Zhihu Inc. Sponsored ADR

ZH Communication Services Internet Content & Information

Zhihu Inc. Sponsored ADR’s revenue for fiscal 2025 (year ended December 2025) was $393.1 million, down 20.3% from fiscal 2024. In the quarter to June 2026, revenue grew 1.63%, EPS fell 153.9%, free cash flow grew 68.1% and total debt rose 99.5%, each against the same quarter a year earlier.

3.35 0.15 −4.29%
Market cap
$208.4M
P/E
0.0×
Fwd P/E
−22.5×
Dividend yield
—
F-score
3/9
Altman Z
−0.60
Beneish M
−1.94
Dividend safety
n/a

Insider Decisions trades per month

Total sells 0.00
Totals in millions of $.
Dec 25 Mar 26 Jun 26 Sep 26
Buy — — — — — — — — — — — —
Sell — — — — — — — 1 — — — —
Insider Ownership 22.14%

Capital & Financial Ratios $m

Market Cap 208.42
Revenue 388.64
Net Income (43.28)
Free Cash Flow (130.85)
Net Debt (620.44)
Current Ratio 3.73 (at or above 1.5: strong)
Debt/Equity 0.03 (at or below 0.5: strong)
P/E ratio 0.00
Fwd P/E (22.50) (negative: loss-making)
P/S ratio 0.66
P/B ratio 0.47
Past 5Y EPS Growth —
This Y EPS Growth (102.57%) (below 0%: weak)
Next Y EPS Growth 70.84% (at or above 15%: strong)
Next Y revenue growth 0.62%
Next 5Y EPS Growth 33.57% (at or above 15%: strong)

Green and red mark values outside typical ranges. How we judge →

Valuation vs history

P/S against its own 10 years 28.68%
10-year low 10-year high
P/B against its own 10 years 14.85%
10-year low 10-year high
EV/FCF against its own 10 years 93.12%
10-year low 10-year high

Dividends

Payout Ratio —
Annual Dividend Rate —
Annual Dividend Yield —
total individual payouts
2025 Powerpack
2024 Powerpack
2023 Powerpack
2022 Powerpack
2021 Powerpack
predictions special payouts not included in total or ratios

Assets vs Liabilities $m

2023 2024 2025 Q'26
Cash 769 666 606 636
Receivables 94 58 51 60
Inventory — — — —
Other 3 6 4 2
898 751 677 715
2023 2024 2025 Q'26
Payables 146 114 97 103
ST’ Debt — — 5 15
Other 71 51 47 49
274 209 181 191

Compound Annual Growth %

10y 5y 3y
Sales — 13.66% (9.06%)
Cash Flow — 0.00% 0.00%
Earnings — 0.00% 0.00%
Book Value — 0.00% (12.45%)

Revenue $m

Mar Jun Sep Dec Year
’26 94 102 — — —
’25 101 100 93 100 393
’24 133 128 120 111 493
’23 145 144 140 163 591
’22 117 125 128 152 523
’21 73 99 128 165 464
’20 — — — — 207
Fiscal quarters ending in the months shown.

Operating Cash Flow $m

Mar Jun Sep Dec Year
’26 — — — — —
’25 — — — — (52)
’24 — — — — (38)
’23 — — — — (59)
’22 — — — — (162)
’21 — — — — (69)
’20 — — — — (37)
Fiscal quarters ending in the months shown.

Free Cash Flow $m

Mar Jun Sep Dec Year
’26 — (17) — — —
’25 — (23) — (52) (52)
’24 — (54) — (39) (39)
’23 — (9) — (60) (60)
’22 — — — (162) (162)
’21 — — — (70) (70)
’20 — — — (38) (38)
Fiscal quarters ending in the months shown.

EPS $

Mar Jun Sep Dec Year
’26 (0.02) (0.07) — — —
’25 (0.02) 0.12 (0.08) (0.38) (0.34)
’24 (0.24) (0.12) (0.02) 0.14 (0.26)
’23 (0.24) (0.36) (0.36) (0.18) (1.20)
’22 (0.96) (0.72) (0.42) (0.17) (2.28)
’21 (3.18) (0.48) (0.42) (0.60) (2.88)
’20 — — — — (3.64)
Fiscal quarters ending in the months shown.

Target Price Range

Analyst price targets

Recommendation Rating

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1Buy 2 3Hold 4 5Sell

Ten years at a glance Fiscal years to December

Group Line 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2025 Trend 2026e 2027e 2028e
Price, $
Price, $ Low — — — — — 28.80 5.34 3.91 2.55 3.19

Analyst estimates 2026–2028

Powerpack
High — — — — — 83.09 33.36 12.66 5.74 6.32
People
People Employees — — — — 1,651 2,649 2,515 2,731 1,887 1,154
Revenue/emp, $m — — — 0.00 0.13 0.18 0.21 0.22 0.26 0.34
Income, $m
Income, $m Revenue — — — 98 207 464 523 591 493 393
Gross margin, % — — — 46.58 56.04 52.51 50.16 54.68 60.60 59.94
EBT — — — (146) (79) (203) (227) (117) (24) (25)
EBT margin, % — — — (149.87) (38.20) (43.71) (43.39) (19.71) (4.96) (6.31)
Net income — 0 — (146) (79) (204) (229) (118) (23) (28)
Depreciation — — — 3 3 3 4 4 3 3
Per share, $
Per share, $ Revenue — — — 0.17 9.52 5.80 5.14 5.93 5.41 4.91
Earnings — — — (0.73) (3.64) (2.88) (2.28) (1.20) (0.26) (0.34)
Cash flow — — — (0.18) (1.72) (0.86) (1.59) (0.59) (0.42) (0.65)
Capex — — — 0.00 (0.01) (0.01) 0.00 (0.01) 0.00 0.00
Free cash flow — — — (0.18) (1.73) (0.88) (1.59) (0.60) (0.42) (0.65)
Book value — — — 0.81 (36.23) 13.20 8.12 6.64 6.30 6.93
Shares, m — — — 568 22 80 102 100 91 80
Valuation, ×
Valuation, × P/E — — — 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00
P/S — — — 0.00 0.00 5.73 1.63 0.90 0.65 0.67
P/B — — — 0.00 0.00 2.52 1.03 0.80 0.56 0.47
EV/Sales — — — 0.00 0.00 3.31 (0.09) (0.39) (0.68) (0.86)
EV/FCF — — — 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.77 2.07 2.02
Cash, $m
Cash, $m Operating cash flow — — — (104) (37) (69) (162) (59) (38) (52)
Capex — — — (1) 0 (1) 0 (1) 0 0
Free cash flow — — — (104) (38) (70) (162) (60) (39) (52)
Balance, $m
Balance, $m Working capital — — — 451 415 1,010 797 624 543 495
Total debt — — — 4 0 6 8 — — 5
Net debt — — — (505) (474) (1,125) (900) (769) (666) (601)
Shareholders’ equity — — — 462 (788) 1,057 826 662 575 554
Returns, %
Returns, % ROA — — — (72.83) (31.98) (23.55) (18.40) (11.50) (2.70) (3.61)
ROIC — — — 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00
ROE — — — 0.00 26.97 (171.48) (24.35) (15.97) (3.81) (4.89)
Negative figures in brackets.

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Fiscal years to Dec 2025 · latest quarter Jun 2026

Charts ten years each

Zhihu Inc. Sponsored ADR vs peers in Internet Content & Information (Q) = latest quarter vs a year earlier

Company Market cap P/E Fwd P/E Revenue growth (Q) EPS growth (Q) FCF growth (Q) Gross margin (Q) EBIT margin (Q) Compare
ZIP ZipRecruiter, Inc. $398.8M 12.6× — (loss-making) +5.19% (above 0%: growing) n/m +50.07% (above 0%: growing) 89.34% 3.50% Compare
PERI Perion Network Ltd $357.9M — (loss-making) — (loss-making) −4.60% (below 0%: shrinking) n/m −88.36% (below 0%: shrinking) 88.66% (8.19%) Compare
FVRR Fiverr International $318.5M 10.3× 13.7× −10.00% (below 0%: shrinking) +33.33% (above 0%: growing) −45.50% (below 0%: shrinking) 81.74% 4.48% Compare
ANGI Angi Inc. $262.0M — (loss-making) 18.9× −10.86% (below 0%: shrinking) n/m −72.68% (below 0%: shrinking) 95.29% (94.25%) Compare
ZH Zhihu Inc. Sponsored ADR $208.4M — (loss-making) — (loss-making) +1.63% (above 0%: growing) n/m +68.08% (above 0%: growing) 57.01% (11.00%)
SSTK Shutterstock, Inc. $169.6M — (loss-making) — (loss-making) −16.93% (below 0%: shrinking) n/m −161.16% (below 0%: shrinking) 57.72% (69.99%) Compare
GIBO GIBO Holdings Limited $151.2M — — — — −71,813.51% (below 0%: shrinking) — — Compare
DIBS 1stdibs.com, Inc. $143.7M — (loss-making) — (loss-making) +5.34% (above 0%: growing) n/m +10.30% (above 0%: growing) 73.90% (8.85%) Compare
DOYU DouYu International Holdings Limited Sponsored ADR $108.0M — (loss-making) 43.6× −1.72% (below 0%: shrinking) n/m +59.89% (above 0%: growing) 16.21% (2.17%) Compare
Median of peers $215.8M — 18.9× −4.60% — −59.09% 81.74% (8.19%)

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Zhihu Inc. Sponsored ADR (ZH) key facts

  • Concern: Zhihu Inc. Sponsored ADR’s revenue for fiscal 2025 (year ended December 2025) was $393.1 million, down 20.3% from fiscal 2024.
  • Zhihu Inc. Sponsored ADR (ZH) is an Internet Content & Information company in the Communication Services sector, traded in the US as an ADR.
  • As of October 16, 2026, ZH traded at $3.35, a market capitalization of $208.4 million.
  • Return on equity was −4.89% and debt-to-equity 0.03.
  • Its Piotroski F-score is 3 out of 9 and its Altman Z-score is −0.60 (distress zone) for fiscal 2025.

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