Zhihu (ZH) EBIT Margin (2020 - 2025)

Zhihu (ZH) posted EBIT Margin of 41.0% for Q4 2025, down 170.69% sequentially from 15.15% in Q3 2025, and down 4238.0% YoY from 0.99% in Q4 2024.

Zhihu (ZH) EBIT Margin (2020 - 2025) Analysis & Trends

Zhihu has reported EBIT Margin for 6 years, with the latest figure at 41.0% in Q4 2025.

  • Quarterly EBIT Margin fell 4238.0% year-over-year to 41.0% in Q4 2025, while the trailing twelve-month figure through Dec 2025 was 22.61% (down 2393.0% YoY) and the FY2025 annual result came in at 18.19%, down 461.0% from the prior year.
  • EBIT Margin declined to 41.0% in Q4 2025 per ZH's latest filing, from 15.15% in the prior quarter.
  • Over five years, EBIT Margin peaked at 15.65% in Q4 2023 and troughed at 87.11% in Q1 2022.
  • A 5-year average of 29.74% and a median of 26.97% in 2022 frame the typical range for EBIT Margin.
  • The sharpest annual moves came in 2023 and 2025: EBIT Margin jumped 6523 bps in 2023, then sank 4238 bps in 2025.
  • Over 5 years, EBIT Margin stood at 36.82% in 2021, then jumped by 47 bps to 19.42% in 2022, then soared by 181 bps to 15.65% in 2023, then plunged by 91 bps to 1.38% in 2024, then tumbled by 3069 bps to 41.0% in 2025.
  • According to Business Quant data, EBIT Margin over the past three periods registered 41.0%, 15.15%, and 12.57% for Q4 2025, Q3 2025, and Q2 2025 respectively.

Peer Comparison

# Company Market Cap Enterprise Value Gross Profit (Qtr) EBIT Margin (Qtr)
1 Alphabet 4,188.33 Bn 3,759.29 Bn 73.85 Bn 34.03%
2 Meta Platforms 1,532.60 Bn 1,442.34 Bn 49.47 Bn 30.88%
3 Taboola.com 1,134.31 Bn 1,134.18 Bn 139.48 Mn 1.52%
4 Baidu 288.43 Bn 283.93 Bn 1.88 Mn 10.61%
5 Spotify Technology 102.94 Bn 92.70 Bn 1.75 Bn 23.32%
6 Joyy 77.35 Bn 76.46 Bn 205.64 Mn 3.14%
7 BILI Social International 60.58 Bn 60.58 Bn 405,933.00 18.99%
8 Nebius 49.00 Bn 39.37 Bn 295.20 Mn -32.08%
9 Reddit 30.30 Bn 27.51 Bn 734.60 Mn 28.79%
10 Zhihu 792.14 Mn 316.96 Mn 49.31 Bn -41.00%

Historic Data

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DateValue
Dec 31, 2025 -41.00%
Sep 30, 2025 -15.15%
Jun 30, 2025 -12.57%
Mar 31, 2025 -7.21%
Dec 31, 2024 1.38%
Sep 30, 2024 -9.77%
Jun 30, 2024 -19.69%
Mar 31, 2024 -23.39%
Dec 31, 2023 15.65%
Sep 30, 2023 -34.25%
Jun 30, 2023 -31.34%
Mar 31, 2023 -21.88%
Dec 31, 2022 -19.42%
Sep 30, 2022 -30.56%
Jun 30, 2022 -55.97%
Mar 31, 2022 -87.11%
Dec 31, 2021 -36.82%
Sep 30, 2021 -39.16%
Jun 30, 2021 -54.91%
Mar 31, 2021 -71.60%