Communication Services
Zhihu Inc.(ZH)
Live Price
Offline$3.12
-0.95% today
1Y Change
-8.78%
Window
Jun 23, 2025 โ Jun 12, 2026
- Market Cap
- $1.75B
- Revenue Growth
- -26.7%
- EPS Growth
- -25.4%
- Dividend Yield
- 0.0%
Coverage: 245 bars ยท Jun 23, 2025 โ Jun 12, 2026
Research Briefing
A compact read on the setup, peer context, quarterly changes, and recent earnings reaction.
Research Snapshot
Zhihu Inc. (ZH) is a Communication Services stock with a market cap of $1.75B and listed on NYSE. The stock last traded around $3.12 and down 8.8% across the available one-year price window (Jun 23, 2025 โ Jun 12, 2026). Baseline metrics include revenue growth of -26.7%, EPS growth of -25.4%, a dividend yield of 0.0%. What stands out right now is revenue -26.7%, EPS -25.4%, free cash flow -50.0% with operating margin -13.8% and ROIC -9.5%. Valuation is more restrained than many high-expectation growth names at price/sales 0.6. Overall, the current profile looks closer to a turnaround or cyclical reset than a generic broad-market placeholder. Stock Foundry combines ZH price history, valuation, growth, dividend context, earnings, analyst forecasts, news, related Communication Services peers on this page.
Sector Context
How this name stacks up against nearby peers on first-pass metrics.
Revenue Growth
Below sector median
-26.7% vs +5.5% peer median
Operating Margin
Below sector median
-13.8% vs +3.6% peer median
What Changed This Quarter
Latest report context and the signals most likely to have changed the story.
Latest report is on the board
2026 was reported on Apr 1, 2026, but the surprise data is still limited.
The operating picture looks softer than before
Revenue is at -26.7% and EPS is at -25.4%, with operating margin around -13.8%.
Earnings Reaction Memory
How the stock has tended to move after recent reports.
Across the last 3 reported quarters, the stock averaged +3.4% over the next 5 trading days and finished higher after 1 of those reports.
View quarter-by-quarter reaction table
| Quarter | EPS ฮ | 1D | 5D | 20D |
|---|---|---|---|---|
2026 Apr 1, 2026 | โ | +7.8% | +15.3% | +13.9% |
2026 Mar 25, 2026 | -3127.4% | -4.6% | -0.7% | +22.3% |
2025 Nov 25, 2025 | +62.5% | -1.3% | -4.3% | -8.9% |
Benchmark Comparison
Normalized Performance vs SPY
Compare this ticker against a broad index, growth benchmark, or sector ETF using a shared 1Y normalization window.
ZH
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Normalized return
SPY
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S&P 500
Excess Return
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Relative to SPY
ZH Max Drawdown
-51.85%
Trailing 1Y
SPY Max Drawdown
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Trailing 1Y
Calendar-Year Returns
Uses the longest available daily history for ZH and SPY.
Company Overview
Zhihu Inc.
New York Stock Exchange
Zhihu Inc. operates an online content community in the People's Republic of China. Its community allows people to seek inspiration, find solutions, make decisions, and have fun. The company also offers technology, business support, and consulting services; information transmission, software, and information technology services; information and marketing services; vocational training; and internet services, as well as holds audio-visual permit. The company was founded in 2010 and is headquartered in Beijing, the People's Republic of China.
- Leadership
- Yuan Zhou
- IPO Date
- Mar 26, 2021
- Employees
- 1.9k
- Street Address
- A5 Xueyuan Road
- Mailing
- Beijing, 100083
- Region
- Beijing, CN
- Reporting Currency
- USD
- Investor Line
- 86 10 8271 6605
- Last Updated
- May 6, 2026
Key Fundamentals
Valuation, growth, profitability, and balance sheet signals.
Valuation
- P/E
- โ
- EV/EBITDA
- 4.7
- Price/Sales
- 0.6
- Price/Book
- 0.4
Growth
- Revenue
- -26.7%
- EPS
- -25.4%
- Free Cash Flow
- -50.0%
Profitability
- Gross Margin
- 60.0%
- Operating Margin
- -13.8%
- Net Margin
- -6.9%
- ROE
- -4.7%
- ROIC
- -9.5%
Balance Sheet
- Debt/Equity
- 0.02
- Current Ratio
- 3.73
Earnings Reports
Latest News
Official Releases
Company announcements and filings-style updates.
Next Step
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