Growth Metrics

Zhihu (ZH) Retained Earnings (2020 - 2025)

Zhihu's Retained Earnings history spans 6 years, with the latest figure at -$1.3 billion for Q4 2025.

  • On a quarterly basis, Retained Earnings fell 74288.63% to -$1.3 billion in Q4 2025 year-over-year; TTM through Dec 2025 was -$1.3 billion, a 74288.63% decrease, with the full-year FY2025 number at -$4.8 million, up 99.6% from a year prior.
  • Retained Earnings hit -$1.3 billion in Q4 2025 for Zhihu, down from $1.7 million in the prior quarter.
  • Over the last five years, Retained Earnings for ZH hit a ceiling of $1.7 million in Q4 2024 and a floor of -$1.3 billion in Q4 2025.
  • Historically, Retained Earnings has averaged -$509.8 million across 5 years, with a median of -$53.0 million in 2021.
  • Biggest five-year swings in Retained Earnings: skyrocketed 100.14% in 2024 and later plummeted 74288.63% in 2025.
  • Tracing ZH's Retained Earnings over 5 years: stood at -$53.0 million in 2021, then skyrocketed by 82.56% to -$9.3 million in 2022, then crashed by 12971.32% to -$1.2 billion in 2023, then skyrocketed by 100.14% to $1.7 million in 2024, then plummeted by 74288.63% to -$1.3 billion in 2025.
  • Business Quant data shows Retained Earnings for ZH at -$1.3 billion in Q4 2025, $1.7 million in Q4 2024, and -$1.2 billion in Q4 2023.