CMCM vs MOMO
Cheetah Mobile Inc. and Hello Group Inc., side by side — 10 fiscal years reported in CNY, drawn from SEC filings.
Most recent reported year
| Metric | CMCM | MOMO |
|---|---|---|
| Revenue | CNY 1.2B | CNY 10.4B |
| Net income | CNY -257.7M | CNY 804.0M |
| Gross margin | 72.5% | 37.8% |
| Net margin | −20.4% | 7.8% |
| Return on equity | −14.7% | 7.1% |
| Diluted EPS | · | CNY 2.37 |
| Dividend / share | · | · |
| Payout ratio | · | · |
| Free cash flow | · | CNY 690.6M |
| Equity | CNY 1.6B | · |
| Net debt / equity | · | −0.48× |
| Current ratio | 1.27× | 4.68× |
| Revenue CAGR 5y | −5.8% | −7.2% |
| Profit CAGR 5y | · | −17.5% |
MOMO bills 9.0× the revenue of CMCM, and CMCM closed the last reported year at a loss.
The stronger figure of the pair is set in bold. That is arithmetic, not a recommendation — this page does not pick a winner. "·" marks a figure not available in our data.
10 years side by side
| Fiscal year | CMCM | MOMO |
|---|---|---|
| FY2025 | CNY 1.2B | CNY 10.4B |
| FY2024 | CNY 806.9M | CNY 10.6B |
| FY2023 | CNY 669.5M | CNY 12.0B |
| FY2022 | CNY 884.1M | CNY 12.7B |
| FY2021 | CNY 784.6M | CNY 14.6B |
| FY2020 | CNY 1.6B | CNY 15.0B |
| FY2019 | CNY 3.6B | CNY 17.0B |
| FY2018 | CNY 5.0B | CNY 13.4B |
| FY2017 | CNY 5.0B | CNY 8.9B |
| FY2016 | CNY 4.6B | CNY 3.7B |
Bottom line
| Fiscal year | CMCM | MOMO |
|---|---|---|
| FY2025 | CNY -257.7M | CNY 804.0M |
| FY2024 | CNY -617.6M | CNY 1.0B |
| FY2023 | CNY -602.9M | CNY 2.0B |
| FY2022 | CNY -513.5M | CNY 1.5B |
| FY2021 | CNY -351.1M | CNY -2.9B |
| FY2020 | CNY 416.7M | CNY 2.1B |
| FY2019 | CNY -314.0M | CNY 3.0B |
| FY2018 | CNY 1.2B | CNY 2.8B |
| FY2017 | CNY 1.3B | CNY 2.1B |
| FY2016 | CNY -80.5M | CNY 979.0M |
10 fiscal years
| Fiscal year | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|
| FY2025 | −CNY 9,216,652,000 | MOMO |
| FY2024 | −CNY 9,756,094,000 | MOMO |
| FY2023 | −CNY 11,332,820,000 | MOMO |
| FY2022 | −CNY 11,820,106,000 | MOMO |
| FY2021 | −CNY 13,791,103,000 | MOMO |
| FY2020 | −CNY 13,471,543,000 | MOMO |
| FY2019 | −CNY 13,427,394,000 | MOMO |
| FY2018 | −CNY 8,426,716,000 | MOMO |
| FY2017 | −CNY 3,911,633,000 | MOMO |
| FY2016 | +CNY 857,292,000 | CMCM |
The higher-revenue side has changed between CMCM and MOMO over this period. The gap has widened since the earliest year compared.
10 of 14 comparable fiscal years — a year missing data on either side is not counted.
13 fiscal years
| Fiscal year | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|
| FY2025 | −28.2 pp | MOMO |
| FY2024 | −84.4 pp | MOMO |
| FY2023 | −105.0 pp | MOMO |
| FY2022 | −70.5 pp | MOMO |
| FY2021 | −24.9 pp | MOMO |
| FY2020 | +12.5 pp | CMCM |
| FY2019 | −27.8 pp | MOMO |
| FY2018 | +2.3 pp | CMCM |
| FY2017 | +3.5 pp | CMCM |
| FY2016 | −27.6 pp | MOMO |
| FY2015 | −7.1 pp | MOMO |
| FY2014 | +68.5 pp | CMCM |
| FY2013 | +349.0 pp | CMCM |
The higher net margin has changed hands between CMCM and MOMO over this period.
13 of 14 comparable fiscal years — a year missing data on either side is not counted.
Standard deviation, each side
MOMO's net margin has been more volatile than CMCM's over the 13 comparable fiscal years — 95.3 percentage points of standard deviation against 37.5.
13 of 14 comparable fiscal years — a year missing data on either side is not counted.
Year by year
The lead in net margin changed hands between CMCM and MOMO over these 13 fiscal years — CMCM led in 5 and MOMO in 8.
13 of 14 comparable fiscal years — a year missing data on either side is not counted.
Standard deviation, each side
MOMO's return on equity has been more volatile than CMCM's over the 11 comparable fiscal years — 82.3 percentage points of standard deviation against 18.9.
11 of 13 comparable fiscal years — a year missing data on either side is not counted.
Year by year
The lead in return on equity changed hands between CMCM and MOMO over these 11 fiscal years — CMCM led in 2 and MOMO in 9.
11 of 13 comparable fiscal years — a year missing data on either side is not counted.