SOHU Nasdaq Services-Computer Processing & Data Preparation Financials FY2016βFY2025
Sohu.com Ltd had $584M of revenue in fiscal 2025, down 2.4% on the year before. Over five years, revenue changed β4.9% a year on average.
Hi! I read Sohu.com Ltdβs latest annual report (fiscal 2025). Here is what stands out:
Good So-so Weak
Are sales growing?
β2.4%
No. Sales fell 2.4% last year.
Does it make a profit?
67.4%
Yes. It keeps 67.4% of every sale as profit.
Does profit turn into cash?
β0.9%
No. It spent more cash than it brought in.
How healthy are the accounts?
5 / 8
Mixed. It passes 5 of 8 health tests.
Rules of thumb on reported numbers. A starting point, not a recommendation.
Is it selling more, and how much does it keep?
KIRA Β· Sohu.com Ltd had $584M of revenue in fiscal 2025, down 2.4% on the year before. Over five years, revenue changed β4.9% a year on average. Its operating margin was β16.1%, up 2.2Β pts: of every 100 in sales, about β16 is left after running the business.
In plain words: Revenue is all the money customers paid. The margins show how many cents of each dollar of sales are left over at each step: after making the product (gross), after running the business (operating) and after everything, tax included (net).
Revenue
Margins, % of revenue
KIRA Β· Sohu.com Ltd made $394M of net profit in fiscal 2025.
Loss periods are shown in red.
In plain words: Net income is the profit left after every cost and tax. Earnings per share (EPS) splits that profit across every share, so it shows what one share earned.
Net income
Diluted EPS
How much cash comes in, and where does it go?
KIRA Β· Free cash flow was β$5.3M in fiscal 2025, β0.9% of revenue.
Cash from operations minus capital spending.
In plain words: Profit on paper is not the same as cash in the bank. Free cash flow is the cash left after paying to run and maintain the business: the money it can hand back to shareholders, save or invest.
Free cash flow
Cash from operations vs capital spending
KIRA Β· Sohu.com Ltd returned $54.1M to shareholders in fiscal 2025. The diluted share count fell 11.8%.
In plain words: Companies hand cash back in two ways: dividends (cash paid to shareholders) and buybacks (buying back their own shares, so each remaining share owns a bigger slice).
Dividends and buybacks
Diluted shares outstanding (annual)
KIRA Β· No open-market insider trades in the last 12 months.
Open-market purchases and sales by officers, directors and 10% owners, from Form 4 filings. βPlanβ marks trades under a pre-arranged Rule 10b5-1 plan.
In plain words: Insiders are the people who run or own a big part of the company. Buying with their own money can signal confidence; selling often has personal reasons, like taxes or diversifying.
Bought, 12 months
$0.0M
0 insiders
Sold, 12 months
$0.0M
0 insiders
Of sales under plans
β
$0.0M
No open-market insider trades in the last 12 months.
Can it carry its debts, and how well does it use its money?
Cash, debt and the ratios that show how comfortably Sohu.com Ltd can carry it.
In plain words: What the company owns and what it owes. More cash than debt is a cushion for bad times; a lot of debt leaves less room when business slows down.
Cash vs debt (incl. leases)
| Fiscal year end | FY21 | FY22 | FY23 | FY24 | FY25 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cash and short-term investments | $1.4B | $1.2B | $960M | $904M | $831M |
| Interest coverage | 13.0x | β | β | β | β |
| Current ratio | 3.2x | 3.2x | 3.3x | 3.2x | 2.9x |
| Quick ratio | 3.2x | 3.2x | 3.3x | 3.2x | 2.9x |
| Total assets | $2.2B | $2.0B | $1.9B | $1.7B | $1.6B |
| Total liabilities | $954M | $867M | $823M | $812M | $358M |
| Shareholders' equity | $1.3B | $1.1B | $1.1B | $922M | $1.3B |
| Net debt (β = net cash) | β | β | β | β | β |
After-tax operating income as a share of the money invested in the business: debt plus equity, minus cash.
In plain words: How much profit the business makes on the money put into it. A higher percentage means each dollar invested works harder.
Return on capital, equity and assets (annual)
KIRA Β· Sohu.com Ltd passes 5 of 8 financial health tests (Piotroski F-score).
Nine pass/fail tests of profitability, funding and efficiency. 8β9 is strong, 0β2 weak.
In plain words: Nine yes/no tests of financial health, one point each. A green tick is a pass: 7 to 9 points is solid, 0 to 3 is weak.
| Test | FY16 | FY17 | FY18 | FY19 | FY20 | FY21 | FY22 | FY23 | FY24 | FY25 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Net income is positive | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β |
| Cash from operations is positive | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β |
| Return on assets rose | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β |
| Cash from operations exceeds net income | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β |
| Debt fell relative to assets | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β |
| Current ratio rose | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β |
| Share count didn't rise | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β |
| Gross margin rose | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β |
| Revenue rose relative to assets | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β |
| F-score | β / 3 | β / 5 | 4 / 8 | 4 / 8 | 5 / 8 | 5 / 8 | 4 / 8 | 4 / 8 | 3 / 8 | 5 / 8 |
| Accruals ratio | β | β21.9% | β7.2% | β11.9% | β6.6% | 39.1% | β2.3% | β0.2% | β2.9% | 23.7% |
| Altman Z'' | β | 2.75 | 1.83 | 1.72 | 1.90 | 5.31 | 4.81 | 4.16 | 3.76 | 6.98 |
Every number, year by year.
Amounts in USD. Hover a ratioβs name for its definition.
In plain words: Every number we have, year by year. Download it as a spreadsheet if you want to dig deeper.
| Fiscal year | FY16 | FY17 | FY18 | FY19 | FY20 | FY21 | FY22 | FY23 | FY24 | FY25 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Income statement | ||||||||||
| Revenue | $1.7B | $1.8B | $690M | $674M | $750M | $836M | $734M | $601M | $598M | $584M |
| Gross profit | $791M | $819M | $401M | $430M | $532M | $631M | $542M | $455M | $433M | $453M |
| Research and development | $353M | $412M | $246M | $235M | $242M | $269M | $261M | $280M | $255M | $248M |
| Operating income | β$117M | β$189M | β$168M | β$71.2M | $73.4M | $97.5M | β$0.9M | β$87.3M | β$109M | β$93.8M |
| Interest expense | β | β | $17.5M | $14.4M | $6.2M | $7.5M | $0.0M | $0.0M | β | β |
| Pretax income | β | β | β$136M | β$70.1M | $96.7M | $132M | $40.6M | β$5.7M | β$48.2M | β$49.5M |
| Income tax | $21.1M | $273M | β$14.6M | $28.4M | $133M | $62.3M | $57.9M | $60.4M | $52.1M | β$444M |
| Net income | β$224M | β$555M | β$160M | β$149M | β$86.1M | $928M | β$17.3M | β$30.4M | β$100M | $394M |
| Net income to common | β$224M | β$555M | β$160M | β$149M | β$86.1M | $928M | β$17.3M | β$30.4M | β$100M | $394M |
| Diluted EPS | β$5.83 | β$14.30 | β$4.13 | β$3.83 | β$2.19 | $23.49 | β$0.50 | β$0.89 | β$3.13 | $13.96 |
| Diluted shares | 0.04B | 0.04B | 0.04B | 0.04B | 0.04B | 0.04B | 0.03B | 0.03B | 0.03B | 0.03B |
| Cash flow | ||||||||||
| Cash from operations | $240M | $188M | $84.0M | $211M | $95.2M | β$62.3M | $32.2M | β$25.6M | β$48.0M | β$4.8M |
| Capital expenditure | $105M | $78.7M | $25.2M | $15.1M | $6.3M | $6.7M | $8.5M | $3.2M | $1.3M | $0.6M |
| Free cash flow | $135M | $109M | $58.8M | $196M | $88.9M | β$69.0M | $23.7M | β$28.8M | β$49.3M | β$5.3M |
| Depreciation and amortization | $73.4M | $82.9M | $32.1M | $28.2M | $25.5M | $23.5M | $20.0M | $16.6M | $13.5M | $12.6M |
| Stock-based compensation | $19.1M | $41.5M | β$12.1M | $2.4M | $14.5M | $8.6M | $4.9M | $0.7M | β$0.0M | $1.5M |
| Share buybacks | β | β | β | $0.0M | $0.0M | $17.4M | $82.1M | $6.6M | $40.9M | $54.1M |
| Dividends and buybacks | β | β | β | $0.0M | $0.0M | $17.4M | $82.1M | $6.6M | $40.9M | $54.1M |
| Balance sheet | ||||||||||
| Cash and short-term investments | $1.1B | $2.2B | $1.9B | $484M | $318M | $1.4B | $1.2B | $960M | $904M | $831M |
| Current assets | β | $2.6B | $2.4B | $2.0B | $2.3B | $1.6B | $1.3B | $1.1B | $1.0B | $968M |
| Current liabilities | β | $1.2B | $1.3B | $1.1B | $1.3B | $503M | $417M | $342M | $322M | $334M |
| Property and equipment, net | β | $530M | $505M | $338M | $338M | $330M | $288M | $269M | $253M | $246M |
| Goodwill | $68.3M | $71.6M | $47.6M | $47.4M | $48.4M | $48.8M | $47.4M | $47.2M | $46.9M | $10.3M |
| Intangible assets | β | $23.1M | $24.1M | $9.9M | $4.8M | $9.1M | $5.4M | $2.2M | $7.7M | $4.7M |
| Total assets | β | $3.4B | $3.4B | $2.7B | $2.8B | $2.2B | $2.0B | $1.9B | $1.7B | $1.6B |
| Total liabilities | β | $1.6B | $1.8B | $1.4B | $1.8B | $954M | $867M | $823M | $812M | $358M |
| Shareholders' equity | $1.6B | $751M | $589M | $428M | $347M | $1.3B | $1.1B | $1.1B | $922M | $1.3B |
| Margins | ||||||||||
| Gross margin | 47.9% | 46.3% | 58.1% | 63.8% | 71.0% | 75.5% | 73.9% | 75.7% | 72.3% | 77.5% |
| Operating margin | β7.1% | β10.7% | β24.4% | β10.6% | 9.8% | 11.7% | β0.1% | β14.5% | β18.3% | β16.1% |
| EBITDA margin | β2.6% | β6.0% | β19.7% | β6.4% | 13.2% | 14.5% | 2.6% | β11.8% | β16.0% | β13.9% |
| Net margin | β13.6% | β31.3% | β23.2% | β22.2% | β11.5% | 111.0% | β2.4% | β5.1% | β16.8% | 67.4% |
| FCF margin | 8.2% | 6.2% | 8.5% | 29.0% | 11.9% | β8.3% | 3.2% | β4.8% | β8.2% | β0.9% |
| Returns | ||||||||||
| Return on capital employed | β | β8.5% | β8.0% | β4.5% | 4.8% | 5.6% | β0.1% | β5.7% | β7.7% | β7.2% |
| Return on equity | β14.4% | β48.0% | β23.9% | β29.4% | β22.2% | 113.3% | β1.4% | β2.8% | β10.1% | 35.8% |
| Return on assets | β | β16.4% | β4.7% | β4.9% | β3.1% | 36.6% | β0.8% | β1.6% | β5.5% | 23.4% |
| Return on tangible equity | β15.0% | β84.5% | β31.0% | β40.2% | β29.3% | 75.2% | β1.6% | β3.0% | β11.6% | 31.2% |
| Growth | ||||||||||
| Revenue growth | β | 7.2% | β61.0% | β2.4% | 11.3% | 11.4% | β12.2% | β18.2% | β0.4% | β2.4% |
| Net income growth | β | β | β | β | β | β | β101.9% | β | β | β |
| EPS growth | β | β | β | β | β | β | β102.1% | β | β | β |
| FCF growth | β | β19.0% | β46.0% | 232.5% | β54.5% | β177.6% | β | β221.3% | β | β |
| Share count change | β | 0.4% | 0.3% | 0.7% | 0.5% | 0.1% | β11.5% | β2.4% | β6.2% | β11.8% |
| Financial health | ||||||||||
| Interest coverage | β | β | β9.6x | β5.0x | 11.8x | 13.0x | β | β | β | β |
| Current ratio | β | 2.3x | 1.9x | 1.8x | 1.8x | 3.2x | 3.2x | 3.3x | 3.2x | 2.9x |
| Quick ratio | β | 2.3x | 1.9x | 1.8x | 1.8x | 3.2x | 3.2x | 3.3x | 3.2x | 2.9x |
| Capital allocation | ||||||||||
| Capex / revenue | 6.4% | 4.4% | 3.7% | 2.2% | 0.8% | 0.8% | 1.2% | 0.5% | 0.2% | 0.1% |
| Stock comp / revenue | 1.2% | 2.3% | β1.8% | 0.3% | 1.9% | 1.0% | 0.7% | 0.1% | β0.0% | 0.3% |
| Payouts / FCF | β | β | β | 0.0% | 0.0% | β | 346.0% | β | β | β |
| Quality scores | ||||||||||
| Piotroski F-score | β | β | 4.0 | 4.0 | 5.0 | 5.0 | 4.0 | 4.0 | 3.0 | 5.0 |
| Altman Z'' | β | 2.7 | 1.8 | 1.7 | 1.9 | 5.3 | 4.8 | 4.2 | 3.8 | 7.0 |
| Accruals ratio | β | β21.9% | β7.2% | β11.9% | β6.6% | 39.1% | β2.3% | β0.2% | β2.9% | 23.7% |
Source: SEC EDGAR XBRL filings (CIK 0001734107). Data updated October 24, 2026. Quarterly fourth quarters are the full year minus the first nine months. For information only β not investment advice. Check the original filings before relying on any figure.
