Zhihu (ZH) Gross Margin (2020 - 2025)

Zhihu (ZH) posted Gross Margin of 53.58% for Q4 2025, down 12.53% sequentially from 61.26% in Q3 2025, and down 934.0% YoY from 6.42% in Q4 2024.

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

Zhihu has reported Gross Margin for 6 years, with the latest figure at 53.58% in Q4 2025.

  • Quarterly Gross Margin fell 934.0% year-over-year to 53.58% in Q4 2025, while the trailing twelve-month figure through Dec 2025 was 59.01% (down 391.0% YoY) and the FY2025 annual result came in at 59.94%, down 66.0% from the prior year.
  • Gross Margin eased to 53.58% in Q4 2025 per ZH's latest filing, from 61.26% in the prior quarter.
  • Over five years, Gross Margin peaked at 63.92% in Q3 2024 and troughed at 45.15% in Q1 2022.
  • A 5-year average of 55.63% and a median of 56.49% in 2024 frame the typical range for Gross Margin.
  • The widest YoY moves for Gross Margin: up 1542 bps in 2021, down 1700 bps in 2021.
  • Over 5 years, Gross Margin stood at 47.08% in 2021, then grew by 20 bps to 56.42% in 2022, then climbed by 5 bps to 59.13% in 2023, then climbed by 6 bps to 62.93% in 2024, then fell by 15 bps to 53.58% in 2025.
  • According to Business Quant data, Gross Margin over the past three periods registered 53.58%, 61.26%, and 61.92% for Q4 2025, Q3 2025, and Q2 2025 respectively.

Peer Comparison

# Company Market Cap Enterprise Value Gross Profit (Qtr) Gross Margin (Qtr)
1 Alphabet 4,188.33 Bn 3,759.29 Bn 73.85 Bn 61.65%
2 Meta Platforms 1,532.60 Bn 1,442.34 Bn 49.47 Bn 81.37%
3 Taboola.com 1,134.31 Bn 1,134.18 Bn 139.48 Mn 29.25%
4 Baidu 288.43 Bn 283.93 Bn 1.88 Mn 0.04%
5 Spotify Technology 102.94 Bn 92.70 Bn 1.75 Bn 32.98%
6 Joyy 77.35 Bn 76.46 Bn 205.64 Mn 35.34%
7 BILI Social International 60.58 Bn 60.58 Bn 405,933.00 75.52%
8 Nebius 49.00 Bn 39.37 Bn 295.20 Mn 73.98%
9 Reddit 30.30 Bn 27.51 Bn 734.60 Mn 91.27%
10 Zhihu 792.14 Mn 316.96 Mn 49.31 Bn 53.58%

Historic Data

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DateValue
Dec 31, 2025 53.58%
Sep 30, 2025 61.26%
Jun 30, 2025 61.92%
Mar 31, 2025 61.82%
Dec 31, 2024 62.93%
Sep 30, 2024 63.92%
Jun 30, 2024 59.60%
Mar 31, 2024 56.56%
Dec 31, 2023 59.13%
Sep 30, 2023 53.66%
Jun 30, 2023 53.83%
Mar 31, 2023 51.52%
Dec 31, 2022 56.42%
Sep 30, 2022 48.74%
Jun 30, 2022 47.80%
Mar 31, 2022 45.15%
Dec 31, 2021 47.08%
Sep 30, 2021 51.59%
Jun 30, 2021 58.99%
Mar 31, 2021 57.01%