Zhihu ZH
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As of: Aug 31, 2026 · 3:59 PM EDT

Zhihu (ZH) Operating Expenses (2020 - 2026)

Zhihu (ZH) posted Operating Expenses of -$87.0 billion for Q4 2025, down 23.74% sequentially from -$70.3 billion in Q3 2025, and down 18.23% YoY from -$106.4 billion in Q4 2024.

Analysis

Zhihu (ZH) Operating Expenses (2020 - 2026) Analysis & Trends

Zhihu has reported Operating Expenses for 6 years, with the latest figure at -$87.0 billion in Q4 2025.

  • Quarterly Operating Expenses fell 18.23% year-over-year to -$87.0 billion in Q4 2025, while the trailing twelve-month figure through Dec 2025 was -$232.7 billion (down 214.85% YoY) and the FY2025 annual result came in at $308.2 million, down 15.5% from the prior year.
  • Operating Expenses fell to -$87.0 billion in Q4 2025 per ZH's latest filing, from -$70.3 billion in the prior quarter.
  • Over five years, Operating Expenses peaked at $119.9 million in Q4 2023 and troughed at -$87.0 billion in Q4 2025.
  • A 5-year average of -$15.4 billion and a median of -$117.4 million in 2022 frame the typical range for Operating Expenses.
  • The sharpest annual moves came in 2023 and 2025: Operating Expenses jumped 200.93% in 2023, then sank 78948.18% in 2025.
  • Over 5 years, Operating Expenses stood at -$134.2 million in 2021, then rose by 11.47% to -$118.8 million in 2022, then surged by 200.93% to $119.9 million in 2023, then sank by 61500.31% to -$73.6 billion in 2024, then retreated by 18.23% to -$87.0 billion in 2025.
  • According to Business Quant data, Operating Expenses over the past three periods registered -$87.0 billion, -$70.3 billion, and -$75.3 billion for Q4 2025, Q3 2025, and Q2 2025 respectively.
Peer Set

Peer Comparison

# Company Market Cap Enterprise Value Gross Profit (Qtr) Opex (Qtr)
1 Alphabet 4,083.83 Bn 3,654.79 Bn 73.85 Bn 79.03 Bn
2 Meta Platforms 1,456.07 Bn 1,365.81 Bn 49.47 Bn 42.03 Bn
3 Spotify Technology 111.71 Bn 104.79 Bn 1.86 Bn 640.46 Mn
4 Nebius 50.03 Bn 40.93 Bn 448.70 Mn 758.20 Mn
5 Reddit 28.44 Bn 25.65 Bn 734.60 Mn 573.19 Mn
6 Bilibili 13.59 Bn 11.45 Bn 433.97 Mn -379.21 Mn
7 Tencent Music Entertainment 12.71 Bn 9.21 Bn 582.00 Mn -191.00 Mn
8 Pinterest 12.21 Bn 10.93 Bn 922.30 Mn 1.23 Bn
9 Match 9.45 Bn 8.86 Bn 648.84 Mn 607.66 Mn
10 Zhihu 220.44 Mn -357.04 Mn - 3.77 Mn
Historic Data

Historic Data

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DateValue
Jun 30, 2026 3.77 Mn
Mar 31, 2026 -65.41 Bn
Dec 31, 2025 -87.04 Bn
Sep 30, 2025 -70.34 Bn
Jun 30, 2025 -75.27 Bn
Mar 31, 2025 -69.41 Mn
Dec 31, 2024 -73.62 Bn
Sep 30, 2024 -88.99 Mn
Jun 30, 2024 -101.89 Mn
Mar 31, 2024 -106.40 Mn
Dec 31, 2023 119.90 Mn
Sep 30, 2023 -123.16 Mn
Jun 30, 2023 -122.64 Mn
Mar 31, 2023 -106.15 Mn
Dec 31, 2022 -118.79 Mn
Sep 30, 2022 -101.64 Mn
Jun 30, 2022 -128.43 Mn
Mar 31, 2022 -155.18 Mn
Dec 31, 2021 -134.18 Mn
Sep 30, 2021 -115.98 Mn