Cheetah Mobile Inc.
Rank #388HypergrowthCMCM · NYSE · Communication Services
Cheetah Mobile Inc. (CMCM) — Rank #388 by gross profitability (GP/assets 0.18) · ROE -16.0% · Piotroski F-Score N/A.
As-of 2026-09-15 · 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. 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
Price History
Company Snapshot
P/S is the primary valuation lens — earnings are reinvested, not available for P/E.
Market Cap
$93.12M
P/E (annual)
—
P/S (annual)
0.1
P/B
0.1
P/OCF (annual)
—
Shareholder Yield
-2.0%
Employees
851
Industry
Internet Content & Information
Exchange
NYSE
Signal Flags
Quality Profile
Profitability
1/1 passSafety
1/1 passCash Flow
1/1 passGrowth
1/2 passTerry Smith quality gate
Passes 1/5 Terry Smith thresholds2 of 5 thresholds not computable from filed data.
Valuation History
Current multiple vs historical range at each filing date. Band spans 25th-75th percentile.
P / S
Price / revenue per share
P / B
Price / book value per share
P / GP
Price / gross profit per share
Earnings bubble check
Current margins may be above sustainable levels — a P/E based on peak earnings can overstate cheapness.
Revenue growth and the path to profitability (margin trend) are the primary reads at this stage.
Profitability
Gross profitability (GP / assets)
0.18
Primary signal (Novy-Marx).
8th pctl of 38 SIC 7372 peers
Return on equity
-16.0%
Gross margin
72.5%
59th pctl of 38 SIC 7372 peers
Revenue growth (YoY)
42.6%
Gross margin improving
Margin trend vs prior year.
Operating Leverage
| 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | 2025 | |
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| Revenue vs OpEx | ||||
| Op. Income vs Revenue |
Growth
Revenue CAGR (3Y)
9.2%
Revenue CAGR (5Y)
-5.8%
Earnings CAGR (3Y)
—
FCF CAGR (3Y)
—
Anti-fragile safety
Balance-sheet safety
Composite anti-fragile check.
Debt / equity
1.55
0th pctl of 33 SIC 7372 peers (best = lowest)
Current ratio
1.27×
16th pctl of 38 SIC 7372 peers
Quick ratio
0.78×
Net cash
$2.20B
Cash & equivalents minus total debt.
Cash-flow health
Free cash flow
—
Operating cash flow minus capex.
Positive free cash flow
FCF / net income
—
Cash-backing of earnings.
FCF/NI divergence
Unfavorable divergence (yellow flag).
Accruals healthy
Cash-backed earnings.
SBC / revenue
1.7%
Stock-based comp intensity.
Piotroski F-Score
F-Score
N/A
Only 8/9 components determinable.