Growth Metrics

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

Zhihu's Return on Equity history spans 5 years, with the latest figure at 0.36% for Q4 2025.

  • On a quarterly basis, Return on Equity fell 54.0% to 0.36% in Q4 2025 year-over-year; TTM through Dec 2025 was 0.36%, a 54.0% decrease, with the full-year FY2025 number at 0.0%, changed 0.0% from a year prior.
  • Return on Equity hit 0.36% in Q4 2025 for Zhihu, down from 0.4% in the prior quarter.
  • Over the last five years, Return on Equity for ZH hit a ceiling of 0.51% in Q2 2025 and a floor of 0.36% in Q4 2025.
  • Historically, Return on Equity has averaged 0.04% across 5 years, with a median of 0.0% in 2021.
  • The widest YoY moves for Return on Equity: up 52bps in 2025, down -54bps in 2025.
  • Tracing ZH's Return on Equity over 5 years: stood at 0.0% in 2021, then tumbled by -53bps to 0.0% in 2022, then surged by 55bps to 0.0% in 2023, then skyrocketed by 13331bps to 0.17% in 2024, then tumbled by -314bps to 0.36% in 2025.
  • Business Quant data shows Return on Equity for ZH at 0.36% in Q4 2025, 0.4% in Q3 2025, and 0.51% in Q2 2025.