Zhihu Inc. (ZH) quarterly cash flow statement — complete operating, investing & financing history
| Metric | Q4'25 | Q3'25 | Q2'25 | Q1'25 | Q4'24 | Q3'24 | Q2'24 | Q1'24 | Q4'23 | Q3'23 | Q2'23 | Q1'23 | Q4'22 | Q3'22 | Q2'22 | Q1'22 | Q4'21 | Q3'21 | Q2'21 | Q1'21 |
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| Cash from Operations | -415.53M | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 52.45M | 55.92M | 42.55M | 44.85M | 41.44M | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Operating CF Margin % | -65.48% | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 4.87% | 5.6% | 3.97% | 4.72% | 4.89% | - | - | - | - | - |
| Operating CF Growth % | - | - | - | - | - | - | -100% | -100% | -100% | -100% | 26.57% | - | - | - | - | - | -100% | - | - | - |
| Net Income | -855.26M | -46.66M | 72.48M | -10.09M | 86.27M | -10.49M | -82.74M | -164.85M | -103.77M | -278.67M | -279.84M | -181.35M | -179.68M | -300.18M | -487.02M | -614.28M | -383.29M | -269.81M | -321.08M | -324.69M |
| Depreciation & Amortization | 24.89M | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Stock-Based Compensation | 111.67M | 22.85M | 15.97M | 14.16M | 7.78M | -6.97M | 32.64M | 25.81M | 7.5M | 48.79M | 52.45M | 54.18M | 42.55M | 44.85M | 41.44M | 245.07M | 140.7M | 155.89M | 120.75M | 131.13M |
| Deferred Taxes | -3.81M | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Other Non-Cash Items | 66.69M | 23.8M | -88.45M | -4.06M | -94.05M | 17.46M | 50.1M | 164.85M | 96.27M | 229.88M | 227.39M | 181.35M | 137.13M | 255.33M | 445.58M | 369.22M | 242.59M | 113.92M | 200.34M | 193.57M |
| Working Capital Changes | 240.28M | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Change in Receivables | 64.41M | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Change in Inventory | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Change in Payables | 220.24M | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Cash from Investing | -1.68B | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Capital Expenditures | -8.49M | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| CapEx % of Revenue | 1.34% | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Acquisitions | -63.59M | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Investments | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Other Investing | -381K | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Cash from Financing | -365.06M | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Debt Issued (Net) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Equity Issued (Net) | -365.06M | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Dividends Paid | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Share Repurchases | -369.57M | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Other Financing | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Net Change in Cash | 2.11B | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -992.08M | -414.27M | -315.53M | 1.32B | 794.26M | 41.44M | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Free Cash Flow | -424.4M | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 52.45M | 55.92M | 42.55M | 44.85M | 41.44M | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| FCF Margin % | -66.87% | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 4.87% | 5.6% | 3.97% | 4.72% | 4.89% | - | - | - | - | - |
| FCF Growth % | - | - | - | - | - | - | -100% | -100% | -100% | -100% | 26.57% | - | - | - | - | - | -100% | - | - | - |
| FCF per Share | -5.41 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 0.52 | 0.56 | 0.42 | 0.44 | 0.41 | - | - | - | - | - |
| FCF Conversion (FCF/Net Income) | 2.02x | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | -0.18x | -0.31x | -0.25x | -0.14x | -0.08x | - | - | - | - | - |
| Interest Paid | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Taxes Paid | 11.14M | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |