Zhihu Inc. (ZHIHF) Return on Invested Capital (2021 - 2025)

Zhihu (ZHIHF) posted Return on Invested Capital of 1.1% for Q4 2025, down 67.4% sequentially from 0.66% in Q3 2025, and down 113.0% YoY from 8.49% in Q4 2024.

Zhihu Inc. (ZHIHF) Return on Invested Capital (2021 - 2025) Analysis & Trends

Zhihu (ZHIHF) has 5 years of Return on Invested Capital data on file, last reported at 1.1% in Q4 2025.

  • Quarterly Return on Invested Capital fell 113.0% year-over-year to 1.1% in Q4 2025, while the trailing twelve-month figure through Dec 2025 was 1.1% (down 113.0% YoY) and the FY2025 annual result came in at 0.0%, changed 0.0% from the prior year.
  • Return on Invested Capital slipped to 1.1% in Q4 2025 per ZHIHF's latest filing, from 0.66% in the prior quarter.
  • The five-year high for Return on Invested Capital was 0.03% in Q4 2024, with the low at 1.1% in Q4 2025.
  • Average Return on Invested Capital over 5 years is 0.12%, with a median of 0.0% recorded in 2022.
  • Year-over-year, Return on Invested Capital gained 10 bps in 2022 and sank 113 bps in 2025.
  • Zhihu's Return on Invested Capital stood at 0.0% in 2021, then increased by 27 bps to 0.0% in 2022, then jumped by 47 bps to 0.0% in 2023, then soared by 1835 bps to 0.03% in 2024, then slumped by 4323 bps to 1.1% in 2025.
  • Business Quant data shows ZHIHF's Return on Invested Capital at 1.1% in Q4 2025, 0.66% in Q3 2025, and 0.36% in Q2 2025.

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DateValue
Dec 31, 2025 -2.02%
Sep 30, 2025 -77.66%
Jun 30, 2025 -28.32%
Mar 31, 2025 0.05%
Dec 31, 2024 0.05%
Sep 30, 2024 -0.03%
Jun 30, 2024 -0.08%
Mar 31, 2024 0.00%
Dec 31, 2023 0.00%
Sep 30, 2023 -0.06%
Jun 30, 2023 -0.04%
Mar 31, 2023 0.00%
Dec 31, 2022 -0.01%
Sep 30, 2022 -0.06%
Jun 30, 2022 -0.07%
Mar 31, 2022 0.00%
Dec 31, 2021 0.00%
Sep 30, 2021 -0.08%
Jun 30, 2021 -0.11%
Mar 31, 2021 0.00%