceeding the high end of their guidance. Getty Images Holdings Inc (NYSE:GETY) secured two significant multi-year licensing agreements, enhancing their recurring revenue streams. The company renewed key partnerships with organizations such as AFP, NASCAR, and the NHL, strengthening its long-term relationships. Getty Images Holdings Inc (NYSE:GETY) demonstrated strong performance in its Editorial segment, with revenue up 21.4% year-on-year in Q4 2025. The company's active annual subscribers declined, primarily due to the discontinuation of a free-trial customer-acquisition program. Getty Images Holdings Inc (NYSE:GETY) experienced a decrease in free cash flow, generating $5.7 million for the full year 2025 compared to $60.9 million in 2024. The company faced challenges in its agency business, with a decline of 16% in Q4 2025. Getty Images Holdings Inc (NYSE:GETY) reported a decrease in cash year-on-year, attributed to $45.7 million of merger-related expenses. The company's net leverage increased...

