Zhihu (ZH) Return on Equity [ROE] (2021 - 2026)
Zhihu (ZH) reported Return on Equity [ROE] of -7.85% for the quarter ended Jun 30, 2026, down 11.19 percentage points from 3.34% a year earlier and down 2.79 percentage points from the prior quarter.
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Zhihu (ZH) Return on Equity [ROE] (2021 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
For the year ended Dec 31, 2025, Zhihu posted Return on Equity [ROE] of -5.03%, down 1.21 percentage points from the prior year.
- Return on Equity [ROE] has a three-year change of +54.69 percentage points (years ended Dec 2022 to Dec 2025).
- By year, Return on Equity [ROE] came in at -3.81% in the year ended Dec 31, 2024 (+12.30 pp), -16.11% in the year ended Dec 31, 2023 (+43.60 pp) and -59.71% in the year ended Dec 31, 2022.
- The figure for the quarter ended Jun 30, 2026 ranks as the lowest quarterly Return on Equity [ROE] since the quarter ended Jun 30, 2024.
- Year over year, Return on Equity [ROE] has now declined in each of the last three quarters, with an average year-over-year change of +4.82 percentage points over the last eight quarters.
- The high point for year-over-year Return on Equity [ROE] in five years was the quarter ended Mar 31, 2022 (a gain of 29.56 percentage points); the low point was the quarter ended Sep 30, 2022 (a drop of 17.08 percentage points).
- Per Business Quant data, the three quarters before the quarter ended Jun 30, 2026 came in at -5.06% (quarter ended Mar 31, 2026), -4.98% (quarter ended Dec 31, 2025) and 2.42% (quarter ended Sep 30, 2025).
Peer Set
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | ROE (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Alphabet | 4,180.92 Bn | 3,938.44 Bn | 73.85 Bn | 43.64% |
| 2 | Meta Platforms | 1,847.76 Bn | 1,550.28 Bn | 49.47 Bn | 26.97% |
| 3 | Netflix | 289.73 Bn | 249.92 Bn | 6.52 Bn | 44.55% |
| 4 | Alibaba Group Holding | 249.81 Bn | 67.68 Bn | 15.11 Bn | 6.21% |
| 5 | Shopify | 192.08 Bn | 169.26 Bn | 1.71 Bn | 15.31% |
| 6 | Uber Technologies | 139.76 Bn | 111.74 Bn | 6.38 Bn | 35.90% |
| 7 | Booking Holdings | 122.41 Bn | 55.46 Bn | - | - |
| 8 | PDD Holdings | 110.94 Bn | -140.99 Bn | 9.45 Bn | 33.94% |
| 9 | Spotify Technology | 100.32 Bn | 57.56 Bn | 1.86 Bn | 40.74% |
| 10 | Zhihu | 292.48 Mn | -1.98 Bn | 57.98 Mn | -7.85% |
Historic Data
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Historic Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Jun 30, 2026 | -7.85% |
| Mar 31, 2026 | -5.06% |
| Dec 31, 2025 | -4.98% |
| Sep 30, 2025 | 2.42% |
| Jun 30, 2025 | 3.34% |
| Mar 31, 2025 | -0.30% |
| Dec 31, 2024 | -3.90% |
| Sep 30, 2024 | -3.40% |
| Jun 30, 2024 | -9.38% |
| Mar 31, 2024 | -13.32% |
| Dec 31, 2023 | -13.20% |
| Sep 30, 2023 | -18.13% |
| Jun 30, 2023 | -17.17% |
| Mar 31, 2023 | -20.75% |
| Dec 31, 2022 | -29.09% |
| Sep 30, 2022 | -31.21% |
| Jun 30, 2022 | -28.41% |
| Mar 31, 2022 | -24.17% |
| Dec 31, 2021 | -18.79% |
| Sep 30, 2021 | -14.13% |
API Access
Zhihu Return on Equity [ROE] 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-equity-%5Broe%5D&ticker=ZH&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEYimport requests
url = "https://data.businessquant.com/historic"
params = {"slug": "return-on-equity-[roe]", "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-equity-%5Broe%5D&ticker=ZH&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY");
const data = await res.json();