Cheetah Mobile (CMCM) Return on Sales [ROS] (2013 - 2026)
Cheetah Mobile (CMCM) reported Return on Sales [ROS] of -12.58% for Q2 2026, down 8.83 percentage points from -3.75% a year earlier and down 1.70 percentage points from the prior quarter.
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Cheetah Mobile (CMCM) Return on Sales [ROS] (2013 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
Over the twelve months ended Jun 30, 2026, Cheetah Mobile's Return on Sales [ROS] came in at -18.17%, up 13.73 percentage points year-over-year; for FY2025, it was -15.18%, up 39.87 percentage points from FY2024.
- Return on Sales [ROS] has a five-year change of +19.03 percentage points (FY2020 to FY2025).
- By year, Return on Sales [ROS] came in at -55.05% in FY2024 (-23.71 pp), -31.34% in FY2023 (-5.82 pp), -25.52% in FY2022 (+3.74 pp) and -29.26% in FY2021 (+4.95 pp).
- Five-year quarterly Return on Sales [ROS] spans a low of -87.36% in Q4 2024 and a high of 1.36% in Q3 2025.
- Year over year, Return on Sales [ROS] gained in four of the last eight quarters, with an average year-over-year change of +6.87 percentage points.
- The high point for year-over-year Return on Sales [ROS] in five years was Q4 2025 (a gain of 40.16 percentage points); the low point was Q4 2024 (a drop of 50.94 percentage points).
- Per Business Quant data, the three quarters before Q2 2026 came in at -10.88% (Q1 2026), -47.20% (Q4 2025) and 1.36% (Q3 2025).
Peer Set
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | ROS (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Adobe | 104.30 Bn | 79.55 Bn | 6.00 Bn | 34.82% |
| 2 | Atlassian | 58.28 Bn | 51.56 Bn | 1.53 Bn | 11.93% |
| 3 | Autodesk | 52.68 Bn | 40.72 Bn | 1.87 Bn | 29.28% |
| 4 | Twilio | 40.08 Bn | 30.15 Bn | 725.87 Mn | 5.64% |
| 5 | Zoom Communications | 28.30 Bn | -2.48 Bn | 985.50 Mn | 24.61% |
| 6 | Figma | 12.88 Bn | 6.39 Bn | 309.61 Mn | -31.69% |
| 7 | Dropbox | 8.44 Bn | 4.07 Bn | 506.50 Mn | 26.10% |
| 8 | Nice | 7.40 Bn | 5.87 Bn | 995.81 Mn | 14.88% |
| 9 | RingCentral | 7.17 Bn | 6.67 Bn | 472.31 Mn | 7.65% |
| 10 | Cheetah Mobile | 72.69 Mn | -807.57 Mn | 24.85 Mn | -12.58% |
Historic Data
Download Data
Historic Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Jun 30, 2026 | -12.58% |
| Mar 31, 2026 | -10.88% |
| Dec 31, 2025 | -47.20% |
| Sep 30, 2025 | 1.36% |
| Jun 30, 2025 | -3.75% |
| Mar 31, 2025 | -10.25% |
| Dec 31, 2024 | -87.36% |
| Sep 30, 2024 | -37.48% |
| Jun 30, 2024 | -20.53% |
| Mar 31, 2024 | -42.76% |
| Dec 31, 2023 | -36.43% |
| Sep 30, 2023 | -24.88% |
| Jun 30, 2023 | -39.30% |
| Mar 31, 2023 | -24.81% |
| Dec 31, 2021 | -28.61% |
| Sep 30, 2021 | -32.10% |
| Jun 30, 2021 | -27.78% |
| Mar 31, 2021 | -28.80% |
| Dec 31, 2020 | -27.35% |
| Sep 30, 2020 | -33.86% |
API Access
Cheetah Mobile Return on Sales [ROS] API
Pull this series into your own models, spreadsheets and apps with the Business Quant
Historical Metrics API. The request below matches the chart above — change the
frequency, period or values and it follows. Swap YOUR_API_KEY for your own key.
https://data.businessquant.com/historic?slug=return-on-sales-%5Bros%5D&ticker=CMCM&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEYimport requests
url = "https://data.businessquant.com/historic"
params = {"slug": "return-on-sales-[ros]", "ticker": "CMCM", "period": "max", "api_key": "YOUR_API_KEY"}
data = requests.get(url, params=params).json()const res = await fetch("https://data.businessquant.com/historic?slug=return-on-sales-%5Bros%5D&ticker=CMCM&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY");
const data = await res.json();