Zhihu Inc. (ZH) Return on Capital Employed (2021 - 2025)

Zhihu (ZH) posted Return on Capital Employed of 12488.14% for Q4 2025, down 133.2% sequentially from 5355.03% in Q3 2025, and down 1274975.0% YoY from N/an in Q4 2024.

Zhihu Inc. (ZH) Return on Capital Employed (2021 - 2025) Analysis & Trends

Zhihu (ZH) has 5 years of Return on Capital Employed data on file, last reported at 12488.14% in Q4 2025.

  • Quarterly Return on Capital Employed fell 1274975.0% year-over-year to 12488.14% in Q4 2025, while the trailing twelve-month figure through Dec 2025 was 12488.14% (down 1274975.0% YoY) and the FY2025 annual result came in at 1.04%, up 891.0% from the prior year.
  • Return on Capital Employed eased to 12488.14% in Q4 2025 per ZH's latest filing, from 5355.03% in the prior quarter.
  • The five-year high for Return on Capital Employed was 261.62% in Q4 2024, with the low at 12488.14% in Q4 2025.
  • Average Return on Capital Employed over 5 years is 1096.55%, with a median of 20.62% recorded in 2021.
  • Year-over-year, Return on Capital Employed surged 27647 bps in 2024 and slumped 1274975 bps in 2025.
  • Zhihu's Return on Capital Employed stood at 20.2% in 2021, then tumbled by 42 bps to 28.73% in 2022, then soared by 48 bps to 14.85% in 2023, then soared by 1861 bps to 261.62% in 2024, then sank by 4873 bps to 12488.14% in 2025.
  • Business Quant data shows ZH's Return on Capital Employed at 12488.14% in Q4 2025, 5355.03% in Q3 2025, and 3117.57% in Q2 2025.

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DateValue
Dec 31, 2025 -11,227.59%
Sep 30, 2025 -4,154.07%
Jun 30, 2025 -1,886.04%
Mar 31, 2025 278.25%
Dec 31, 2024 261.62%
Sep 30, 2024 -2.95%
Jun 30, 2024 -8.53%
Mar 31, 2024 -15.32%
Dec 31, 2023 -14.85%
Sep 30, 2023 -21.04%
Jun 30, 2023 -18.88%
Mar 31, 2023 -21.20%
Dec 31, 2022 -28.73%
Sep 30, 2022 -29.54%
Jun 30, 2022 -28.80%
Mar 31, 2022 -25.13%
Dec 31, 2021 -20.20%
Sep 30, 2021 -15.80%
Jun 30, 2021 -12.78%
Mar 31, 2021 -14.44%