Growth Metrics

Zhihu (ZH) Return on Invested Capital (2021 - 2025)

Historic Return on Invested Capital for Zhihu (ZH) over the last 5 years, with Q2 2025 value amounting to 20.53%.

  • Zhihu's Return on Invested Capital fell 105700.0% to 20.53% in Q2 2025 from the same period last year, while for Jun 2025 it was 20.53%, marking a year-over-year decrease of 105700.0%. This contributed to the annual value of 0.1% for FY2024, which is 1100.0% up from last year.
  • According to the latest figures from Q2 2025, Zhihu's Return on Invested Capital is 20.53%, which was down 105700.0% from 56.92% recorded in Q1 2025.
  • In the past 5 years, Zhihu's Return on Invested Capital registered a high of 1.96% during Q1 2021, and its lowest value of 56.92% during Q1 2025.
  • Moreover, its 5-year median value for Return on Invested Capital was 0.5% (2022), whereas its average is 12.1%.
  • As far as peak fluctuations go, Zhihu's Return on Invested Capital skyrocketed by 210100bps in 2022, and later crashed by -576200bps in 2025.
  • Quarter analysis of 5 years shows Zhihu's Return on Invested Capital stood at 2.31% in 2021, then skyrocketed by 97bps to 0.07% in 2022, then surged by 264bps to 0.11% in 2023, then tumbled by -39393bps to 43.51% in 2024, then surged by 53bps to 20.53% in 2025.
  • Its last three reported values are 20.53% in Q2 2025, 56.92% for Q1 2025, and 43.51% during Q4 2024.