Saturday 17 October 2026
Export ZH’s income statement to Excel — free account
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%
Follow ZH
Target Price Range
Analyst price targets
Free accountTen 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.
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%) |
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.
Zhihu Inc. Sponsored ADR (ZH) Latest News
No news at this impact. Lower the threshold for more.