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Cheetah Mobile Inc. CMCM
Cheetah Mobile Inc. (CMCM) earns a Piotroski F-score of 5/9 (mixed financial health), with an Altman Z″ in the distress zone. It pays a dividend (safety: no dividend). FY2025 revenue was $164.5M at a -22.4% net margin.
Quality score trend · recomputed for each fiscal year
Each year's score is computed from that year's filing — a rising Piotroski F or Altman Z″ means improving financial health, a fall is worth a look.
Beneish M-score: -2.4 — low (below −2.22 — no manipulation red flag) . A statistical screen for earnings manipulation, not proof — and it doesn't apply to most banks/insurers.
Analyst price target
Wall Street analyst consensus — a sentiment gauge, not our scoring.
How it ranks in Services · percentile among 982 companies
Percentile vs other Services companies we cover — e.g. “stronger than 90%” means only 10% score higher on that measure.
Piotroski F breakdown · 5/9 tests passed
- Positive return on assets
- Positive operating cash flow
- Rising ROA
- Cash flow exceeds net income
- Lower long-term debt
- Rising current ratio
- No share dilution
- Rising gross margin
- Rising asset turnover
Altman Z″ components · distress zone
| Component | Value |
|---|---|
| Working capital / assets | 0.146 |
| Retained earnings / assets | -0.318 |
| EBIT / assets | -0.038 |
| Equity / liabilities | 0.646 |
Sector peers · similar-size Services companies compare side by side →
| Ticker | Company | Piotroski F | Altman Z″ | P / E | Revenue growth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CMCM | Cheetah Mobile Inc. | 5/9 | 0.34 | — | +48.8% |
| CLPS | CLPS Inc | 2/9 | 2.23 | — | +15.2% |
| DRTTF | DIRTT ENVIRONMENTAL SOLUTIONS LTD | 3/9 | -5.72 | — | -3.1% |
| SOUN | SOUNDHOUND AI, INC. | 3/9 | -0.14 | — | +99.4% |
| LAW | CS Disco, Inc. | 4/9 | -1.07 | — | +8.3% |
| MAPS | WM TECHNOLOGY, INC. | 4/9 | 3.11 | 31.9 | -5.3% |
| KLTR | KALTURA INC | 5/9 | -11.11 | — | +1.2% |
About Cheetah Mobile Inc.
Cheetah Mobile Inc., together with its subsidiaries, provides internet services, artificial intelligence (AI), and other services in the People's Republic of China, Hong Kong, Japan, and internationally. The company offers internet products that include Duba Anti-virus applications, such as anti-virus and anti-malware, K+ defense, and membership services; Yuanqi Wallpaper, including desktop beautification, wallpaper management, and wallpaper creation. Its AI and other offerings include delivery and reception robots, Global to B services, and AI-powered business applications. In addition, the company offers Duba.com, a personal start page; artificial intelligence technologies; image viewer; and office optimization software. It serves mobile advertising networks and partners, e-commerce companies, mobile application developers, and mobile game developers, as well as individual customers. 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.
FAQ
Is CMCM financially healthy?
Cheetah Mobile Inc.'s Piotroski F-score is 5/9 (8–9 is excellent, 0–3 weak), and its Altman Z″ distress score is in the distress zone.
Does CMCM pay a dividend, and is it safe?
Yes. Cheetah Mobile Inc. pays a dividend with a None payout ratio, rated “no dividend” for safety.
How profitable is CMCM?
In FY2025, Cheetah Mobile Inc. had a net margin of -22.4% and a return on equity of -14.6%.
Is CMCM overvalued or undervalued?
Cheetah Mobile Inc. trades at about 10.6× trailing earnings — below its 10-year norm (10-year range 37.1×–1917.5×, median 88.5×). Stocktoria reports the data, not buy/sell advice.
What is the analyst price target for CMCM?
The average Wall-Street price target for Cheetah Mobile Inc. is $9.38, about 210.6% above the recent price, from 1 analysts.
Is CMCM a good stock to buy?
Stocktoria doesn't give buy or sell advice, but here is the data on Cheetah Mobile Inc.: a Piotroski F-score of 5/9, an Altman Z″ in the distress zone. Weigh these quality and valuation signals against your own goals.
Computed from company filings · US · as of 2025-12-31. Facts plus Stocktoria's own computed scores — not investment advice.