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Cheetah Mobile Inc.

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CMCM · NYSE · Communication Services

Cheetah Mobile Inc. (CMCM) — Rank #366 by gross profitability (GP/assets 0.18) · ROE -16.0% · Piotroski F-Score N/A.

As-of 2026-10-30 · CIK 0001597835 · all metrics point-in-time as of the filing date.

About

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.

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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. It also develops robot products for cleaning, delivery, greeting, warehouse, collaborative, and smart mobility applications. 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.

Industry
Internet Content & Information
Sector
Communication Services
State
E9
Filer Category
Non-accelerated filer
Fiscal Year End
December 31
Website
cmcm.com

Company Snapshot

P/S is the primary valuation lens — earnings are reinvested, not available for P/E.

Market Cap

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P/E (annual)

—

P/S (annual)

—

P/B

—

P/OCF (annual)

—

Shareholder Yield

—

Employees

851

Industry

Internet Content & Information

Exchange

NYSE

7/8

Flags passed

CMCM passes 7/8 quality flags

1 caution to review

  • CAUTION
    Dilution above 2%

    Annual share count increase exceeds 2%. May be acceptable for high-growth companies funding talent via stock compensation

  • PASS
    Gross margin holding
  • PASS
    Disclosure consistent
  • PASS
    Revenue not declining
  • PASS
    Operating margin holding
  • PASS
    Passes safety gate
  • PASS
    SBC not compressing margin
  • PASS
    No valuation convergence

Strengths Revenue growth accelerating

No data FCF vs investment · Free cash flow · Balance sheet · Competitive position — not counted as a pass.

A count of the 12 warning flags that could be evaluated. Unweighted: colour follows the worst flag.

Quality Profile

Profitability

1/1 pass
GP / assets
0.18
Return on equity
-16.0%
Gross margin trend
PASS

Safety

1/1 pass
Balance-sheet safety
PASS
Debt / equity
1.55
Current ratio
1.27×
Net cash
$2.20B

Cash Flow

1/1 pass
Positive FCF
N/A
Cash-backed earnings
N/A
Accruals healthy
PASS
SBC / revenue
1.7%

Growth

1/2 pass
Revenue growth
42.6%
Piotroski F-Score
N/A
Share dilution
2.0%

Revenue growth and the path to profitability (margin trend) are the primary reads at this stage.

Profitability

Does it make money well?

No warning flags · GP/assets 9th percentile of 36 SIC 7372 peers

Gross profitability (GP / assets)

0.18

Primary signal (Novy-Marx).

9th pctl of 36 SIC 7372 peers

Return on equity

-16.0%

Gross margin

72.5%

63rd pctl of 36 SIC 7372 peers

Revenue growth (YoY)

42.6%

Gross margin improving

Margin trend vs prior year.

PASS

Operating Leverage

2022202320242025
Revenue vs COGS
Revenue vs OpEx
Op. Income vs Revenue

Growth

Revenue CAGR (3Y)

9.2%

Revenue CAGR (5Y)

-5.8%

Earnings CAGR (3Y)

—

FCF CAGR (3Y)

—

Cash Flow Health

Is the cash real?

No data

Free cash flow

—

Operating cash flow minus capex.

Positive free cash flow

N/A

FCF vs net income

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(FCF − net income) ÷ |net income|. Positive: cash above earnings. Negative: below.

FCF not below net income

Fails when free cash flow is below net income (yellow flag).

N/A

Accruals healthy

Cash-backed earnings.

PASS

SBC / revenue

1.7%

Stock-based comp intensity.

Balance Sheet Strength

Can it survive a storm?

Caution: Dilution above 2% · net cash $2.20B

Balance-sheet safety

Composite anti-fragile check.

PASS

Debt / equity

1.55

0th pctl of 32 SIC 7372 peers (best = lowest)

Current ratio

1.27×

17th pctl of 36 SIC 7372 peers

Quick ratio

0.78×

Net cash

$2.20B

Cash & equivalents minus total debt.

Piotroski F-Score

N/A

Only 8/9 components determinable.

Valuation

Is the price reasonable?

No warning flags

Capital allocation quality

Composite score

2.0 / 5

Fair
Share count trend
2.0%2/5 Fair
Buyback timing
N/AN/A
Dividend growth consistency(non-payer or broken streak)
0 yr3/5 Good
Net debt trajectory
-9.5%1/5 Weak

Lifecycle Phase History

20202025
Decline
Startup
Hypergrowth

Price History

CMCM-70.2% · -21.5% CAGRSPY+82.9% · +12.8% CAGR

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Source filings on SEC EDGAR: 10-K annual reports · 10-Q quarterly reports