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How Zhihu Inc. stacks up
ZH · against 509 other Communication Services companies
Profitability
5/ 100
Near the bottom of its peers.
Ranked #483 of 510 · scores higher than 5% of peers
Bars: peers in each 10-point band of the profitability score49 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 · 460 reported | -92.1% | 6.0% | 1% | 33% | |
| Operating marginHigher is better · 506 reported | -18.5% | 8.2% | 8% | 33% | |
| Return on assetsHigher is better · 496 reported | -3.8% | 2.7% | 11% | 33% | |
| Return on equityHigher is better · 475 reported | -7.6% | 5.4% | 20% | Context only | |
| Gross marginHigher is better · 513 reported | 57.9% | 46.2% | 68% | Context only |
Ranking by profitability score
Top 5 and the companies ranked around ZH| Rank | Company | Market cap | Profitability | Overall |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1.62T JPY (≈$11.0B) | 100 | 79 | |
| 1 | 67.5B INR (≈$811M) | 100 | 35 | |
| 3 | 18.2B JPY (≈$124M) | 99 | 74 | |
| 3 | 7.9B TWD (≈$244M) | 99 | 73 | |
| 3 | 82.5B USD | 99 | 70 | |
| 483 | 3.8B CNY (≈$534M) | 5 | 21 | |
| 483 | 109M HKD (≈$14M) | 5 | 24 | |
| 483 | 1.2B HKD (≈$155M) | 5 | 53 | |
| 483 | 2.5B USD | 5 | 32 | |
| 483 | 215M USD | 5 | 34 | |
| 488 | 1.3B HKD (≈$172M) | 4 | 21 | |
| 488 | 4.2B CNY (≈$590M) | 4 | 4 | |
| 488 | 229M USD | 4 | 8 | |
| 488 | 257M USD | 4 | 7 |
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