Zhihu (ZH) Return on Capital Employed (2021 - 2025)
Zhihu's (ZH) quarterly Return on Capital Employed came in at 11227.59% in Q4 2025, down 1148514.0% year-on-year from N/an in Q4 2024, and down 170.28% quarter-over-quarter from 4154.07% in Q3 2025.
Zhihu (ZH) Return on Capital Employed (2021 - 2025) Analysis & Trends
Zhihu has disclosed Return on Capital Employed across 5 years of filings, most recently posting 11227.59% for Q4 2025.
- Return on Capital Employed for Q4 2025 came in at 11227.59%, down 1148514.0% year-over-year; the trailing twelve-month figure through Dec 2025 was 11227.59% (down 1148514.0% YoY), and the FY2025 annual result was 1.05%, up 890.0% from the prior year.
- Return on Capital Employed came in at 11227.59% for Q4 2025 at Zhihu, down from 4154.07% in the prior quarter.
- In the past five years, Return on Capital Employed ranged from a high of 273.94% in Q1 2025 to a low of 11227.59% in Q4 2025.
- The 5-year median for Return on Capital Employed is 19.31% (2021), against an average of 851.01%.
- Peak annual rise in Return on Capital Employed reached 28891 bps in 2025, while the deepest fall reached 1148514 bps in 2025.
- Zhihu's Return on Capital Employed stood at 20.15% in 2021, then sank by 42 bps to 28.56% in 2022, then jumped by 49 bps to 14.54% in 2023, then soared by 1871 bps to 257.56% in 2024, then slumped by 4459 bps to 11227.59% in 2025.
- The last three Return on Capital Employed figures came in at 11227.59% (Q4 2025), 4154.07% (Q3 2025), and 1886.04% (Q2 2025), per Business Quant data.
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | ROCE (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Nebius | 1,913,603.98 Bn | 1,913,603.98 Bn | 295.20 Mn | -3.77% |
| 2 | Alphabet | 4,425.33 Bn | 4,209.71 Bn | 102.29 Bn | 25.65% |
| 3 | Meta Platforms | 1,502.66 Bn | 1,421.48 Bn | 46.09 Bn | 26.53% |
| 4 | Spotify Technology | 119.69 Bn | 109.44 Bn | 1.75 Bn | - |
| 5 | 33.22 Bn | 30.45 Bn | 511.94 Mn | 20.06% | |
| 6 | 13.64 Bn | 12.34 Bn | 768.96 Mn | 6.06% | |
| 7 | Kanzhun | 13.02 Bn | 10.92 Bn | 255.62 Bn | 12,960.00% |
| 8 | Snap | 9.72 Bn | 6.90 Bn | 1.29 Bn | -6.47% |
| 9 | Zillow | 8.26 Bn | 7.48 Bn | 519.00 Mn | 0.23% |
| 10 | Zhihu | 105.93 Mn | -359.25 Mn | 49.31 Bn | -11,227.59% |
Historic Data
Download Data| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Dec 31, 2025 | -11,227.59% |
| Sep 30, 2025 | -4,154.07% |
| Jun 30, 2025 | -1,886.04% |
| Mar 31, 2025 | 273.94% |
| Dec 31, 2024 | 257.56% |
| Sep 30, 2024 | -7.01% |
| Jun 30, 2024 | -12.36% |
| Mar 31, 2024 | -14.97% |
| Dec 31, 2023 | -14.54% |
| Sep 30, 2023 | -20.75% |
| Jun 30, 2023 | -18.47% |
| Mar 31, 2023 | -20.99% |
| Dec 31, 2022 | -28.56% |
| Sep 30, 2022 | -29.38% |
| Jun 30, 2022 | -28.82% |
| Mar 31, 2022 | -25.14% |
| Dec 31, 2021 | -20.15% |
| Sep 30, 2021 | -15.75% |
| Jun 30, 2021 | -12.73% |
| Mar 31, 2021 | -14.36% |