zhihu inc - ZH

ZH

Close Chg Chg %
2.59 0.25 9.67%

Pre-Market

2.84

+0.25 (9.67%)

Volume: 876.01K

Last Updated:

Sep 8, 2026, 3:59 PM EDT

Company Overview: zhihu inc - ZH

ZH Key Data

Open

$2.61

Day Range

2.61 - 2.95

52 Week Range

2.56 - 5.55

Market Cap

$153.65M

Shares Outstanding

59.55M

Public Float

59.55M

Beta

0.26

Rev. Per Employee

N/A

P/E Ratio

N/A

EPS

-$0.54

Yield

0.00%

Dividend

N/A

EX-DIVIDEND DATE

SHORT INTEREST

N/A

AVERAGE VOLUME

301.09K

 

ZH Performance

1 Week
 
10.08%
 
1 Month
 
-12.62%
 
3 Months
 
-11.80%
 
1 Year
 
-46.21%
 
5 Years
 
-95.61%
 

ZH Analyst Ratings

  • Sell
  • Under
  • Hold
  • Over
  • Buy
Number of Ratings 6
Full Ratings ➔

About zhihu inc - ZH

Zhihu, Inc. operates as a Q&A online content community. It content fields include Internet technology, commerce, film, television, fashion and culture. The company was founded by Yuan Zhou in 2010 and is headquartered in Beijing, China.

ZH At a Glance

Zhihu, Inc.
18 Xueqing Road
Beijing, Beijing 100083
Phone 86-10-8271-6603 Revenue 382.42M
Industry Internet Software/Services Net Income -26,834,860.37
Sector Technology Services Employees 1,154
Fiscal Year-end 12 / 2026
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ZH Valuation

P/E Current N/A
P/E Ratio (with extraordinary items) N/A
P/E Ratio (without extraordinary items) N/A
Price to Sales Ratio 0.686
Price to Book Ratio 0.478
Price to Cash Flow Ratio N/A
Enterprise Value to EBITDA 6.435
Enterprise Value to Sales -0.847
Total Debt to Enterprise Value -0.032

ZH Efficiency

Revenue/Employee 331,386.204
Income Per Employee -23,253.778
Receivables Turnover 6.483
Total Asset Turnover 0.50

ZH Liquidity

Current Ratio 3.731
Quick Ratio 3.71
Cash Ratio 3.344

ZH Profitability

Gross Margin 59.94
Operating Margin -13.858
Pretax Margin -6.31
Net Margin -7.017
Return on Assets -3.512
Return on Equity -4.831
Return on Total Capital -4.838
Return on Invested Capital -4.82

ZH Capital Structure

Total Debt to Total Equity 1.892
Total Debt to Total Capital 1.857
Total Debt to Total Assets 1.387
Long-Term Debt to Equity 0.41
Long-Term Debt to Total Capital 0.402
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  • Cash Flow Statement

Annual Financials for Zhihu Inc - ZH

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All values USD millions. 2022 2023 2024 2025 5-year trend
Sales/Revenue
535.35M 592.64M 500.07M 382.42M
Sales Growth
+16.67% +10.70% -15.62% -23.53%
Cost of Goods Sold (COGS) incl D&A
266.85M 268.60M 197.04M 153.20M
COGS excluding D&A
- - - -
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Depreciation & Amortization Expense
3.74M 3.51M 3.05M 2.64M
Depreciation
- - - -
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Amortization of Intangibles
- - - -
-
COGS Growth
+22.45% +0.66% -26.64% -22.25%
Gross Income
268.51M 324.04M 303.03M 229.22M
Gross Income Growth
+11.44% +20.68% -6.49% -24.36%
Gross Profit Margin
+50.16% +54.68% +60.60% +59.94%
2022 2023 2024 2025 5-year trend
SG&A Expense
506.67M 475.38M 369.87M 282.22M
Research & Development
113.36M 127.23M 101.79M 73.03M
Other SG&A
393.31M 348.15M 268.09M 209.18M
SGA Growth
+10.97% -6.18% -22.19% -23.70%
Other Operating Expense
- - - -
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Unusual Expense
26.24M 729.71K (10.89M) 17.58M
EBIT after Unusual Expense
(264.41M) (152.07M) (55.95M) (70.57M)
Non Operating Income/Expense
32.11M 35.24M 31.17M 46.44M
Non-Operating Interest Income
20.57M 28.28M 25.07M 42.21M
Equity in Earnings of Affiliates
- - - -
-
Interest Expense
- - - -
-
Interest Expense Growth
- - - -
-
Gross Interest Expense
- - - -
-
Interest Capitalized
- - - -
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Pretax Income
(232.30M) (116.82M) (24.78M) (24.13M)
Pretax Income Growth
-15.83% +49.71% +78.79% +2.63%
Pretax Margin
-43.39% -19.71% -4.96% -6.31%
Income Tax
2.11M 1.67M (1.30M) 3.02M
Income Tax - Current - Domestic
- 2.21M (884.56K) 186.83K
Income Tax - Current - Foreign
- - - -
-
Income Tax - Deferred - Domestic
- (537.19K) (420.32K) 2.83M
Income Tax - Deferred - Foreign
- - - -
-
Income Tax Credits
- - - -
-
Equity in Earnings of Affiliates
- - - -
-
Other After Tax Income (Expense)
- - - -
-
Consolidated Net Income
(234.40M) (118.49M) (23.48M) (27.15M)
Minority Interest Expense
408.99K 580.52K 393.92K (314.39K)
Net Income
(234.81M) (119.07M) (23.87M) (26.83M)
Net Income Growth
-16.59% +49.29% +79.95% -12.41%
Net Margin Growth
-43.86% -20.09% -4.77% -7.02%
Extraordinaries & Discontinued Operations
- - - -
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Discontinued Operations
- - - -
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Net Income After Extraordinaries
(234.81M) (119.07M) (23.87M) (26.83M)
Preferred Dividends
- - - -
-
Net Income Available to Common
(234.81M) (119.07M) (23.87M) (26.83M)
EPS (Basic)
-2.3109 -1.1942 -0.2618 -0.3354
EPS (Basic) Growth
-1.11% +48.32% +78.08% -28.11%
Basic Shares Outstanding
101.61M 99.71M 91.19M 80.01M
EPS (Diluted)
-2.3109 -1.1942 -0.2618 -0.3354
EPS (Diluted) Growth
-1.11% +48.32% +78.08% -28.11%
Diluted Shares Outstanding
101.61M 99.71M 91.19M 80.01M
EBITDA
(234.42M) (147.82M) (63.80M) (50.35M)
EBITDA Growth
-10.42% +36.94% +56.84% +21.08%
EBITDA Margin
-43.79% -24.94% -12.76% -13.17%

Snapshot

Average Recommendation OVERWEIGHT Average Target Price 29.507
Number of Ratings 6 Current Quarters Estimate -0.07
FY Report Date 09 / 2026 Current Year's Estimate -1.041
Last Quarter’s Earnings -0.49 Median PE on CY Estimate N/A
Year Ago Earnings -0.80 Next Fiscal Year Estimate -0.31
Median PE on Next FY Estimate N/A

Earnings Per Share

This Quarter Next Quarter This Fiscal Next Fiscal
# of Estimates 1 1 5 5
Mean Estimate -0.07 -0.03 -1.04 -0.31
High Estimates -0.07 -0.03 -0.02 0.16
Low Estimate -0.07 -0.03 -2.51 -1.17
Coefficient of Variance N/A N/A -95.99 -199.74

Analysts Recommendations

Current 1 Month Ago 3 Months Ago
BUY 4 4 4
OVERWEIGHT 1 1 1
HOLD 1 1 1
UNDERWEIGHT 0 0 0
SELL 0 0 0
MEAN Overweight Overweight Overweight

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