Zhihu (ZH) Retained Earnings (2020 - 2025)

Zhihu's (ZH) quarterly Retained Earnings came in at -$1.3 billion in Q4 2025, down 74288.63% year-on-year from N/an in Q4 2024, and down 74288.63% quarter-over-quarter from $1.7 million in Q4 2024.

Zhihu (ZH) Retained Earnings (2020 - 2025) Analysis & Trends

Zhihu has disclosed Retained Earnings across 6 years of filings, most recently posting -$1.3 billion for Q4 2025.

  • Retained Earnings for Q4 2025 came in at -$1.3 billion, down 74288.63% year-over-year; the trailing twelve-month figure through Dec 2025 was -$1.3 billion (down 74288.63% YoY), and the FY2025 annual result was -$4.8 million, up 99.6% from the prior year.
  • Retained Earnings came in at -$1.3 billion for Q4 2025 at Zhihu, down from $1.7 million in the prior quarter.
  • In the past five years, Retained Earnings ranged from a high of $1.7 million in Q4 2024 to a low of -$1.3 billion in Q4 2025.
  • The 5-year median for Retained Earnings is -$53.0 million (2021), against an average of -$509.8 million.
  • Across the five-year window, Retained Earnings surged 100.14% in 2024 and sank 74288.63% in 2025, its largest moves.
  • Zhihu's Retained Earnings stood at -$53.0 million in 2021, then soared by 82.56% to -$9.3 million in 2022, then slumped by 12971.32% to -$1.2 billion in 2023, then soared by 100.14% to $1.7 million in 2024, then tumbled by 74288.63% to -$1.3 billion in 2025.
  • The last three Retained Earnings figures came in at -$1.3 billion (Q4 2025), $1.7 million (Q4 2024), and -$1.2 billion (Q4 2023), per Business Quant data.

Peer Comparison

# Company Market Cap Enterprise Value Gross Profit (Qtr) Retained Earnings (Qtr)
1 Nebius 1,913,603.98 Bn 1,913,603.98 Bn 295.20 Mn 3.92 Bn
2 Alphabet 4,425.33 Bn 4,209.71 Bn 102.29 Bn 384.02 Bn
3 Meta Platforms 1,502.66 Bn 1,421.48 Bn 46.09 Bn -303.00 Mn
4 Spotify Technology 119.69 Bn 109.44 Bn 1.75 Bn 3.02 Bn
5 Reddit 33.22 Bn 30.45 Bn 511.94 Mn -467.14 Mn
6 Pinterest 13.64 Bn 12.34 Bn 768.96 Mn 55.11 Mn
7 Kanzhun 13.02 Bn 10.92 Bn 255.62 Bn -
8 Snap 9.72 Bn 6.90 Bn 1.29 Bn -14.39 Bn
9 Zillow 8.26 Bn 7.48 Bn 519.00 Mn -1.81 Bn
10 Zhihu 105.93 Mn -359.25 Mn 49.31 Bn -1.28 Bn

Historic Data

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Dec 31, 2025 -1.28 Bn
Dec 31, 2024 1.72 Mn
Dec 31, 2023 -1.21 Bn
Dec 31, 2022 -9.25 Mn
Dec 31, 2021 -53.04 Mn
Dec 31, 2020 -746.71 Mn