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ZH Financials Zhihu Inc.

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. Updated Overview →

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
-CN¥2B CN¥1B CN¥4B CN¥0 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2025
RevenueNet income
Margins (gross / operating / net)
-158% -49% 61% 0% 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2025
GrossOperatingNet
Return on equity & assets (ROE / ROA)
-28% -9% 10% 0% 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2025
ROEROA
Free cash flow (CFO − capex)
-CN¥1B -CN¥558M CN¥0 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2025
Free cash flow
Cash vs total debt
CN¥0 CN¥2B CN¥5B 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2025
CashTotal debt
Cash flow: operating / investing / financing
-CN¥3B CN¥870M CN¥5B CN¥0 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2025
OperatingInvestingFinancing

Key annual figures

FYRevenueNet incomeGross MOp MROEROAFCFTotal debtCash
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 — —

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.