Zhihu (ZH) Return on Assets [ROA] (2021 - 2026)
Zhihu (ZH) posted Return on Assets [ROA] of -5.84% for the quarter ended Jun 30, 2026, down 8.29 percentage points from 2.44% a year earlier and down 2.06 percentage points from the prior quarter.
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Zhihu (ZH) Return on Assets [ROA] (2021 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
For the year ended Dec 31, 2025, Zhihu's Return on Assets [ROA] came in at -3.65%, down 1.00 percentage points from the prior year.
- Annual Return on Assets [ROA] shows a five-year change of +9.72 percentage points (years ended Dec 2020 to Dec 2025).
- In prior years, Zhihu's Return on Assets [ROA] was -2.66% in the year ended Dec 31, 2024 (+8.78 pp), -11.44% in the year ended Dec 31, 2023 (+6.93 pp), -18.37% in the year ended Dec 31, 2022 (+2.79 pp) and -21.15% in the year ended Dec 31, 2021 (-7.78 pp).
- The figure for the quarter ended Jun 30, 2026 stands as the lowest quarterly Return on Assets [ROA] since the quarter ended Jun 30, 2024.
- On a year-over-year basis, Return on Assets [ROA] has declined in each of the last three quarters, with an average year-over-year change of +3.28 percentage points over the last eight quarters.
- The strongest year-over-year quarter for Return on Assets [ROA] in the past five years was the quarter ended Dec 31, 2023, with a gain of 12.37 percentage points; the weakest was the quarter ended Jun 30, 2022, with a drop of 11.41 percentage points.
- According to Business Quant data, Return on Assets [ROA] for the three prior quarters was -3.78% (quarter ended Mar 31, 2026), -3.73% (quarter ended Dec 31, 2025) and 1.79% (quarter ended Sep 30, 2025).
Peer Set
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | ROA (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Alphabet | 4,173.87 Bn | 3,931.39 Bn | 73.85 Bn | 30.04% |
| 2 | Meta Platforms | 1,849.67 Bn | 1,552.19 Bn | 49.47 Bn | 16.11% |
| 3 | Netflix | 279.23 Bn | 239.43 Bn | 6.52 Bn | 22.85% |
| 4 | Alibaba Group Holding | 245.86 Bn | 63.73 Bn | 15.11 Bn | 3.57% |
| 5 | Shopify | 196.08 Bn | 173.27 Bn | 1.71 Bn | 13.49% |
| 6 | Uber Technologies | 138.90 Bn | 110.88 Bn | 6.38 Bn | 15.38% |
| 7 | Booking Holdings | 119.48 Bn | 52.53 Bn | - | 25.12% |
| 8 | PDD Holdings | 107.30 Bn | -144.64 Bn | 9.45 Bn | 22.73% |
| 9 | Spotify Technology | 97.33 Bn | 54.56 Bn | 1.86 Bn | 24.85% |
| 10 | Zhihu | 276.19 Mn | -2.00 Bn | 57.98 Mn | -5.84% |
Historic Data
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Historic Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Jun 30, 2026 | -5.84% |
| Mar 31, 2026 | -3.78% |
| Dec 31, 2025 | -3.73% |
| Sep 30, 2025 | 1.79% |
| Jun 30, 2025 | 2.44% |
| Mar 31, 2025 | -0.22% |
| Dec 31, 2024 | -2.82% |
| Sep 30, 2024 | -2.45% |
| Jun 30, 2024 | -6.61% |
| Mar 31, 2024 | -9.20% |
| Dec 31, 2023 | -9.23% |
| Sep 30, 2023 | -12.75% |
| Jun 30, 2023 | -12.26% |
| Mar 31, 2023 | -15.26% |
| Dec 31, 2022 | -21.60% |
| Sep 30, 2022 | -22.91% |
| Jun 30, 2022 | -21.10% |
| Mar 31, 2022 | -18.40% |
| Dec 31, 2021 | -14.73% |
| Sep 30, 2021 | -11.52% |
API Access
Zhihu Return on Assets [ROA] API
Pull this series into your own models, spreadsheets and apps with the Business Quant
Historical Metrics API. The request below matches the chart above — change the
frequency, period or values and it follows. Swap YOUR_API_KEY for your own key.
https://data.businessquant.com/historic?slug=return-on-assets-%5Broa%5D&ticker=ZH&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEYimport requests
url = "https://data.businessquant.com/historic"
params = {"slug": "return-on-assets-[roa]", "ticker": "ZH", "period": "max", "api_key": "YOUR_API_KEY"}
data = requests.get(url, params=params).json()const res = await fetch("https://data.businessquant.com/historic?slug=return-on-assets-%5Broa%5D&ticker=ZH&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY");
const data = await res.json();