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Cheetah Mobile Inc.

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China Fiscal year ends December CIK 0001597835
$2.48 +3.55% Close, 9 Oct 2026
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Price $2.48 +55.00% Close, 9 Oct 2026

Closing prices at the end of each trading day, from 12 Oct 2016. Not a live quote. Adjusted for share splits, so the line has no step at a split; dividends are not added back.

Revenue and profit

What the business sells, and what is left of it. Point at a year for the detail.
RevenueOperating incomeNet income
Fiscal year 2016Revenue4,564.7Operating income−12.4Net income−80.5EPS, diluted−0.06Fiscal year 2017Revenue4,974.8 +9.0%Operating income446.9Net income1,348.2EPS, diluted0.94Fiscal year 2018Revenue4,981.7 +0.1%Operating income467.2Net income1,166.9 −13.4%EPS, diluted0.78 −16.3%Fiscal year 2019Revenue3,587.7 −28.0%Operating income−1,110.9Net income−314.0 −126.9%EPS, diluted−0.25 −132.1%Fiscal year 2020Revenue1,552.6 −56.7%Operating income−531.1Net income416.7EPS, diluted0.29Fiscal year 2021Revenue784.6 −49.5%Operating income−229.6Net income−351.1 −184.3%EPS, diluted−0.25 −186.4%Fiscal year 2022Revenue884.1 +12.7%Operating income−225.6Net income−513.5EPS, diluted−0.36Fiscal year 2023Revenue669.5 −24.3%Operating income−209.8Net income−602.9EPS, diluted−0.41Fiscal year 2024Revenue806.9 +20.5%Operating income−437.3Net income−617.6EPS, diluted−0.42Fiscal year 2025Revenue1,150.4 +42.6%Operating income−179.4Net income−257.7EPS, diluted−0.18
FY2016FY2017FY2018FY2019FY2020FY2021FY2022FY2023FY2024FY2025
Revenue 4,564.7 4,974.8 4,981.7 3,587.7 1,552.6 784.6 884.1 669.5 806.9 1,150.4
Growth +9.0% +0.1% −28.0% −56.7% −49.5% +12.7% −24.3% +20.5% +42.6%
Operating income −12.4 446.9 467.2 −1,110.9 −531.1 −229.6 −225.6 −209.8 −437.3 −179.4
Net income −80.5 1,348.2 1,166.9 −314.0 416.7 −351.1 −513.5 −602.9 −617.6 −257.7
Growth −13.4% −126.9% −184.3%
EPS, diluted −0.06 0.94 0.78 −0.25 0.29 −0.25 −0.36 −0.41 −0.42 −0.18
Growth −16.3% −132.1% −186.4%

Margins

How much of each dollar of revenue it keeps. Point at a year for the detail.
Gross marginOperating marginNet margin
Fiscal year 2016Gross margin66.2%Operating margin−0.3%Net margin−1.8%Free cash flow margin7.0%Fiscal year 2017Gross margin64.2%Operating margin9.0%Net margin27.1%Free cash flow margin12.2%Fiscal year 2018Gross margin69.1%Operating margin9.4%Net margin23.4%Fiscal year 2019Gross margin65.4%Operating margin−31.0%Net margin−8.8%Fiscal year 2020Gross margin69.4%Operating margin−34.2%Net margin26.8%Fiscal year 2021Gross margin67.2%Operating margin−29.3%Net margin−44.8%Fiscal year 2022Gross margin71.4%Operating margin−25.5%Net margin−58.1%Fiscal year 2023Gross margin65.4%Operating margin−31.3%Net margin−90.1%Fiscal year 2024Gross margin67.6%Operating margin−54.2%Net margin−76.5%Fiscal year 2025Gross margin72.5%Operating margin−15.6%Net margin−22.4%
FY2016FY2017FY2018FY2019FY2020FY2021FY2022FY2023FY2024FY2025
Gross margin 66.2% 64.2% 69.1% 65.4% 69.4% 67.2% 71.4% 65.4% 67.6% 72.5%
Operating margin −0.3% 9.0% 9.4% −31.0% −34.2% −29.3% −25.5% −31.3% −54.2% −15.6%
Net margin −1.8% 27.1% 23.4% −8.8% 26.8% −44.8% −58.1% −90.1% −76.5% −22.4%
Free cash flow margin 7.0% 12.2% n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a

Cash flow

The cash the business makes, what it reinvests, and what it hands back. Point at a year for the detail.
Operating cash flowCapital expenditureFree cash flow
Fiscal year 2016Operating cash flow393.6Capital expenditure−74.2Free cash flow319.4Buybacks−179.0Fiscal year 2017Operating cash flow625.6Capital expenditure−19.4Free cash flow606.2 +89.8%Fiscal year 2018Operating cash flow345.6Buybacks−221.7Fiscal year 2019Operating cash flow−239.5Buybacks−0.2Fiscal year 2020Operating cash flow−46.1Fiscal year 2021Operating cash flow102.8Fiscal year 2022Operating cash flow−424.2Fiscal year 2023Operating cash flow550.5Fiscal year 2024Operating cash flow−238.3Fiscal year 2025Operating cash flow−172.3
FY2016FY2017FY2018FY2019FY2020FY2021FY2022FY2023FY2024FY2025
Operating cash flow 393.6 625.6 345.6 −239.5 −46.1 102.8 −424.2 550.5 −238.3 −172.3
Capital expenditure −74.2 −19.4 n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a
Free cash flow 319.4 606.2 n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a
Growth +89.8%
Buybacks −179.0 n/a −221.7 −0.2 n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a

Balance sheet

What it holds against what it owes, at each year end. Point at a year for the detail.
CashTotal debt
Fiscal year 2016Cash1,411.0Total debt151.5Net cash (debt)1,259.5Shareholders’ equity3,012.4Debt to equity0.05Fiscal year 2017Cash2,317.5Shareholders’ equity4,293.4Fiscal year 2018Cash2,783.8Shareholders’ equity5,476.5Fiscal year 2019Cash983.0Shareholders’ equity4,932.3Fiscal year 2020Cash1,299.7Shareholders’ equity3,747.4Fiscal year 2021Cash1,583.9Shareholders’ equity3,279.1Fiscal year 2022Cash1,515.8Shareholders’ equity3,033.3Fiscal year 2023Cash2,020.2Shareholders’ equity2,455.9Fiscal year 2024Cash1,833.0Shareholders’ equity1,900.6Fiscal year 2025Cash1,506.6Shareholders’ equity1,607.7
FY2016FY2017FY2018FY2019FY2020FY2021FY2022FY2023FY2024FY2025
Cash 1,411.0 2,317.5 2,783.8 983.0 1,299.7 1,583.9 1,515.8 2,020.2 1,833.0 1,506.6
Total debt 151.5 n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a
Net cash (debt) 1,259.5 n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a
Shareholders’ equity 3,012.4 4,293.4 5,476.5 4,932.3 3,747.4 3,279.1 3,033.3 2,455.9 1,900.6 1,607.7
Debt to equity 0.05 n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a

In millions of CNY, except per-share figures and ratios. Fiscal years, as last filed with the SEC.

Financial statements FY2025 · 10-K

Income statement

In millions of CNY, except per-share figures; shares in millions. Fiscal years ending December, each column as last filed with the SEC.
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Fiscal year FY2016 31 Dec 2016 FY2017 31 Dec 2017 FY2018 31 Dec 2018 FY2019 31 Dec 2019 FY2020 31 Dec 2020 FY2021 31 Dec 2021 FY2022 31 Dec 2022 FY2023 31 Dec 2023 FY2024 31 Dec 2024 FY2025 31 Dec 2025
Revenue and profit
4,564.7 4,974.8 4,981.7 3,587.7 1,552.6 784.6 884.1 669.5 806.9 1,150.4
Growth +9.0% +0.1% −28.0% −56.7% −49.5% +12.7% −24.3% +20.5% +42.6%
1,543.8 1,780.1 1,540.6 1,241.9 475.4 257.7 252.6 231.9 261.7 316.4
3,020.8 3,194.7 3,441.1 2,345.8 1,077.3 527.0 631.5 437.6 545.2 834.0
Growth +5.8% +7.7% −31.8% −54.1% −51.1% +19.8% −30.7% +24.6% +53.0%
561.8 407.4 430.8 587.5 380.5 191.9 214.3 229.5 244.4 266.5
−12.4 446.9 467.2 −1,110.9 −531.1 −229.6 −225.6 −209.8 −437.3 −179.4
Growth +4.6% −337.8%
−68.9 1,433.3 1,269.7 −365.7 508.2 −339.6 −545.8 −637.7 −554.3 −226.7
−12.2 57.6 117.0 7.9 97.1 13.6 −25.1 −43.8 47.3 8.5
−80.5 1,348.2 1,166.9 −314.0 416.7 −351.1 −513.5 −602.9 −617.6 −257.7
Growth −13.4% −126.9% −184.3%
Per share
−0.06 0.96 0.80 −0.25 0.29 −0.25 −0.36 −0.41 −0.42 −0.18
−0.06 0.94 0.78 −0.25 0.29 −0.25 −0.36 −0.41 −0.42 −0.18
Growth −16.3% −132.1% −186.4%
1,387 1,394 1,403 1,369 1,403 1,430 1,444 1,473 1,503 1,533
1,387 1,425 1,440 1,369 1,421 1,430 1,444 1,473 1,503 1,533
Growth +2.7% +1.1% −5.0% +3.8% +0.6% +1.0% +2.0% +2.1% +2.0%

Shown in CNY as filed; the screener converts to dollars.

Five years in brief

Worked out from the figures above, not from a press release
  • Revenue shrank 5.8% a year over five years.
  • The diluted share count rose 7.9% in five years, which is dilution.
  • Operating margin is up 18.6 points on five years ago, at -15.6%.
  • A net loss in 7 of 10 years on file.