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CMCM logoCheetah Mobile Inc.(CMCM)Earnings, Financials & Key Ratios

CMCM•NYSE
$5.36
$3M mkt cap·Price updated May 6, 2026
SectorCommunication ServicesIndustryInternet ServicesSub-IndustryConsumer Apps and Utility Platforms
AboutCheetah Mobile Inc. operates as an internet company in the People's Republic of China, the United States, Japan, and internationally. The company's utility products include Clean Master, a junk file cleaning, memory boosting, and privacy protection tool for mobile devices; Security Master, an anti-virus and security application for mobile devices; and Duba Anti-virus, an internet security application to protect users against known and unknown security threats and malicious applications. In addition, it offers mobile games comprising Piano Tiles 2, Rolling Sky, and Dancing Line; value-added products, such as PC and mobile products, as well as wallpaper, office optimization software, and others; E-Coupon vending robot, a reception and marketing robot; and multi-cloud management platform and overseas advertising agency service. Further, the company provides mobile advertising publisher services; duba.com personal start page that aggregates online resources and provides users access to their online destinations; cloud-based data analytics engines; artificial intelligence and other services; and premium membership services. It serves direct advertisers that include mobile application developers, mobile game developers, and e-commerce companies, as well as search engines and partnering mobile advertising networks. The company was formerly known as Kingsoft Internet Software Holdings Limited and changed its name to Cheetah Mobile Inc. in March 2014. Cheetah Mobile Inc. was incorporated in 2009 and is based in Beijing, the People's Republic of China.Show more
  • Revenue$807M+20.5%
  • EBITDA-$386M-121.0%
  • Net Income-$618M-2.4%
  • EPS (Diluted)-1027.00-0.3%
  • Gross Margin67.57%+3.4%
  • EBITDA Margin-47.81%-83.4%
  • Operating Margin-54.19%-72.9%
  • Net Margin-76.54%+15.0%
  • ROE-25.37%-21.3%
  • ROIC-58.29%-327.2%
  • Debt/Equity0.03+150.5%
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CMCM Key Insights

Cheetah Mobile Inc. (CMCM) fundamental analysis — strengths, weaknesses & financial health based on data analysis

✓Strengths

  • ✓Company is almost debt free
  • ✓Trading at only 0.0x book value

✗Weaknesses

  • ✗Negative free cash flow
  • ✗Low quality earnings: Net income not backed by cash flow
  • ✗Sales declining 25.8% over 5 years
  • ✗Trading more than 30% below 52-week high
  • ✗Low asset turnover indicates capital-intensive operations

* These insights are generated automatically based on available financial data. Please conduct your own research before making investment decisions.

CMCM Price & Volume

Cheetah Mobile Inc. (CMCM) stock price & volume — 10-year historical chart

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CMCM Growth Metrics

Cheetah Mobile Inc. (CMCM) revenue, earnings & EPS growth — 3, 5 & 10-year CAGR

Revenue CAGR

10 Years10.41%
5 Years-25.8%
3 Years0.94%
TTM46.34%

Profit CAGR

10 Years-
5 Years-
3 Years-
TTM-4.88%

EPS CAGR

10 Years-
5 Years-
3 Years-
TTM-5.21%

Return on Capital

10 Years-5.22%
5 Years-9.37%
3 Years-9.86%
Last Year-16.41%

CMCM Peer Comparison

Cheetah Mobile Inc. (CMCM) competitors in Consumer Apps and Utility Platforms — business model, growth, and fundamentals comparison

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CompanyMarket CapStock PriceP/E Ratio (TTM)Revenue Growth 1YNet MarginReturn on Equity (ROE)FCF YieldDebt / Equity
WB logoWBWeibo CorporationDirect Competitor1.33B8.477.30-0.29%21.11%10.31%0.53
MOMO logoMOMOHello Group Inc.Direct Competitor2.2B6.449.50-5.86%7.77%7.21%0.01
JOYY logoJOYYJOYY, Inc. Sponsored ADR Class ADirect Competitor3.24B60.27-23.18-1.33%-6.53%-2.82%0.01
GOOGL logoGOOGLAlphabet Inc.Product Competitor4.81T397.8236.8015.13%37.91%38.98%0.14
META logoMETAMeta Platforms, Inc.Product Competitor1.55T612.8826.0922.17%32.84%33.22%0.39
IAC logoIACIAC InterActive Corp.Product Competitor3.14B42.25-31.77-37.14%1.82%0.85%0.30
SNAP logoSNAPSnap Inc.Product Competitor10.35B6.13-22.7010.63%-6.72%-18.93%2.06
APPS logoAPPSDigital Turbine, Inc.Product Competitor476.06M3.98-4.47-9.91%-7.88%-21.55%2.72

Compare CMCM vs Peers

Cheetah Mobile Inc. (CMCM) vs competitors — business, growth, and fundamentals comparison against the closest industry rivals.

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CMCM Income Statement

Cheetah Mobile Inc. (CMCM) annual income statement — 10-year revenue, gross profit & net income history

10Y historyFree accessUpdated daily
Line itemDec'16Dec'17Dec'18Dec'19Dec'20Dec'21Dec'22Dec'23Dec'24TTM
Sales/Revenue657.41M764.56M724.24M3.59B1.56B784.62M884.07M669.5M806.88M1.08B
Revenue Growth %13.1%16.3%-5.27%395.37%-56.56%-49.66%12.68%-24.27%20.52%46.34%
Cost of Goods Sold222.34M273.58M223.98M1.24B449.03M257.66M252.56M231.94M261.68M277.25M
COGS % of Revenue33.82%35.78%30.93%34.62%28.81%32.84%28.57%34.64%32.43%-
Gross Profit
435.07M▲ 0%
490.98M▲ 12.9%
500.26M▲ 1.9%
2.35B▲ 368.9%
1.11B▼ 52.7%
526.96M▼ 52.5%
631.5M▲ 19.8%
437.56M▼ 30.7%
545.2M▲ 24.6%
801.43M▲ 0%
Gross Margin %66.18%64.22%69.07%65.38%71.19%67.16%71.43%65.36%67.57%74.3%
Gross Profit Growth %-4.43%12.85%1.89%368.9%-52.7%-52.51%19.84%-30.71%24.6%-
Operating Expenses-446.11M-274.18M-328.42M2.91B1.64B756.53M857.1M647.4M982.45M1.04B
OpEx % of Revenue-67.86%-35.86%-45.35%81.14%105.27%96.42%96.95%96.7%121.76%-
Selling, General & Admin318.64M317.2M340.32M2.15B1.16B562.14M691.19M472.06M586.81M630.63M
SG&A % of Revenue48.47%41.49%46.99%59.81%74.72%71.65%78.18%70.51%72.73%-
Research & Development130.46M105.26M97.25M787.33M470.41M211.59M180.96M178.21M243.39M261.8M
R&D % of Revenue19.84%13.77%13.43%21.95%30.18%26.97%20.47%26.62%30.16%-
Other Operating Expenses01.26B843.73M-22.09M5.68M-17.2M-15.05M-2.87M152.25M-795K
Operating Income
-1.38M▲ 0%
74.65M▲ 5522.6%
69.78M▼ 6.5%
-565.25M▼ 910.0%
-531.11M▲ 6.0%
-229.57M▲ 56.8%
-225.59M▲ 1.7%
-209.84M▲ 7.0%
-437.25M▼ 108.4%
-240.8M▲ 0%
Operating Margin %-0.21%9.76%9.63%-15.76%-34.08%-29.26%-25.52%-31.34%-54.19%-22.32%
Operating Income Growth %-103.35%5522.56%-6.53%-910.03%6.04%56.78%1.73%6.98%-108.38%-
EBITDA161.98M210.95M149.89M-499.78M-462.57M-178.75M-172.57M-174.57M-385.8M-62.18M
EBITDA Margin %24.64%27.59%20.7%-13.93%-29.68%-22.78%-19.52%-26.08%-47.81%-5.76%
EBITDA Growth %776.8%30.23%-28.95%-433.43%7.45%61.36%3.46%-1.16%-121%74.85%
D&A (Non-Cash Add-back)163.36M136.3M80.11M65.47M68.55M50.82M53.02M35.26M51.45M25.73M
EBIT-9.56M446.88M467.22M-565.25M-531.12M-229.57M-225.59M-209.84M-284.37M-87.91M
Net Interest Income7.78M22.6M87.72M110.01M35.66M25.39M35.71M60.98M44.42M26.79M
Interest Income7.78M22.6M87.72M110.01M35.66M25.39M35.71M60.98M44.42M26.79M
Interest Expense0000000000
Other Income/Expense-56.45M986.38M802.5M199.56M1.04B-110M-320.19M-427.81M-117.07M-97.07M
Pretax Income
-9.92M▲ 0%
220.28M▲ 2320.0%
184.59M▼ 16.2%
-365.69M▼ 298.1%
508.25M▲ 239.0%
-339.57M▼ 166.8%
-545.78M▼ 60.7%
-637.65M▼ 16.8%
-554.33M▲ 13.1%
-337.87M▲ 0%
Pretax Margin %-1.51%28.81%25.49%-10.19%32.61%-43.28%-61.74%-95.24%-68.7%-31.32%
Income Tax1.76M8.85M17.01M7.9M97.09M13.63M-25.09M-43.78M47.26M73.25M
Effective Tax Rate %-17.69%4.02%9.21%-2.16%19.1%-4.01%4.6%6.87%-8.53%-21.68%
Net Income
-11.6M▲ 0%
205.13M▲ 1868.8%
164.16M▼ 20.0%
-373.59M▼ 327.6%
416.73M▲ 211.5%
-351.13M▼ 184.3%
-513.48M▼ 46.2%
-602.9M▼ 17.4%
-617.56M▼ 2.4%
-433.76M▲ 0%
Net Margin %-1.76%26.83%22.67%-10.41%26.74%-44.75%-58.08%-90.05%-76.54%-40.21%
Net Income Growth %-142.7%1868.8%-19.97%-327.58%211.55%-184.26%-46.24%-17.42%-2.43%-4.88%
Net Income (Continuing)-56.71M1.38B1.15B-373.59M411.16M-353.2M-520.69M-593.87M-601.59M-411.13M
Discontinued Operations0000000000
Minority Interest188.83M212.6M118.08M62.27M41.01M81.02M71.45M204.69M306.53M368.45M
EPS (Diluted)
-21.00▲ 0%
360.00▲ 1814.3%
285.00▼ 20.8%
-682.00▼ 339.3%
714.00▲ 204.7%
-617.50▼ 186.5%
-904.50▼ 46.5%
-1023.50▼ 13.2%
-1027.00▼ 0.3%
-700.40▲ 0%
EPS Growth %-144.21%1814.29%-20.83%-339.3%204.69%-186.48%-46.48%-13.16%-0.34%-5.21%
EPS (Basic)-21.00360.00292.50-682.00724.00-617.50-905.00-1024.50-1027.00-
Diluted Shares Outstanding554.9K570.06K576.19K547.62K559.78K572.02K577.47K589.05K601.22K619.3K
Basic Shares Outstanding554.9K570.04K561.24K547.6K559.78K572.02K577.15K588.36K601.22K516.42K
Dividend Payout Ratio----------

CMCM Balance Sheet

Cheetah Mobile Inc. (CMCM) balance sheet — assets, liabilities & shareholders' equity

Line itemDec'16Dec'17Dec'18Dec'19Dec'20Dec'21Dec'22Dec'23Dec'24TTM
Total Current Assets3.17B5.4B5.57B3.99B2.94B2.6B3.12B3.47B3.78B3.28B
Cash & Short-Term Investments1.77B3.71B3.71B2.35B1.66B1.85B1.67B2.02B1.83B1.6B
Cash Only1.41B2.32B2.78B983M1.3B1.58B1.52B2.02B1.83B1.6B
Short-Term Investments361.5M1.4B930.61M1.37B360.8M262.81M156.18M1.02M335K863K
Accounts Receivable645.16M1.25B1.41B1.06B449.91M271.64M482.87M410.73M1.73B570.26M
Days Sales Outstanding358.2594.49710.5108.19105.36126.36199.36223.92783.6284.23
Inventory727.84M26.76M12.21M31.29M24.06M15.41M16.7M40.57M59.24M0
Days Inventory Outstanding1.19K35.719.99.219.5621.8424.1363.8582.6419.5
Other Current Assets728.83M959.15M1.03B496.17M763.45M424.85M926.64M936.48M92.11M1.12B
Total Non-Current Assets2.37B2.05B2.73B3.02B2.69B2.38B2.02B2.17B1.72B1.7B
Property, Plant & Equipment117.44M89.14M63.92M286.96M119.71M146.97M98.31M84.33M77.89M59.86M
Fixed Asset Turnover5.60x8.58x11.33x12.50x13.02x5.34x8.99x7.94x10.36x16.27x
Goodwill943.92M634.16M617.84M0000576.99M424.1M460.03M
Intangible Assets227.25M70.22M48.42M44.48M12.57M10.05M8.43M218.56M190.66M205.66M
Long-Term Investments977.16M1.15B1.85B2.52B2.41B1.99B1.79B937.46M808.7M3.17B
Other Non-Current Assets28.31M48.18M56.97M138.23M129.36M214.02M97.32M348.93M94.69M598.42M
Total Assets
5.54B▲ 0%
7.45B▲ 34.4%
8.29B▲ 11.3%
7.01B▼ 15.4%
5.63B▼ 19.7%
4.98B▼ 11.5%
5.14B▲ 3.2%
5.63B▲ 9.6%
5.5B▼ 2.3%
4.98B▲ 0%
Asset Turnover0.12x0.10x0.09x0.51x0.28x0.16x0.17x0.12x0.15x0.21x
Asset Growth %12.11%34.43%11.33%-15.45%-19.74%-11.53%3.24%9.61%-2.29%-34.51%
Total Current Liabilities2.07B2.17B1.84B1.69B1.57B1.35B1.78B2.73B3.08B2.59B
Accounts Payable194.88M164.54M175.79M119.89M114.58M135.69M133.79M170.19M219.57M207.36M
Days Payables Outstanding319.92219.52286.4735.2493.14192.22193.36267.82306.26287.66
Short-Term Debt379.54M336.3M000005M49.19M0
Deferred Revenue (Current)48.66M142.52M138.23M207.81M181.41M294.26M330.64M40.27M460.4M460.4M
Other Current Liabilities402.66M365.47M358.31M120.39M1.02B706.07M1.03B507M33M68.76M
Current Ratio1.53x2.49x3.03x2.37x1.87x1.92x1.76x1.27x1.23x1.23x
Quick Ratio1.18x2.48x3.03x2.35x1.85x1.91x1.75x1.26x1.21x1.21x
Cash Conversion Cycle1.23K410.67443.9382.1531.78-44.0230.1319.95559.9816.06
Total Non-Current Liabilities266.54M777.21M862.32M330.58M252.77M264.28M256.11M244.48M215.39M209.65M
Long-Term Debt118.8M000000000
Capital Lease Obligations000121.6M11.96M30.68M27.09M17.7M12.93M12.93M
Deferred Tax Liabilities112.44M73.39M110.29M82.85M60.5M58.56M55.77M54.54M43.05M85.07M
Other Non-Current Liabilities147.74M54.57M752.03M126.13M180.31M175.04M173.25M172.24M159.42M746.68M
Total Liabilities2.34B2.94B2.7B2.02B1.83B1.62B2.03B2.97B3.3B2.8B
Total Debt498.34M336.3M058.5M18.83M48.13M41.47M35.99M74.8M0
Net Debt-912.66M-1.98B-2.78B-924.5M-1.28B-1.54B-1.47B-1.98B-1.76B-1.6B
Debt / Equity0.16x0.07x-0.01x0.00x0.01x0.01x0.01x0.03x0.03x
Debt / EBITDA3.08x1.59x--------0.00x
Net Debt / EBITDA-5.63x-9.39x-18.57x------25.69x
Interest Coverage----------
Total Equity
3.2B▲ 0%
4.51B▲ 40.8%
5.59B▲ 24.2%
4.99B▼ 10.7%
3.8B▼ 23.9%
3.36B▼ 11.6%
3.1B▼ 7.6%
2.66B▼ 14.3%
2.21B▼ 17.0%
2.19B▲ 0%
Equity Growth %5.02%40.76%24.16%-10.72%-23.92%-11.58%-7.6%-14.31%-17.04%-64.46%
Book Value per Share5768.927904.359709.629120.536788.415874.165376.514516.723671.073528.78
Total Shareholders' Equity3.01B4.29B5.48B4.93B3.76B3.28B3.03B2.46B1.9B1.82B
Common Stock230K229K230K225K234K235K236K244K248K254K
Retained Earnings237.29M1.56B2.71B1.94B868.8M505.08M-9.42M-613.1M-1.23B-1.3B
Treasury Stock-178.99M0-221.93M0000000
Accumulated OCI230.35M84.21M249.3M337.77M163.34M88.26M353.95M356.85M410.42M391.34M
Minority Interest188.83M212.6M118.08M62.27M41.01M81.02M71.45M204.69M306.53M368.45M

CMCM Cash Flow Statement

Cheetah Mobile Inc. (CMCM) cash flow — operating, investing & free cash flow history

Line itemDec'16Dec'17Dec'18Dec'19Dec'20Dec'21Dec'22Dec'23Dec'24TTM
Cash from Operations393.59M625.59M345.59M-239.54M-46.13M102.81M-424.25M550.46M-238.32M-238.32M
Operating CF Margin %59.87%81.82%47.72%-6.68%-2.96%13.1%-47.99%82.22%-29.54%-
Operating CF Growth %-58.5%58.95%-44.76%-169.31%80.74%322.86%-512.65%229.75%-143.3%0%
Net Income-80.53M1.35B1.17B-313.98M416.73M-351.13M-513.48M-602.9M-601.59M-433.76M
Depreciation & Amortization163.36M136.3M80.11M65.47M68.55M50.82M53.02M35.26M51.45M0
Stock-Based Compensation306.15M73.32M85.12M127.44M80.98M7.15M7.86M33.55M26.1M15.38M
Deferred Taxes0000000048.19M0
Other Non-Cash Items135.3M-891.88M-630.84M37.18M-798.86M204.66M348.71M478.52M351.72M418.38M
Working Capital Changes-130.69M-40.34M-355.7M-155.65M186.47M191.3M-320.37M606.03M-114.19M0
Change in Receivables26.07M-63.52M-25.3M163.37M179.22M56.99M-103.57M-122.48M-113.42M0
Change in Inventory0000000000
Change in Payables0000000047.73M0
Cash from Investing-1.02B-231.49M538.64M-1.09B1.88B220.84M189.05M-49.06M-34.09M0
Capital Expenditures-117.69M-25.89M-65.4M-102.17M-59.27M-46.82M-6.78M-9.68M-22.83M0
CapEx % of Revenue17.9%3.39%9.03%2.85%3.8%5.97%0.77%1.45%2.83%-
Acquisitions-366.83M-77.39M0-28.44M000-238.15M00
Investments----------
Other Investing-538.94M-128.21M604.04M-954.61M1.94B267.65M195.84M198.77M3.55M0
Cash from Financing150.42M508.07M-546.51M-485.07M-1.45B-9.64M-4.87M-6.78M69.11M0
Debt Issued (Net)323.2M-138.66M-329.14M04.7M000-5M0
Equity Issued (Net)-178.99M0-221.75M-175K000000
Dividends Paid000-500.6M-1.44B00000
Share Repurchases-178.99M0-221.75M-175K000000
Other Financing6.21M646.72M4.38M15.7M-19.58M-9.64M-4.87M-6.78M74.11M0
Net Change in Cash
-264.48M▲ 0%
828.89M▲ 413.4%
382.34M▼ 53.9%
-1.8B▼ 571.9%
314.81M▲ 117.4%
284.25M▼ 9.7%
-68.21M▼ 124.0%
503.7M▲ 838.4%
-187.16M▼ 137.2%
0▲ 0%
Free Cash Flow
275.89M▲ 0%
599.7M▲ 117.4%
280.19M▼ 53.3%
-341.72M▼ 222.0%
-105.4M▲ 69.2%
55.99M▲ 153.1%
-431.03M▼ 869.8%
540.78M▲ 225.5%
-261.15M▼ 148.3%
0▲ 0%
FCF Margin %41.97%78.44%38.69%-9.52%-6.76%7.14%-48.76%80.77%-32.37%-
FCF Growth %-68.88%117.36%-53.28%-221.96%69.16%153.12%-869.8%225.46%-148.29%-
FCF per Share497.201051.99486.28-624.01-188.2997.89-746.41918.06-434.37-434.37
FCF Conversion (FCF/Net Income)-33.94x3.05x2.11x0.64x-0.11x-0.29x0.83x-0.91x0.39x-0.00x
Interest Paid7.31M11.99M2.96M0223K8K0057K0
Taxes Paid00009.02M5.97M12.37M1.75M2.69M0

CMCM Key Ratios

Cheetah Mobile Inc. (CMCM) financial ratios — P/E, ROE, debt and 30+ core market and balance-sheet ratios

Metric201620172018201920202021202220232024TTM
Return on Equity (ROE)-0.37%5.32%3.25%-7.06%9.48%-9.81%-15.88%-20.91%-25.37%-19.84%
Return on Invested Capital (ROIC)-0.06%2.33%1.96%-12.32%-12.09%-7.93%-9.79%-13.64%-58.29%-58.29%
Gross Margin66.18%64.22%69.07%65.38%71.19%67.16%71.43%65.36%67.57%74.3%
Net Margin-1.76%26.83%22.67%-10.41%26.74%-44.75%-58.08%-90.05%-76.54%-40.21%
Debt / Equity0.16x0.07x-0.01x0.00x0.01x0.01x0.01x0.03x0.03x
FCF Conversion-33.94x3.05x2.11x0.64x-0.11x-0.29x0.83x-0.91x0.39x-0.00x
Revenue Growth13.1%16.3%-5.27%395.37%-56.56%-49.66%12.68%-24.27%20.52%46.34%

CMCM Frequently Asked Questions

Cheetah Mobile Inc. (CMCM) stock FAQ — growth, dividends, profitability & financials explained

Growth & Financials

Cheetah Mobile Inc. (CMCM) reported $1.08B in revenue for fiscal year 2024. This represents a 2235% increase from $46.2M in 2012.

Cheetah Mobile Inc. (CMCM) grew revenue by 20.5% over the past year. This is strong growth.

Cheetah Mobile Inc. (CMCM) reported a net loss of $433.8M for fiscal year 2024.

Dividend & Returns

Cheetah Mobile Inc. (CMCM) has a return on equity (ROE) of -25.4%. Negative ROE indicates the company is unprofitable.

Cheetah Mobile Inc. (CMCM) had negative free cash flow of $261.1M in fiscal year 2024, likely due to heavy capital investments.

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