7 years of revenue, profit, cash flow and balance-sheet history through FY2025,
from SEC filings, in CNY as reported — with a computed, factual read of the trend.
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Growth & profitability
Revenue has grown 15.2% per year over the past 5 years.
Operating margin has expanded, at -18.5% in the latest year.
Financial health
The company is unprofitable; at its current free-cash-flow burn it has roughly 9.2 years of cash runway.
Revenue & net income
RevenueNet income
Margins (gross / operating / net)
GrossOperatingNet
Return on equity & assets (ROE / ROA)
ROEROA
Free cash flow (CFO − capex)
Free cash flow
Cash vs total debt
CashTotal debt
Cash flow: operating / investing / financing
OperatingInvestingFinancing
Key annual figures
FY
Revenue
Net income
Gross M
Op M
ROE
ROA
FCF
Total debt
Cash
2025
CN¥2.7B
-CN¥195M
59.9%
-18.5%
-5.1%
-3.8%
-CN¥365M
—
CN¥3.4B
2024
CN¥3.6B
-CN¥169M
60.6%
-13.4%
-4.1%
-2.9%
-CN¥283M
—
CN¥4.0B
2023
CN¥4.2B
-CN¥840M
54.7%
-25.5%
-18.3%
-12.4%
-CN¥424M
—
CN¥2.1B
2022
CN¥3.6B
-CN¥1.6B
50.2%
-44.5%
-27.9%
-20.6%
-CN¥1.1B
—
CN¥4.5B
2021
CN¥3.0B
-CN¥1.3B
52.5%
-47.0%
-19.3%
-14.8%
-CN¥448M
—
CN¥2.2B
2020
CN¥1.4B
-CN¥518M
56.0%
-44.6%
10.1%
-13.8%
-CN¥246M
—
CN¥958M
2019
CN¥671M
-CN¥1.0B
46.6%
-157.9%
—
—
-CN¥720M
—
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Frequently asked questions
Is ZH growing its revenue and profit?
Over the past 5 years, Zhihu Inc.'s revenue has grown 15.2% per year.
How much debt does ZH have?
As of FY2025, Zhihu Inc. reported — of total debt against CN¥3.4B of cash.
What is ZH's profit margin?
In FY2025, gross margin was 59.9%, operating margin -18.5%, and net margin -7.1%.
Where does this data come from?
All figures are extracted from the company’s SEC EDGAR/XBRL filings — its annual and interim reports, in CNY as reported (use the Annual / Quarterly toggle). Quarterly figures are derived from the as-filed statements (year-to-date amounts are differenced into discrete quarters). Growth rates and ratios are computed by tradmap; nothing here is investment advice.
Source: SEC EDGAR / XBRL (annual and interim filings, reported in CNY) · prices EOD (Databento), split-adjusted; price return — dividends not reinvested ·
growth rates, valuation multiples & ratios computed by tradmap. Valuation uses each month-end price
against the latest annual filing.