Zhihu (ZH) Gross Profit (2020 - 2026)
Zhihu (ZH) posted Gross Profit of $57.98 million for the quarter ended Jun 30, 2026, down 7.3% from $62.56 million a year earlier but up 3.0% from the prior quarter.
Zhihu (ZH) Gross Profit (2020 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
For the trailing twelve months through Jun 30, 2026, Gross Profit at Zhihu was $220.29 million, down 20.1% year-over-year; for the year ended Dec 31, 2025, it was $235.63 million, down 21.1% from the prior year.
- Annual Gross Profit shows a five-year compound annual growth rate of 16.5% (years ended Dec 2020 to Dec 2025).
- In prior years, Zhihu's Gross Profit was $298.77 million in the year ended Dec 31, 2024 (-7.6%), $323.36 million in the year ended Dec 31, 2023 (+23.4%), $262.14 million in the year ended Dec 31, 2022 (+7.5%) and $243.84 million in the year ended Dec 31, 2021 (+121.9%).
- Quarterly Gross Profit has run from a low of $49.31 million in the quarter ended Dec 31, 2025 to a high of $94.8 million in the quarter ended Dec 31, 2023 over five years.
- On a year-over-year basis, Gross Profit has declined in each of the last seven quarters, with an average decline of 16.5% over the last eight quarters.
- The strongest year-over-year quarter for Gross Profit in the past five years was the quarter ended Sep 30, 2021, with growth of 107.4%; the weakest was the quarter ended Dec 31, 2025, with a decline of 33.4%.
- According to Business Quant data, Gross Profit for the three prior quarters was $56.3 million (quarter ended Mar 31, 2026), $49.31 million (quarter ended Dec 31, 2025) and $56.7 million (quarter ended Sep 30, 2025).
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Alphabet | 4,180.92 Bn | 3,938.44 Bn | 73.85 Bn |
| 2 | Meta Platforms | 1,847.76 Bn | 1,550.28 Bn | 49.47 Bn |
| 3 | Netflix | 289.73 Bn | 249.92 Bn | 6.52 Bn |
| 4 | Alibaba Group Holding | 249.81 Bn | 67.68 Bn | 15.11 Bn |
| 5 | Shopify | 192.08 Bn | 169.26 Bn | 1.71 Bn |
| 6 | Uber Technologies | 139.76 Bn | 111.74 Bn | 6.38 Bn |
| 7 | Booking Holdings | 122.41 Bn | 55.46 Bn | - |
| 8 | PDD Holdings | 110.94 Bn | -140.99 Bn | 9.45 Bn |
| 9 | Spotify Technology | 100.32 Bn | 57.56 Bn | 1.86 Bn |
| 10 | Zhihu | 292.48 Mn | -1.98 Bn | 57.98 Mn |
Historic Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Jun 30, 2026 | 57.98 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2026 | 56.30 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2025 | 49.31 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2025 | 56.70 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2025 | 62.56 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2025 | 62.17 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2024 | 74.07 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2024 | 76.97 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2024 | 76.58 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2024 | 75.27 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2023 | 94.80 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2023 | 75.17 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2023 | 77.51 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2023 | 74.58 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2022 | 91.13 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2022 | 62.47 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2022 | 59.66 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2022 | 52.93 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2021 | 75.30 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2021 | 65.94 Mn |
Zhihu Gross Profit API
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