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Zhihu Inc.

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$3.13

-0.08 (-2.34%)
Current Price
Previous Close $3.21
Open $3.17
Day High $3.26
Day Low $3.12
Volume 76,252
Fetched: 2026-07-17T16:52:33
Stock Information
Note: Financial values converted from CNY to USD
Shares Outstanding 81.07M
Total Debt $4.05M
Cash Equivalents $631.61M
Revenue $394.12M
Net Income $-28.23M
Sector Communication Services
Industry Internet Content & Information
Market Cap $273.09M
EPS (TTM) $-0.35
Exchange NYQ
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📊 Comprehensive Analysis
Company Data
Enterprise Value$-3.93B
Sales$394.12M
Income$-28.23M
Book/sh$7.03
Cash/sh$52.80
Employees1K
Financial Ratios
Quick Ratio3.71
Current Ratio3.78
Debt/Eq0.72
Returns & Margins
ROA-4.53%
ROE-4.85%
Gross Margin59.34%
Operating Margin-9.65%
Profit Margin-7.16%
Ownership
Insider Ownership14.59%
Institutional Ownership17.10%
Insider & Institutional transactions data not available
Valuation Ratios
Forward P/E25.56
P/S0.10
P/B0.45
Analyst Data
Recommendationstrong_buy
Target Price$4.47
Technical Indicators
SMA20$3.16
SMA50$3.15
SMA200$3.53
RSI61.82
ATR0.1149
Shares Float30.02M
Short Float1.93%
Short Ratio4.93
Volatility0.27
Rel Volume0.62
Performance History
Week-2.76%
Month+0.00%
Quarter-13.86%
6 Months-17.02%
YTD-4.80%
Year-31.97%
3 Years-53.24%
5 Years-94.98%
10 Years-93.78%
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Recent Price History
Date Close Volume
2026-07-17 $3.17 128,900
2026-07-16 $3.21 347,400
2026-07-15 $3.29 155,600
2026-07-14 $3.27 127,200
2026-07-13 $3.27 137,200
2026-07-10 $3.26 189,700
2026-07-09 $3.19 162,400
2026-07-08 $3.20 130,500
2026-07-07 $3.17 169,100
2026-07-06 $3.23 208,900
2026-07-02 $3.15 123,500
2026-07-01 $3.11 132,500
2026-06-30 $3.13 174,200
2026-06-29 $3.13 219,600
2026-06-26 $3.04 181,200
2026-06-25 $2.95 409,200
2026-06-24 $3.07 294,700
2026-06-23 $3.12 207,400
2026-06-22 $3.10 352,800
2026-06-18 $3.12 305,300
About Zhihu Inc.

Zhihu Inc., together with its subsidiaries, operates an online content community in the People's Republic of China. The company offers contents in various categories, including career development, science and technology, business and finance, consumer decision-making, lifestyle, entertainment, and others. It also provides Yan Selection membership program which provides premium content items, such as fictional stories and novels, other books and magazines, live and recorded lectures, and audio books. In addition, the company offers marketing services comprising online advertising services and content-commerce solutions; and content-related services, including vocational training and other content-based offering. Further, it is involved in the provision of technology, business support, consulting, and internet services, as well as holds audio-visual permit. The company was formerly known as Zhihu Technology Limited and changed its name to Zhihu Inc. in October 2020. Zhihu Inc. was founded in 2010 and is headquartered in Beijing, the People's Republic of China.

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Income Statement (Annual)
Metric 2025-12-31 2024-12-31 2023-12-31 2022-12-31
Revenue
Reconciled Cost Of Revenue $162,770,882 $209,597,816 $281,277,757 $265,584,777
Cost Of Revenue $162,770,882 $209,597,816 $281,277,757 $265,584,777
Total Revenue $406,314,777 $531,933,850 $620,614,101 $532,822,746
Operating Revenue $352,199,314 $444,753,666 $514,292,513 $507,789,269
Expenses
Total Expenses $462,619,961 $603,040,015 $779,093,631 $769,864,136
Other Income Expense $20,090,751 $27,751,894 $12,690,187 $-4,223,214
Other Non Operating Income Expenses $4,528,873 $6,341,103 $7,277,295 $884,313
Net Non Operating Interest Income Expense $10,574,220 $16,992,180 $23,452,266 $10,066,068
Operating Expense $299,849,079 $393,442,200 $497,815,874 $504,279,359
Selling And Marketing Expense $185,091,557 $236,366,663 $302,716,632 $299,520,806
General And Administrative Expense $37,160,824 $48,801,009 $61,860,707 $91,930,321
Income & Earnings
Net Income From Continuing Operation Net Minority Interest $-28,511,609 $-25,393,085 $-124,693,818 $-233,701,898
Net Interest Income $10,574,220 $16,992,180 $23,452,266 $10,066,068
Interest Income $10,574,220 $16,992,180 $23,452,266 $10,066,068
Normalized Income $-40,183,017 $-45,676,544 $-128,753,487 $-229,871,253
Net Income From Continuing And Discontinued Operation $-28,511,609 $-25,393,085 $-124,693,818 $-233,701,898
Total Operating Income As Reported $-74,979,378 $-71,106,165 $-158,479,530 $-237,041,390
Net Income Common Stockholders $-28,511,609 $-25,393,085 $-124,693,818 $-233,701,898
Net Income $-28,511,609 $-25,393,085 $-124,693,818 $-233,701,898
Net Income Including Noncontrolling Interests $-28,845,647 $-24,974,059 $-124,085,899 $-233,294,845
Net Income Continuous Operations $-28,845,647 $-24,974,059 $-124,085,899 $-233,294,845
Pretax Income $-25,640,214 $-26,362,090 $-122,337,078 $-231,198,536
Special Income Charges $-18,674,194 $0 $0 -
Interest Income Non Operating $10,574,220 $16,992,180 $23,452,266 $10,066,068
Operating Income $-56,305,184 $-71,106,165 $-158,479,530 $-237,041,390
Gross Profit $243,543,895 $322,336,035 $339,336,344 $267,237,969
Per Share
Diluted EPS $-0.35 $-0.28 $-1.25 $-2.30
Basic EPS $-0.35 $-0.28 $-1.25 $-2.30
Other
Tax Effect Of Unusual Items $3,890,469 $1,127,332 $1,353,223 $-1,276,882
Tax Rate For Calcs $0 $0 $0 $0
Normalized EBITDA (Bullshit earnings) $-68,187,916 $-89,272,947 $-161,083,695 $-228,207,715
Total Unusual Items $15,561,878 $21,410,792 $5,412,891 $-5,107,527
Total Unusual Items Excluding Goodwill $15,561,878 $21,410,792 $5,412,891 $-5,107,527
Reconciled Depreciation $3,679,146 $3,244,010 $2,808,726 $3,726,148
EBITDA (Bullshit earnings) $-52,626,038 $-67,862,155 $-155,670,804 $-233,315,242
EBIT $-56,305,184 $-71,106,165 $-158,479,530 $-237,041,390
Diluted Average Shares $11,826,499 $13,477,830 $14,737,715 $15,018,712
Basic Average Shares $11,826,499 $13,477,830 $14,737,715 $15,018,712
Diluted NI Availto Com Stockholders $-28,511,609 $-25,393,085 $-124,693,818 $-233,701,898
Minority Interests $334,038 $-419,025 $-607,919 $-407,053
Tax Provision $3,205,433 $-1,388,031 $1,748,821 $2,096,309
Impairment Of Capital Assets $18,674,194 $0 $0 -
Gain On Sale Of Security $34,236,072 $21,410,792 $5,412,891 $-5,107,527
Research And Development $77,596,698 $108,274,527 $133,238,536 $112,828,232
Selling General And Administration $222,252,382 $285,167,672 $364,577,338 $391,451,127
Other Gand A $37,160,824 $48,801,009 $61,860,707 $91,930,321
Otherunder Preferred Stock Dividend - - $0 $0
Fetched: 2026-07-13
Balance Sheet (Annual)
Metric 2025-12-31 2024-12-31 2023-12-31 2022-12-31
Assets
Net Tangible Assets $557,894,651 $584,602,456 $633,502,494 $805,107,346
Total Assets $767,233,809 $847,355,301 $1,004,370,829 $1,131,625,505
Total Non Current Assets $67,823,134 $36,702,483 $61,692,357 $49,727,299
Other Non Current Assets $1,979,248 $92,082 $1,180,809 $3,318,208
Investmentin Financial Assets $31,038,916 $0 - $0
Goodwill And Other Intangible Assets $4,373,235 $26,734,557 $46,369,479 $30,533,572
Other Intangible Assets $4,373,235 $8,060,363 $18,127,466 $11,859,378
Current Assets $699,410,675 $810,652,818 $942,678,472 $1,081,898,207
Other Current Assets $1,599,687 $900,129 $2,491,390 $1,175,192
Restricted Cash $159,333 $133,024 $0 -
Prepaid Assets $10,020,840 $18,239,945 $22,178,635 $20,370,545
Receivables $60,926,731 $73,336,681 $110,563,573 $134,875,321
Other Receivables $1,170,167 $788,093 $2,006,740 $1,657,774
Taxes Receivable $2,180,114 $738,135 $3,144,094 $4,425,410
Accrued Interest Receivable $883,427 $3,491,730 $4,472,117 $1,820,950
Accounts Receivable $52,913,665 $62,171,835 $98,232,995 $123,305,935
Allowance For Doubtful Accounts Receivable $-16,214,138 $-21,801,143 $-18,135,595 $-8,661,335
Gross Accounts Receivable $69,127,804 $83,972,978 $116,368,590 $131,967,271
Cash Cash Equivalents And Short Term Investments $626,704,084 $718,043,040 $807,444,872 $925,477,148
Cash And Cash Equivalents $497,975,651 $591,093,284 $311,370,429 $668,940,658
Debt
Total Debt $10,638,071 $2,827,645 $6,759,241 $14,271,546
Long Term Debt And Capital Lease Obligation $2,304,566 $269,447 $538,303 $6,409,832
Current Debt And Capital Lease Obligation $8,333,505 $2,558,198 $6,220,938 $7,861,714
Current Debt $5,173,153 - - -
Other Current Borrowings $5,173,153 - - -
Liabilities
Total Liabilities Net Minority Interest $194,485,411 $227,214,617 $309,452,372 $289,987,868
Total Non Current Liabilities Net Minority Interest $7,008,292 $1,863,813 $21,900,763 $20,268,412
Other Non Current Liabilities $687,290 $584,862 $18,025,924 $12,139,615
Non Current Deferred Liabilities $4,016,436 $1,009,504 $3,336,536 $1,718,965
Non Current Deferred Taxes Liabilities $4,016,436 $1,009,504 $3,336,536 $1,718,965
Current Liabilities $187,477,119 $225,350,804 $287,551,609 $269,719,456
Other Current Liabilities $6,515,955 $5,734,661 $7,045,095 $2,871,395
Current Deferred Liabilities $27,496,636 $34,813,691 $44,869,561 $52,563,073
Payables And Accrued Expenses $144,248,926 $181,013,635 $228,142,385 $205,146,687
Payables $144,248,926 $181,013,635 $228,142,385 $205,146,687
Other Payable $34,311,156 $46,786,879 $59,416,466 $55,989,622
Total Tax Payable $6,852,801 $9,699,661 $11,378,866 $10,077,153
Accounts Payable $100,700,145 $123,518,330 $153,499,410 $135,405,348
Equity
Common Stock Equity $562,267,887 $611,337,013 $679,871,973 $835,640,919
Total Equity Gross Minority Interest $572,748,398 $620,140,684 $694,918,457 $841,637,637
Stockholders Equity $562,267,887 $611,337,013 $679,871,973 $835,640,919
Gains Losses Not Affecting Retained Earnings $-4,881,978 $1,894,556 $-2,641,412 $-9,726,709
Other Equity Adjustments $-4,881,978 $1,894,556 $-2,641,412 $-9,726,709
Retained Earnings $-1,340,736,749 $-1,312,185,085 $-1,287,123,821 $-1,162,033,888
Preferred Securities Outside Stock Equity - - - -
Other
Treasury Shares Number $0 - $0 -
Ordinary Shares Number $39,886,911 $38,717,638 $45,154,416 $46,759,466
Share Issued $39,886,911 $38,717,638 $45,154,416 $46,759,466
Tangible Book Value $557,894,651 $584,602,456 $633,502,494 $805,107,346
Invested Capital $567,441,039 $611,337,013 $679,871,973 $835,640,919
Working Capital $511,933,555 $585,302,014 $655,126,863 $812,178,750
Capital Lease Obligations $5,464,918 $2,827,645 $6,759,241 $14,271,546
Total Capitalization $562,267,887 $611,337,013 $679,871,973 $835,640,919
Minority Interest $10,480,512 $8,803,671 $15,046,484 $5,996,718
Treasury Stock $40,654,919 $16,562,513 $23,890,653 $4,997,857
Additional Paid In Capital $1,948,510,938 $1,938,160,051 $1,993,492,239 $2,012,362,569
Capital Stock $30,596 $30,004 $35,621 $36,803
Common Stock $30,596 $30,004 $35,621 $36,803
Long Term Capital Lease Obligation $2,304,566 $269,447 $538,303 $6,409,832
Current Deferred Revenue $27,496,636 $34,813,691 $44,869,561 $52,563,073
Current Capital Lease Obligation $3,160,353 $2,558,198 $6,220,938 $7,861,714
Pensionand Other Post Retirement Benefit Plans Current $882,096 $1,230,619 $1,273,630 $1,276,586
Dueto Related Parties Current $2,384,823 $1,008,765 $3,847,643 $3,674,564
Investments And Advances $54,462,951 $7,564,036 $6,595,178 $0
Other Investments $23,424,035 $7,564,036 - $0
Available For Sale Securities $31,038,916 - - -
Goodwill $0 $18,674,194 $28,242,014 $18,674,194
Net PPE $7,007,700 $2,311,808 $7,546,891 $15,875,519
Accumulated Depreciation $-5,924,886 $-5,476,152 $-5,070,429 $-4,534,786
Gross PPE $12,932,586 $7,787,960 $12,617,319 $20,410,304
Leases $3,270,024 $3,173,507 $2,865,040 $2,072,365
Other Properties $8,639,017 $3,623,276 $8,616,255 $17,220,686
Machinery Furniture Equipment $1,023,545 $991,176 $1,136,024 $1,117,253
Properties $0 $0 $0 $0
Duefrom Related Parties Current $3,779,357 $6,146,888 $2,707,628 $3,665,253
Other Short Term Investments $128,728,434 $126,949,756 $496,074,443 $256,536,490
Fetched: 2026-07-13
Cash Flow Statement (Annual)
Metric 2025-12-31 2024-12-31 2023-12-31 2022-12-31
Free Cash Flow
Free Cash Flow $-62,728,466 $-41,816,218 $-53,957,607 $-164,900,595
Operating Activities
Operating Cash Flow $-61,416,702 $-41,412,565 $-53,742,404 $-164,795,062
Cash Flow From Continuing Operating Activities $-61,416,702 $-41,412,565 $-53,742,404 $-164,795,062
Operating Gains Losses $-5,485,315 $-9,349,365 $-34,158,918 $-4,649,925
Investing Activities
Capital Expenditure $-1,311,764 $-403,654 $-215,203 $-105,532
Investing Cash Flow $-248,479,822 $378,765,966 $-17,189,795 $515,906,241
Cash Flow From Continuing Investing Activities $-248,479,822 $378,765,966 $-17,189,795 $515,906,241
Financing Activities
Repurchase Of Capital Stock $-54,623,910 $-59,226,242 $-24,692,196 $-18,913,342
Financing Cash Flow $-53,956,868 $-59,692,564 $-19,455,340 $-16,014,602
Cash Flow From Continuing Financing Activities $-53,956,868 $-59,692,564 $-19,455,340 $-16,014,602
Net Common Stock Issuance $-54,623,910 $-59,226,242 $-24,692,196 $-18,913,342
Net Other Financing Charges - $-637,480 - -
Issuance Of Capital Stock - - $0 $0
Common Stock Issuance - - $0 $0
Net Preferred Stock Issuance - - - -
Preferred Stock Issuance - - - -
Other
Repayment Of Debt $0 $-7,652,423 $-23,839,956 $0
Issuance Of Debt $0 $7,652,423 $29,013,109 $0
Interest Paid Supplemental Data $0 $0 $212,543 -
Income Tax Paid Supplemental Data $1,646,984 $263,535 $564,465 $2,500,406
End Cash Position $311,370,429 $591,226,308 $498,134,984 $668,940,658
Beginning Cash Position $668,940,658 $311,370,429 $591,226,308 $318,837,801
Effect Of Exchange Rate Changes $6,283,163 $2,195,043 $-2,703,785 $15,006,281
Changes In Cash $-363,853,393 $277,660,837 $-90,387,539 $335,096,576
Proceeds From Stock Option Exercised $667,041 $171,157 $63,704 $2,898,739
Common Stock Payments $-54,623,910 $-59,226,242 $-24,692,196 $-18,913,342
Net Issuance Payments Of Debt $0 $0 $5,173,153 $0
Net Short Term Debt Issuance $0 $0 $5,173,153 $0
Short Term Debt Payments $0 $-7,652,423 $-23,839,956 $0
Short Term Debt Issuance $0 $7,652,423 $29,013,109 $0
Net Investment Purchase And Sale $-237,769,179 $377,368,328 $-17,044,208 $524,951,720
Sale Of Investment $1,275,872,510 $1,827,222,828 $2,077,495,221 $2,633,105,852
Purchase Of Investment $-1,513,641,689 $-1,449,854,500 $-2,094,539,428 $-2,108,154,131
Net Business Purchase And Sale $-9,398,879 $1,797,301 $0 $-8,958,127
Sale Of Business $0 $1,797,301 $0 $0
Purchase Of Business $-9,398,879 $0 $0 $-8,958,127
Net Intangibles Purchase And Sale $-56,313 $0 $-20,249 $0
Purchase Of Intangibles $-56,313 $0 $-20,249 $0
Net PPE Purchase And Sale $-1,255,450 $-399,663 $-125,338 $-87,352
Purchase Of PPE $-1,255,450 $-403,654 $-194,954 $-105,532
Change In Working Capital $35,515,171 $-12,486,069 $-25,713,672 $-19,780,953
Change In Other Working Capital $-11,767,888 $-15,464,918 $-3,131,679 $1,911,406
Change In Other Current Liabilities $-7,120,179 $-5,421,464 $-193,032 $-5,110,040
Change In Other Current Assets $10,785,136 $4,896,167 $-6,114,962 $3,957,462
Change In Payables And Accrued Expense $40,264,864 $-36,627,990 $-36,560,147 $-13,784,382
Change In Payable $40,264,864 $-36,627,990 $-36,560,147 $-13,784,382
Change In Account Payable $32,552,876 $-27,102,738 $-22,811,682 $-2,345,655
Change In Tax Payable $-693,498 $141,153 $-856,674 $-6,037,660
Change In Income Tax Payable $-693,498 $141,153 $-856,674 $-6,037,660
Change In Prepaid Assets $-6,166,989 $9,352,764 $6,972,375 $12,878,785
Change In Receivables $9,520,227 $30,779,371 $13,313,773 $-19,634,183
Changes In Account Receivables $9,520,227 $30,779,371 $13,313,773 $-19,634,183
Stock Based Compensation $24,336,875 $8,759,182 $12,900,808 $55,263,311
Unrealized Gain Loss On Investment Securities $764,149 $-11,588,601 $0 $26,114,813
Provisionand Write Offof Assets $4,421,715 $5,429,445 $-3,960,861 $5,092,895
Asset Impairment Charge $0 $0 $20,220,228 $3,088,224
Deferred Tax $-562,543 $-447,108 $3,006,932 $-354,730
Deferred Income Tax $-562,543 $-447,108 $3,006,932 $-354,730
Depreciation Amortization Depletion $3,679,146 $3,244,010 $2,808,726 $3,726,148
Depreciation And Amortization $3,679,146 $3,244,010 $2,808,726 $3,726,148
Gain Loss On Investment Securities $-5,544,733 $-8,620,098 $-34,100,979 $-4,661,306
Gain Loss On Sale Of PPE $59,417 $-887 $-57,939 $11,381
Gain Loss On Sale Of Business $0 $-728,380 $0 $0
Net Income From Continuing Operations $-124,085,899 $-24,974,059 $-28,845,647 $-233,294,845
Sale Of PPE - $3,991 $69,616 $18,180
Net Foreign Currency Exchange Gain Loss - - - -
Fetched: 2026-07-13