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How Zhihu Inc. stacks up
ZH · against 85 other Communication Services companies of similar size
Profitability
5/ 100
Near the bottom of its peers.
Ranked #77 of 86 · scores higher than 9% of peers
Bars: peers in each 10-point band of the profitability score17 peers with a profitability score of 0–9, including ZH · Click a bar to see the companies
Why profitability scores 5?
Weighted metrics compared with all Communication Services companies.Mainly because of its return on invested capital, operating margin and return on assets, which are weaker than most Communication Services peers.
- a lower return on invested capital: weaker than 99% of peers. Return on invested capital: -92.1% vs peer median 6.0%
- a thinner operating margin: weaker than 92% of peers. Operating margin: -18.5% vs peer median 8.2%
- a lower return on assets: weaker than 89% of peers. Return on assets: -3.8% vs peer median 2.7%
Metric by metric
Position: dot = ZH, ranked from the worst peer (left) to the best (right); tick = middle, shaded = middle half of peers.| Metric | ZH | Peer median | Better than | Position among peers | Weight |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Return on invested capitalHigher is better · 79 reported | -92.1% | 1.9% | 1% | 33% | |
| Operating marginHigher is better · 85 reported | -18.5% | 2.3% | 18% | 33% | |
| Return on assetsHigher is better · 83 reported | -3.8% | 1.4% | 21% | 33% | |
| Return on equityHigher is better · 78 reported | -7.6% | 1.1% | 30% | Context only | |
| Gross marginHigher is better · 86 reported | 57.9% | 48.2% | 68% | Context only |
Ranking by profitability score
Top 5 and the companies ranked around ZH| Rank | Company | Market cap | Profitability | Overall |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 18.2B JPY (≈$124M) | 99 | 74 | |
| 1 | 7.9B TWD (≈$244M) | 99 | 73 | |
| 3 | 2.5B HKD (≈$316M) | 96 | 70 | |
| 3 | 47.1B JPY (≈$320M) | 96 | 85 | |
| 5 | 20.2B JPY (≈$137M) | 94 | 69 | |
| 74 | 2.6B CNY (≈$366M) | 6 | 32 | |
| 74 | 1.7B CNY (≈$236M) | 6 | 4 | |
| 74 | 141M EUR (≈$155M) | 6 | 29 | |
| 77 | 1.2B HKD (≈$155M) | 5 | 53 | |
| 77 | 215M USD | 5 | 34 | |
| 79 | 1.3B HKD (≈$172M) | 4 | 21 | |
| 79 | 229M USD | 4 | 8 | |
| 79 | 257M USD | 4 | 7 | |
| 79 | 233M EUR (≈$256M) | 4 | 37 |
Scores are sector-relative percentiles from the latest snapshot, always calculated against the whole sector: narrowing the comparison group changes who you compare with, not the scores. Missing metrics are left out and the remaining weights rescaled. How we score