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Getty Images Holdings
(OTC:GETY)
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Rating:40Underperform
Price Target:
$0.05
▼(-82.69% Downside)
Action:Reiterated
Date:10/03/26
GETY scores low primarily due to sharply weaker fundamentals (steep TTM revenue decline, deep net losses, and negative operating/free cash flow) and a very bearish technical setup (price far below major moving averages with negative MACD). Additional pressure comes from negative corporate developments (NYSE delisting/OTC move and liquidity actions) and limited valuation support given losses and no dividend, partially offset by pockets of operational resilience discussed on the earnings call (solid adjusted EBITDA margin and recurring revenue mix).
Positive Factors
Recurring Revenue Growth
The increasing subscription mix gives Getty Images more recurring and predictable revenue than purely transactional licensing. This supports customer retention, improves revenue visibility, and creates a stronger base for monetizing premium access and enterprise relationships over the next several quarters.
Negative Factors
High Leverage and Interest Burden
Heavy debt and high borrowing costs materially constrain financial flexibility, especially while cash generation is weak. Large interest requirements can absorb resources that could otherwise fund product investment or debt reduction, increasing dependence on successful financing and balance-sheet actions.
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Positive Factors
Negative Factors
Recurring Revenue Growth
The increasing subscription mix gives Getty Images more recurring and predictable revenue than purely transactional licensing. This supports customer retention, improves revenue visibility, and creates a stronger base for monetizing premium access and enterprise relationships over the next several quarters.
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Getty Images Holdings (GETY) vs. SPDR S&P 500 ETF (SPY)
Market Cap
$19.87M
Dividend YieldN/A
Average Volume (3M)4.48M
Price to Earnings (P/E)―
Beta (1Y)1.43
Revenue Growth3.29%
EPS Growth-35.93%
CountryUS
Employees1,650
SectorCommunication Services
Sector Strength97
IndustryInternet Content & Information
Share Statistics
EPS (TTM)-0.39
Shares Outstanding414,811,300
10 Day Avg. Volume8,459,995
30 Day Avg. Volume4,477,403
Financial Highlights & Ratios
PEG Ratio<0.01
Price to Book (P/B)1.00
Price to Sales (P/S)0.57
P/FCF Ratio97.89
Enterprise Value/Market Cap89.17
Enterprise Value/Revenue1.81
Enterprise Value/Gross Profit2.69
Enterprise Value/Ebitda9.66
Forecast
1Y Price TargetN/A
Price Target UpsideN/A
Rating ConsensusModerate Sell
Number of Analyst Covering2
EPS Forecast (FY)-0.15
Revenue Forecast (FY)$936.25M
Getty Images Holdings Business Overview & Revenue Model
Company Description
Getty Images Holdings, Inc. functions as a prominent global marketplace and creator of visual content. The company maintains an extensive collection of proprietary photographic archives, encompassing roughly 160,000 significant events from news, s...
How the Company Makes Money
Getty Images primarily makes money by licensing visual content (photos, video, and other digital assets) to customers for use in advertising, marketing, publishing, broadcasting, and corporate communications. Revenue is generated through (1) creat...
Getty Images Holdings Earnings Call Summary
Earnings Call Date:Aug 10, 2026
(Q2-2026)
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Next Earnings Date:Nov 16, 2026
Earnings Call Sentiment Negative
The call highlights continued strengths in recurring and premium revenue, strong editorial performance (driven by major events), sizable growth in custom content and product innovation, and active management focus on liquidity and balance sheet repair. However, material near-term challenges include declining agency and iStock performance, significant regional weakness (notably APAC), a steep drop in active annual subscribers, a large litigation-related cash outflow that drove free cash flow sharply negative, high leverage and interest costs, and the termination costs and uncertainty from the ended Shutterstock merger. Management has initiated financing and operational actions, but the company faces meaningful cash- and debt-related headwinds while resolving operational pressures.Positive Updates
Revenue Scale and Recurring Revenue Mix
Q2 revenue of $229.1 million; annual subscription revenue represented 58.8% of total (up from 53.5% YoY) and grew 7.1% (5.6% currency neutral), reflecting a shift toward recurring revenue and premium access strength.
Negative Updates
Overall Revenue Decline
Total revenue declined 2.5% reported and 4.1% on a currency neutral basis versus prior year, with timing of revenue recognition contributing ~50 basis points of growth headwind.
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Q2-2026 Updates
Positive
Negative
Revenue Scale and Recurring Revenue Mix
Q2 revenue of $229.1 million; annual subscription revenue represented 58.8% of total (up from 53.5% YoY) and grew 7.1% (5.6% currency neutral), reflecting a shift toward recurring revenue and premium access strength.
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Company Guidance
Management said it will not provide earnings guidance while it evaluates strategic financing and balance‑sheet alternatives (process expected through Q3 into Q4; Guggenheim Securities engaged), and pointed to Q2 metrics underpinning that decision: revenue $229.1M (‑2.5% reported; ‑4.1% currency‑neutral), adjusted EBITDA $62.3M (‑8.4%; ‑10.3% CN) with a 27.2% margin (vs. 28.9% prior), adjusted EBITDA less CapEx $48.4M (21.1% margin vs. 22.1%), CapEx $13.8M (6% of revenue; 5–7% expected range), and free cash flow of ‑$122.6M (vs. ‑$9.6M prior) largely driven by a $110.9M litigation payment partially offset by $31.5M insurance proceeds; adjusted for litigation and merger items FCF would have been ‑$4.5M. They finished the quarter with $51.6M cash, $2.1B total debt (including $628M 10.5% notes that were redeemed in July, $540M 11.25% notes, a €470.5M term loan at an applicable 8.31%, $365M 14% notes, and a revolver drawn to $150M), and $80.4M of cash interest ( $37.4M merger‑related); management will provide updates as the financing work progresses.Getty Images Holdings Financial Statement Overview
Summary
Income Statement
34
Negative
Balance Sheet
46
Neutral
Cash Flow
28
Negative
| Breakdown | TTM | Dec 2025 | Dec 2024 | Dec 2023 | Dec 2022 | Dec 2021 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Income Statement | ||||||
| Total Revenue | 978.00M | 981.29M | 939.29M | 916.55M | 926.24M | 918.69M |
| Gross Profit | 658.27M | 655.21M | 686.22M | 666.31M | 671.25M | 670.54M |
| EBITDA | 183.34M | 58.63M | 279.66M | 178.42M | 176.93M | 358.75M |
| Net Income | -158.85M | -206.12M | 39.53M | 19.34M | -77.55M | 117.07M |
Balance Sheet | ||||||
| Total Assets | 3.06B | 3.24B | 2.56B | 2.60B | 2.47B | 2.58B |
| Cash, Cash Equivalents and Short-Term Investments | 51.62M | 90.18M | 121.17M | 142.31M | 97.91M | 186.30M |
| Total Debt | 2.06B | 2.00B | 1.35B | 1.45B | 1.49B | 1.76B |
| Total Liabilities | 2.56B | 2.64B | 1.85B | 1.92B | 1.88B | 2.19B |
| Stockholders Equity | 450.71M | 552.54M | 670.20M | 633.23M | 545.08M | 338.61M |
Cash Flow | ||||||
| Free Cash Flow | -83.91M | 5.67M | 60.87M | 75.72M | 103.83M | 139.57M |
| Operating Cash Flow | -26.31M | 65.19M | 118.32M | 132.72M | 163.12M | 188.89M |
| Investing Cash Flow | -57.60M | -59.52M | -72.49M | -57.00M | -61.29M | -136.93M |
| Financing Cash Flow | 675.51M | 576.17M | -56.22M | -45.35M | -184.35M | -19.27M |
Getty Images Holdings Technical Analysis
Negative
0.26
Price Trends
0.24
Negative
0.51
Negative
0.74
Negative
Market Momentum
-0.07
Positive
21.86
Positive
8.73
Positive
Evaluating momentum and price trends is crucial in stock analysis to make informed investment decisions. For GETY, the sentiment is Negative. The current price of 0.26 is above the 20-day moving average (MA) of 0.15, above the 50-day MA of 0.24, and below the 200-day MA of 0.74, indicating a bearish trend. The MACD of -0.07 indicates Positive momentum. The RSI at 21.86 is Positive, neither overbought nor oversold. The STOCH value of 8.73 is Positive, not indicating any strong overbought or oversold conditions. Overall, these indicators collectively point to a Negative sentiment for GETY.
Getty Images Holdings Risk Analysis
Getty Images Holdings disclosed 56 risk factors in its most recent earnings report. Getty Images Holdings reported the most risks in the "Finance & Corporate" category.
Finance & Corporate - Financial and accounting risks. Risks related to the execution of corporate activity and strategy
Latest Risks Added 0 New Risks
Getty Images Holdings Peers Comparison
UnderperformOutperform
Sector (60)
Name | Overall Rating | Market Cap | P/E Ratio | ROE | Dividend Yield | Revenue Growth | EPS Growth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
79 Outperform | $1.83T | 26.71 | 29.73% | 0.29% | 27.65% | -5.02% | |
69 Neutral | $45.96M | -32.26 | -4.53% | 2.46% | 6.14% | 35.52% | |
63 Neutral | $12.12B | 60.99 | 6.50% | ― | 16.64% | -87.65% | |
61 Neutral | $10.54B | -33.88 | -14.61% | ― | 12.65% | 42.94% | |
60 Neutral | $48.67B | 4.58 | -11.27% | 4.14% | 2.83% | -41.78% | |
52 Neutral | $160.72M | -0.77 | -39.81% | 31.72% | -10.81% | -409.24% | |
40 Underperform | $19.87M | -0.12 | -29.19% | ― | 3.29% | -35.93% |
* Communication Services Sector Average
GETY
Getty Images Holdings
0.05
-2.11
-97.82%
META
Meta Platforms
718.67
5.39
0.76%
SSTK
Shutterstock
4.35
-16.65
-79.28%
ZDGE
Zedge
2.93
-0.26
-8.27%
SNAP
Snap
6.23
-1.82
-22.61%
PINS
Pinterest
21.40
-10.87
-33.68%
Getty Images Holdings Corporate Events
Business Operations and StrategyDelistings and Listing ChangesShareholder Meetings
Getty Images Faces NYSE Delisting and OTC Transition
Negative
Oct 1, 2026
On September 29, 2026, the New York Stock Exchange notified Getty Images Holdings, Inc. that it would commence proceedings to delist the company’s Class A common stock due to abnormally low selling price levels and immediately suspend tradin...
Business Operations and StrategyPrivate Placements and Financing
Getty Images Evaluates Strategic Financing and Capital Structure
Neutral
Sep 30, 2026
On September 30, 2026, Getty Images Holdings made the interest payments that had been due September 1, 2026 on its 9.750% Senior Notes due 2027 and 14.000% Senior Notes due 2028, after electing to use the available 30-day grace periods. Because th...
Business Operations and StrategyPrivate Placements and Financing
Getty Images Explores Strategic Financing to Boost Liquidity
Negative
Aug 31, 2026
On September 1, 2026, Getty Images Holdings, Inc. chose to use the 30‑day grace period available on interest payments for its 9.750% Senior Notes due 2027 and 14.000% Senior Notes due 2028, despite having sufficient cash to meet these obliga...
Executive/Board ChangesFinancial DisclosuresLegal Proceedings
Getty Images Faces Director Exit Amid Legal Standstill
Negative
Aug 28, 2026
On August 27, 2026, Getty Images Holdings, Inc. announced that director Chinh Chu resigned from the company’s Board of Directors and its Compensation Committee, with the company stating his departure was not due to any disagreement over oper...
Business Operations and StrategyExecutive/Board Changes
Getty Images Adds New Directors Amid Governance Changes
Neutral
Jul 21, 2026
On July 20, 2026, Getty Images Holdings, Inc. appointed Elizabeth Abrams and Thomas Walper to its Board of Directors, with Abrams also joining the Audit Committee and being deemed independent under New York Stock Exchange standards. Both entered i...
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