Cheetah Mobile (CMCM) Stock Price, News & Analysis

Company Overview

Cheetah Mobile Inc. operates as a mobile internet company primarily focused on developing and distributing utility and entertainment applications for smartphones and tablets. Its portfolio includes well-known security and optimization products such as Clean Master, Security Master and Battery Doctor, alongside consumer-oriented offerings in mobile gaming and content discovery. The company’s software solutions are designed to enhance device performance, improve privacy protection and deliver engaging digital experiences for end users.

Founded as the mobile internet division of Kingsoft in 2010, Cheetah Mobile spun off as an independent, publicly traded company in late 2014. Headquartered in Beijing, it maintains additional offices in North America, Europe and Asia to support local marketing, product development and customer service efforts. Over the years, Cheetah Mobile has expanded its footprint to serve more than 200 markets worldwide, with a reported global monthly active user base in the hundreds of millions.

Cheetah Mobile generates revenue through a blend of in-app advertising, strategic partnerships and premium content offerings, leveraging its sizable user community to attract advertisers and developers. The company continues to invest in research and development initiatives, exploring areas such as artificial intelligence, cloud gaming and personalized content delivery. Its management team, supported by seasoned executives in product, engineering and commercial operations, focuses on sustaining growth through innovation, user engagement and geographic expansion.

Key Stats

• Today's Range: $5.30 to $5.40
• 50-Day Range: $5.36 to $7.63
• 52-Week Range: $3.65 to $9.44
• Volume: 7,662 shs
• Average Volume: 13,720 shs
• Market Capitalization: $162.45 million
• P/E Ratio: N/A
• Dividend Yield: N/A
• Price Target: N/A
• Consensus Rating: Sell

Cheetah Mobile Stock Analysis - MarketRank™

Cheetah Mobile scored higher than 20% of companies evaluated by MarketBeat, and ranked 551st out of 626 stocks in the computer and technology sector. Scores are calculated by averaging available category scores, with extra weight given to analysis and valuation.

Analyst's Opinion

• Score: 0.7 / 5
• Analyst Rating: Sell

Consensus Rating

Cheetah Mobile has received a consensus rating of Sell. The company's average rating score is 1.00, and is based on no strong buy ratings, no buy ratings, no hold ratings, and 1 sell rating.

Amount of Analyst Coverage

Cheetah Mobile has only been the subject of 1 research reports in the past 90 days.

Earnings and Valuation

• Score: 0.6 / 5
• Proj. Earnings Growth: N/A

Price to Earnings Ratio vs. the Market

The P/E ratio of Cheetah Mobile is -4.29, which means that its earnings are negative and its P/E ratio cannot be compared to companies with positive earnings.

Price to Earnings Ratio vs. Sector

The P/E ratio of Cheetah Mobile is -4.29, which means that its earnings are negative and its P/E ratio cannot be compared to companies with positive earnings.

Price to Book Value per Share Ratio

Cheetah Mobile has a P/B Ratio of 0.64. P/B Ratios below 1 indicate that a company could be undervalued with respect to its assets and liabilities.

Short Interest

• Score: 3.0 / 5
• Short Interest Level: Healthy

Percentage of Shares Shorted

0.25% of the float of Cheetah Mobile has been sold short.

Short Interest Ratio / Days to Cover

Cheetah Mobile has a short interest ratio ("days to cover") of 3.9, which is generally considered an acceptable ratio of short interest to trading volume.

Change versus previous month

Short interest in Cheetah Mobile has recently increased by 18.58%, indicating that investor sentiment is decreasing significantly.

Dividend

• Score: 0.0 / 5
• Dividend Strength: N/A

Dividend Yield

Cheetah Mobile does not currently pay a dividend.

Dividend Growth

Cheetah Mobile does not have a long track record of dividend growth.

News and Social Media

• Score: 4.3 / 5
• News Sentiment: N/A

News Sentiment

Cheetah Mobile has a news sentiment score of 1.94. This score is calculated as an average of sentiment of articles about the company over the last seven days and ranges from 2 (good news) to -2 (bad news). This is a higher news sentiment than the 0.60 average news sentiment score of Computer and Technology companies.

News Coverage This Week

MarketBeat has tracked 1 news article for Cheetah Mobile this week, compared to 0 articles on an average week.

Search Interest

4 people have searched for CMCM on MarketBeat in the last 30 days.

Company Ownership

• Score: 0.6 / 5
• Insider Trading: N/A

Insider Buying vs. Insider Selling

In the past three months, Cheetah Mobile insiders have not sold or bought any company stock.

Percentage Held by Insiders

17.10% of the stock of Cheetah Mobile is held by insiders. A high percentage of insider ownership can be a sign of company health.

Percentage Held by Institutions

0.41% of the stock of Cheetah Mobile is held by institutions.

CMCM Stock Analysis - Frequently Asked Questions

How have CMCM shares performed this year?

Cheetah Mobile's stock was trading at $6.0790 at the beginning of 2026. Since then, CMCM shares have decreased by 11.9% and is now trading at $5.3580.

How were Cheetah Mobile's earnings last quarter?

Cheetah Mobile Inc. (NYSE:CMCM) released its quarterly earnings data on Thursday, September, 11th. The software maker reported ($0.08) EPS for the quarter. The software maker had revenue of $41.21 million for the quarter. Cheetah Mobile had a negative net margin of 22.66% and a negative trailing twelve-month return on equity of 4.37%.
Read the conference call transcript.

When did Cheetah Mobile's stock split?

Cheetah Mobile's stock reverse split before market open on Friday, September 2nd 2022.The 1-5 reverse split was announced on Friday, September 2nd 2022. The number of shares owned by shareholders was adjusted after the closing bell on Friday, September 2nd 2022. An investor that had 100 shares of stock prior to the reverse split would have 20 shares after the split.

When did Cheetah Mobile IPO?

Cheetah Mobile (CMCM) raised $162 million in an initial public offering on Thursday, May 8th 2014. The company issued 12,000,000 shares at a price of $12.50-$14.50 per share.

How do I buy shares of Cheetah Mobile?

Shares of CMCM stock can be purchased through any online brokerage account. Popular online brokerages with access to the U.S. stock market include Charles Schwab, E*TRADE, Fidelity, and Vanguard Brokerage Services.

What other stocks do shareholders of Cheetah Mobile own?

Based on aggregate information from My MarketBeat watchlists, some other companies that Cheetah Mobile investors own include NVIDIA (NVDA), Broadcom (AVGO), Builders FirstSource (BLDR), Meta Platforms (META), Abercrombie & Fitch (ANF), GE Aerospace (GE) and Arista Networks (ANET).

Company Calendar

• Last Earnings: 9/11/2025
• Today: 5/06/2026
• Next Earnings (Estimated): 6/05/2026
• Fiscal Year End: 12/31/2026

Industry, Sector and Symbol

• Stock Exchange: NYSE
• Sector: Computer and Technology
• Industry: INTERNET SOFTWARE
• Sub-Industry: Computer Software
• Current Symbol: NYSE:CMCM
• CIK: 1597835
• Web: www.cmcm.com
• Phone: 861062927779
• Fax: 86-10-5977-0977
• Employees: 850
• Year Founded: 2010

Profitability

• EPS (Trailing Twelve Months): ($1.25)
• Trailing P/E Ratio: N/A
• Forward P/E Ratio: N/A
• P/E Growth: N/A
• Net Income: -$36.85 million
• Net Margins: -22.66%
• Pretax Margin: -19.70%
• Return on Equity: -4.37%
• Return on Assets: -1.70%

Debt

• Debt-to-Equity Ratio: N/A
• Current Ratio: 1.27
• Quick Ratio: 1.27

Sales & Book Value

• Annual Sales: $164.51 million
• Price / Sales: 0.99
• Cash Flow: $0.30 per share
• Price / Cash Flow: 17.94
• Book Value: $8.31 per share
• Price / Book: 0.64

Miscellaneous

• Outstanding Shares: 30,320,000
• Free Float: 25,132,000
• Market Cap: $162.45 million
• Optionable: Optionable
• Beta: 1.84