Zhihu (ZH) Return on Assets (2021 - 2025)

Zhihu (ZH) posted Return on Assets of 0.28% for Q4 2025, down 194.55% sequentially from 0.29% in Q3 2025, and down 40.0% YoY from 0.46% in Q4 2024.

Zhihu (ZH) Return on Assets (2021 - 2025) Analysis & Trends

Zhihu has reported Return on Assets for 5 years, with the latest figure at 0.28% in Q4 2025.

  • Quarterly Return on Assets fell 40.0% year-over-year to 0.28% in Q4 2025, while the trailing twelve-month figure through Dec 2025 was 0.28% (down 40.0% YoY) and the FY2025 annual result came in at 0.0%, changed 0.0% from the prior year.
  • Return on Assets retreated to 0.28% in Q4 2025 per ZH's latest filing, from 0.29% in the prior quarter.
  • Over five years, Return on Assets peaked at 0.37% in Q2 2025 and troughed at 0.28% in Q4 2025.
  • A 5-year average of 0.03% and a median of 0.0% in 2023 frame the typical range for Return on Assets.
  • The widest YoY moves for Return on Assets: up 38 bps in 2025, down 40 bps in 2025.
  • Over 5 years, Return on Assets stood at 0.0% in 2021, then plunged by 46 bps to 0.0% in 2022, then soared by 58 bps to 0.0% in 2023, then jumped by 13852 bps to 0.12% in 2024, then plunged by 321 bps to 0.28% in 2025.
  • According to Business Quant data, Return on Assets over the past three periods registered 0.28%, 0.29%, and 0.37% for Q4 2025, Q3 2025, and Q2 2025 respectively.

Peer Comparison

# Company Market Cap Enterprise Value Gross Profit (Qtr) ROA (Qtr)
1 Alphabet 4,209.11 Bn 3,780.07 Bn 73.85 Bn 0.00%
2 Meta Platforms 1,537.88 Bn 1,447.62 Bn 49.47 Bn 0.00%
3 Taboola.com 1,134.89 Bn 1,134.76 Bn 139.48 Mn 0.00%
4 Baidu 289.34 Bn 284.85 Bn 1.88 Mn 0.00%
5 Spotify Technology 102.76 Bn 92.52 Bn 1.75 Bn 0.00%
6 Joyy 77.62 Bn 76.74 Bn 205.64 Mn 0.00%
7 BILI Social International 60.58 Bn 60.58 Bn 405,933.00 0.00%
8 Nebius 49.31 Bn 39.68 Bn 295.20 Mn 0.00%
9 Reddit 30.43 Bn 27.64 Bn 734.60 Mn 0.00%
10 Zhihu 792.14 Mn 316.96 Mn 49.31 Bn -0.28%

Historic Data

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DateValue
Dec 31, 2025 -0.28%
Sep 30, 2025 0.29%
Jun 30, 2025 0.37%
Mar 31, 2025 0.13%
Dec 31, 2024 0.12%
Sep 30, 2024 -0.01%
Jun 30, 2024 -0.01%
Mar 31, 2024 0.00%
Dec 31, 2023 0.00%
Sep 30, 2023 0.00%
Jun 30, 2023 0.00%
Mar 31, 2023 0.00%
Dec 31, 2022 0.00%
Sep 30, 2022 0.00%
Jun 30, 2022 0.00%
Mar 31, 2022 0.00%
Dec 31, 2021 0.00%
Sep 30, 2021 0.00%
Jun 30, 2021 0.00%
Mar 31, 2021 0.00%