Zhihu (ZH) Net Margin (2020 - 2025)

Zhihu (ZH) posted Net Margin of 32.42% for Q4 2025, down 357.91% sequentially from 7.08% in Q3 2025, and down 4246.0% YoY from 0.78% in Q4 2024.

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

Zhihu has reported Net Margin for 6 years, with the latest figure at 32.42% in Q4 2025.

  • Quarterly Net Margin fell 4246.0% year-over-year to 32.42% in Q4 2025, while the trailing twelve-month figure through Dec 2025 was 9.23% (down 1921.0% YoY) and the FY2025 annual result came in at 7.02%, down 224.0% from the prior year.
  • Net Margin fell to 32.42% in Q4 2025 per ZH's latest filing, from 7.08% in the prior quarter.
  • Over five years, Net Margin peaked at 10.11% in Q2 2025 and troughed at 103.55% in Q1 2021.
  • A 5-year average of 26.27% and a median of 22.52% in 2023 frame the typical range for Net Margin.
  • The sharpest annual moves came in 2021 and 2025: Net Margin soared 9141 bps in 2021, then plunged 4246 bps in 2025.
  • Over 5 years, Net Margin stood at 37.61% in 2021, then surged by 57 bps to 16.13% in 2022, then jumped by 157 bps to 9.12% in 2023, then rose by 10 bps to 10.04% in 2024, then sank by 423 bps to 32.42% in 2025.
  • According to Business Quant data, Net Margin over the past three periods registered 32.42%, 7.08%, and 10.11% for Q4 2025, Q3 2025, and Q2 2025 respectively.

Peer Comparison

# Company Market Cap Enterprise Value Gross Profit (Qtr) Net Margin (Qtr)
1 Alphabet 4,188.33 Bn 3,759.29 Bn 73.85 Bn 93.58%
2 Meta Platforms 1,532.60 Bn 1,442.34 Bn 49.47 Bn 26.07%
3 Taboola.com 1,134.31 Bn 1,134.18 Bn 139.48 Mn 0.91%
4 Baidu 288.43 Bn 283.93 Bn 1.88 Mn 834.82%
5 Spotify Technology 102.94 Bn 92.70 Bn 1.75 Bn 15.91%
6 Joyy 77.35 Bn 76.46 Bn 205.64 Mn 9.28%
7 BILI Social International 60.58 Bn 60.58 Bn 405,933.00 15.03%
8 Nebius 49.00 Bn 39.37 Bn 295.20 Mn -1.45%
9 Reddit 30.30 Bn 27.51 Bn 734.60 Mn 31.41%
10 Zhihu 792.14 Mn 316.96 Mn 49.31 Bn -32.42%

Historic Data

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DateValue
Dec 31, 2025 -32.42%
Sep 30, 2025 -7.08%
Jun 30, 2025 10.11%
Mar 31, 2025 -1.38%
Dec 31, 2024 10.04%
Sep 30, 2024 -1.24%
Jun 30, 2024 -8.86%
Mar 31, 2024 -17.15%
Dec 31, 2023 9.12%
Sep 30, 2023 -27.26%
Jun 30, 2023 -26.80%
Mar 31, 2023 -18.24%
Dec 31, 2022 -16.13%
Sep 30, 2022 -32.92%
Jun 30, 2022 -58.25%
Mar 31, 2022 -82.65%
Dec 31, 2021 -37.61%
Sep 30, 2021 -32.76%
Jun 30, 2021 -50.30%
Mar 31, 2021 -103.55%