QH vs ZH
Quhuo Ltd. and Zhihu Inc., side by side — 7 fiscal years reported in CNY, drawn from SEC filings.
Most recent reported year
| Metric | QH | ZH |
|---|---|---|
| Revenue | CNY 2.5B | CNY 2.7B |
| Net income | CNY -149.5M | CNY -195.2M |
| Gross margin | 0.5% | 59.9% |
| Net margin | −6.0% | −7.1% |
| Return on equity | −36.5% | −4.9% |
| Diluted EPS | −CNY 0.11 | −CNY 0.80 |
| Dividend / share | · | · |
| Payout ratio | · | · |
| Free cash flow | CNY -39.4M | CNY -364.9M |
| Equity | CNY 354.8M | CNY 3.8B |
| Net debt / equity | 0.21× | −0.88× |
| Current ratio | 1.03× | 3.73× |
| Revenue CAGR 5y | −0.4% | 15.2% |
| Profit CAGR 5y | · | · |
QH and ZH book revenue within 15% of each other, and both 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.
7 years side by side
| Fiscal year | QH | ZH |
|---|---|---|
| FY2025 | CNY 2.5B | CNY 2.7B |
| FY2024 | CNY 3.0B | CNY 3.6B |
| FY2023 | CNY 3.7B | CNY 4.2B |
| FY2022 | CNY 3.8B | CNY 3.6B |
| FY2021 | CNY 4.0B | CNY 3.0B |
| FY2020 | CNY 2.6B | CNY 1.4B |
| FY2019 | CNY 2.1B | CNY 670.5M |
Bottom line
| Fiscal year | QH | ZH |
|---|---|---|
| FY2025 | CNY -149.5M | CNY -195.2M |
| FY2024 | CNY 2.7M | CNY -169.0M |
| FY2023 | CNY 3.3M | CNY -839.5M |
| FY2022 | CNY -13.1M | CNY -1.6B |
| FY2021 | CNY -157.9M | CNY -1.3B |
| FY2020 | CNY 3.4M | CNY -517.5M |
| FY2019 | CNY -11.8M | CNY -1.0B |
7 fiscal years
| Fiscal year | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|
| FY2025 | −CNY 223,107,000 | ZH |
| FY2024 | −CNY 552,034,000 | ZH |
| FY2023 | −CNY 496,502,000 | ZH |
| FY2022 | +CNY 215,459,000 | QH |
| FY2021 | +CNY 1,065,955,000 | QH |
| FY2020 | +CNY 1,228,614,000 | QH |
| FY2019 | +CNY 1,385,278,000 | QH |
The higher-revenue side has changed between QH and ZH over this period. The gap has narrowed since the earliest year compared.
7 of 8 comparable fiscal years — a year missing data on either side is not counted.
7 fiscal years
| Fiscal year | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|
| FY2025 | +1.1 pp | QH |
| FY2024 | +4.7 pp | QH |
| FY2023 | +20.2 pp | QH |
| FY2022 | +43.4 pp | QH |
| FY2021 | +39.1 pp | QH |
| FY2020 | +38.1 pp | QH |
| FY2019 | +149.1 pp | QH |
QH has kept the higher net margin in every one of these 7 fiscal years.
7 of 8 comparable fiscal years — a year missing data on either side is not counted.
Standard deviation, each side
ZH's net margin has been more volatile than QH's over the 7 comparable fiscal years — 45.8 percentage points of standard deviation against 2.4.
7 of 8 comparable fiscal years — a year missing data on either side is not counted.
Year by year
QH led in net margin in every one of the 7 comparable fiscal years — a structural lead, not a recent swing.
7 of 8 comparable fiscal years — a year missing data on either side is not counted.
Standard deviation, each side
QH's return on equity has been more volatile than ZH's over the 4 comparable fiscal years — 15.6 percentage points of standard deviation against 8.9.
4 of 5 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 QH and ZH over these 4 fiscal years — QH led in 3 and ZH in 1.
4 of 5 comparable fiscal years — a year missing data on either side is not counted.