Growth Metrics

Zhihu (ZH) Invested Capital (2019 - 2025)

Zhihu's Invested Capital history spans 7 years, with the latest figure at $551.3 million for Q4 2025.

  • On a quarterly basis, Invested Capital fell 5.77% to $551.3 million in Q4 2025 year-over-year; TTM through Dec 2025 was $551.3 million, a 5.77% decrease, with the full-year FY2025 number at $551.3 million, down 2.87% from a year prior.
  • Invested Capital hit $551.3 million in Q4 2025 for Zhihu, down from $579.7 million in the prior quarter.
  • Over the last five years, Invested Capital for ZH hit a ceiling of $1.1 billion in Q1 2021 and a floor of $551.3 million in Q4 2025.
  • Historically, Invested Capital has averaged $780.5 million across 5 years, with a median of $711.8 million in 2023.
  • Biggest five-year swings in Invested Capital: skyrocketed 238.69% in 2021 and later dropped 24.64% in 2022.
  • Tracing ZH's Invested Capital over 5 years: stood at $1.1 billion in 2021, then dropped by 24.64% to $804.1 million in 2022, then decreased by 18.35% to $656.6 million in 2023, then fell by 10.9% to $585.1 million in 2024, then decreased by 5.77% to $551.3 million in 2025.
  • Business Quant data shows Invested Capital for ZH at $551.3 million in Q4 2025, $579.7 million in Q3 2025, and $588.1 million in Q2 2025.