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Cheetah Mobile Inc. CMCM

NYSE · stock · Services-Prepackaged Software · website · IPO 2014-05-08 · LEI

Cheetah Mobile Inc. statistics & valuation

Profitability & efficiency

Net margin (%)
-0.30% 4.20% 3.40% -8.80% 26.80% -44.80% -58.10% -90.10% -76.50% -22.40% 2016201720182019202020212022202320242025
Gross margin (%)
9.50% 9.90% 10.00% 65.40% 69.40% 67.20% 71.40% 65.40% 67.60% 72.50% 2016201720182019202020212022202320242025
Operating margin (%)
0.00% 1.40% 1.40% -31.00% -34.20% -29.30% -25.50% -31.30% -54.20% -15.60% 2016201720182019202020212022202320242025
Return on equity (%)
-2.50% 29.90% 20.90% -6.30% 11.00% -10.50% -16.50% -23.60% -30.60% -14.60% 2016201720182019202020212022202320242025
Shares outstanding
1.39B 1.43B 1.44B 1.37B 1.42B 1.43B 1.44B 1.47B 1.50B 1.53B 2016201720182019202020212022202320242025
Net debt ($)
-$195.0M 2016201720182019202020212022202320242025
Share buybacks ($)
2016201720182019202020212022202320242025
Return on assets (%)
-1.50% 18.10% 14.10% -4.50% 7.40% -7.10% -10.00% -10.70% -11.20% -5.50% 2016201720182019202020212022202320242025
Free cash flow margin (%)
8.40% 12.50% 2016201720182019202020212022202320242025
Debt / equity (×)
0.05× 2016201720182019202020212022202320242025
EPS ($)
-$0.06 $0.94 $0.78 -$0.25 $0.29 -$0.25 -$0.36 -$0.41 -$0.42 2016201720182019202020212022202320242025

Margins and returns computed from annual filings. Falling shares outstanding = buybacks; rising = dilution. Net debt = debt − cash (negative = net cash).

P / E vs its own history

Cheetah Mobile Inc. trades at about 10.6× earnings — below its 10-year norm (10-year range 37.1×–1917.5×, median 88.5×).

10.6× 1917.5×

Shaded band = 10-year range (37.1×–1917.5×); dot = today's 10.6×.

Historical P/E = month-end price near each fiscal year-end ÷ that year's EPS. A read on whether the stock is cheap or dear relative to how it has typically been valued — not a forecast.

Key ratios (by fiscal year)

RatioFY2025FY2024FY2023FY2022FY2021FY2020FY2019FY2018FY2017FY2016
Gross margin72.5%67.6%65.4%71.4%67.2%69.4%65.4%10.0%9.9%9.5%
Operating margin-15.6%-54.2%-31.3%-25.5%-29.3%-34.2%-31.0%1.4%1.4%-0.0%
Net margin-22.4%-76.5%-90.1%-58.1%-44.8%26.8%-8.8%3.4%4.2%-0.3%
FCF margin————————12.5%8.4%
Return on assets-5.5%-11.2%-10.7%-10.0%-7.1%7.4%-4.5%14.1%18.1%-1.5%
Return on equity-14.6%-30.6%-23.6%-16.5%-10.5%11.0%-6.3%20.9%29.9%-2.5%
Debt / equity—————————0.05×
Current ratio1.271.231.271.761.921.872.293.032.491.54

Computed from company filings · US · as of 2025-12-31. Facts plus Stocktoria's own computed scores — not investment advice.