Zhihu (ZH) EBT Margin (2020 - 2025)

Zhihu (ZH) posted EBT Margin of 33.94% for Q4 2025, down 387.29% sequentially from 6.96% in Q3 2025, and down 4368.0% YoY from 0.8% in Q4 2024.

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

Zhihu has reported EBT Margin for 6 years, with the latest figure at 33.94% in Q4 2025.

  • Quarterly EBT Margin fell 4368.0% year-over-year to 33.94% in Q4 2025, while the trailing twelve-month figure through Dec 2025 was 8.28% (down 1796.0% YoY) and the FY2025 annual result came in at 6.31%, down 135.0% from the prior year.
  • EBT Margin fell to 33.94% in Q4 2025 per ZH's latest filing, from 6.96% in the prior quarter.
  • Over five years, EBT Margin peaked at 14.11% in Q2 2025 and troughed at 82.33% in Q1 2022.
  • A 5-year average of 24.23% and a median of 22.01% in 2023 frame the typical range for EBT Margin.
  • The sharpest annual moves came in 2023 and 2025: EBT Margin surged 6481 bps in 2023, then sank 4368 bps in 2025.
  • Over 5 years, EBT Margin stood at 37.31% in 2021, then jumped by 57 bps to 15.87% in 2022, then surged by 154 bps to 8.63% in 2023, then climbed by 13 bps to 9.75% in 2024, then plunged by 448 bps to 33.94% in 2025.
  • According to Business Quant data, EBT Margin over the past three periods registered 33.94%, 6.96%, and 14.11% for Q4 2025, Q3 2025, and Q2 2025 respectively.

Peer Comparison

# Company Market Cap Enterprise Value Gross Profit (Qtr) EBT Margin (Qtr)
1 Alphabet 4,170.83 Bn 3,741.79 Bn 73.85 Bn 115.82%
2 Meta Platforms 1,525.91 Bn 1,435.65 Bn 49.47 Bn 30.85%
3 Taboola.com 1,144.63 Bn 1,144.50 Bn 139.48 Mn 1.53%
4 Baidu 288.34 Bn 283.85 Bn 1.88 Mn 11.91%
5 Spotify Technology 102.92 Bn 92.68 Bn 1.75 Bn 20.67%
6 Joyy 77.39 Bn 76.50 Bn 205.64 Mn 6.99%
7 BILI Social International 60.58 Bn 60.58 Bn 405,933.00 19.02%
8 Nebius 49.34 Bn 39.71 Bn 295.20 Mn 0.00%
9 Reddit 30.23 Bn 27.44 Bn 734.60 Mn 31.91%
10 Zhihu 790.94 Mn 315.76 Mn 49.31 Bn -33.94%

Historic Data

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DateValue
Dec 31, 2025 -33.94%
Sep 30, 2025 -6.96%
Jun 30, 2025 14.11%
Mar 31, 2025 -1.42%
Dec 31, 2024 9.75%
Sep 30, 2024 -1.17%
Jun 30, 2024 -9.39%
Mar 31, 2024 -17.12%
Dec 31, 2023 8.63%
Sep 30, 2023 -27.26%
Jun 30, 2023 -26.50%
Mar 31, 2023 -17.52%
Dec 31, 2022 -15.87%
Sep 30, 2022 -32.35%
Jun 30, 2022 -57.49%
Mar 31, 2022 -82.33%
Dec 31, 2021 -37.31%
Sep 30, 2021 -32.73%
Jun 30, 2021 -50.05%
Mar 31, 2021 -67.77%