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Cheetah Mobile (CMCM) AI Stock Analysis

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Cheetah Mobile

(NYSE:CMCM)

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Rating:47Neutral
Price Target:$2.00▼(-13.42% Downside)
Action:reiterated
Date:09/22/26

The score is primarily held back by weak financial performance (persistent losses and renewed cash burn) and bearish technicals (trading below all key moving averages with negative MACD). The earnings call provides a partial offset via strong cloud/AI infrastructure momentum and upbeat 2026 growth targets, but profitability and segment pressures (advertising decline, widening operating loss, robotics investment losses) keep the overall risk/reward profile below average.

Positive Factors
Cloud and AI GrowthRapid growth in cloud and AI infrastructure is shifting the business toward an expanding enterprise technology market. Rising revenue and accelerating growth support greater scale, strengthen the company’s strategic repositioning, and create a more durable platform for future recurring services.
Negative Factors
Persistent Operating LossesRepeated net losses and negative EBIT show that revenue growth has not yet translated into durable company-wide profitability. Continued losses can consume shareholder capital, limit internal funding capacity, and make successful execution of the AI and robotics transition increasingly important.

Cheetah Mobile Key Performance Indicators (KPIs)

Revenue By SegmentAnalyzes income from different business areas, highlighting which segments drive growth and profitability, and where the company might need to adjust strategy.

-CNY 200.00M-CNY 100.00MCNY 0.00CNY 100.00MCNY 200.00MCNY 300.00MCNY 400.00MMar 23Jun 23Sep 23Dec 23Mar 24Jun 24Sep 24Dec 24Mar 25Jun 25Sep 25Dec 25Mar 26Jun 26
Chart Insights

Cheetah Mobile’s revenue mix is shifting from legacy Internet services toward AI/cloud and robotics: recent reclassification exposes rapid commercial traction—robotics revenue surged and losses narrowed while cloud/AI consumption jumped—lifting their share of total revenue. Internet services remain cash‑generative but are slowing on ad headwinds. The strategic inflection is that management expects these high‑growth businesses to exceed half of revenue in H2 2026, which could meaningfully improve growth and revenue quality if execution and advertising risks are managed.

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Cheetah Mobile (CMCM) vs. SPDR S&P 500 ETF (SPY)

-80%-60%-40%-20%0%20%CMCM-68.36%SPY+9.07%Dec '25Jan '26Feb '26Mar '26Apr '26May '26Jun '26Jul '26Aug '26Sep '26Oct '26Nov '26
Market Cap
$1.18M
Dividend Yield
―
Average Volume (3M)
11.33K
Price to Earnings (P/E)
-0.0
Beta (1Y)
1.67
Revenue Growth
17.64%
EPS Growth
32.94%
Country
US
Employees
851
Sector
Communication Services
Sector Strength
60
Industry
Software - Application

Cheetah Mobile Business Overview & Revenue Model

Company Description

Cheetah Mobile Inc., a global internet firm with operations spanning China, the U.S., Japan, and other international regions, was incorporated in 2009 and is headquartered in Beijing, People's Republic of China. The company rebranded to its current n...

Cheetah Mobile Earnings Call Summary

Earnings Call Date:Sep 10, 2026(Q2-2026)|% Change Since:-30.94%|Next Earnings Date:Nov 22, 2022
Earnings Call SentimentPositive

The call was broadly positive, driven by rapid growth in cloud and AI infrastructure, strong robotics revenue growth, the launch of smart mobility products, improved Internet-services margins and a substantial cash position. The main negatives were the sharp decline in advertising agency revenue, wider company-level operating losses, lower Internet and Global Enterprise Services revenue, and continued investment-stage losses in robotics. Management nevertheless emphasized ongoing business-mix improvement, enterprise AI demand and a path toward better robotics economics.

Positive Updates

Total Revenue Returned to Sequential Growth
Second-quarter total revenue was RMB 766.1 million, representing an increase of 2.7% quarter-over-quarter and 9.9% year-over-year as stated in the overall performance discussion.

Negative Updates

Advertising Agency Revenue Decline
Advertising agency services revenue decreased 17% year-over-year and 15.0% quarter-over-quarter to RMB 22.0 million, mainly due to review-policy changes implemented by a major global advertising platform. Its contribution to total revenue declined to 8% from 25% in the same period last year.

Company Guidance

Management expects gross billings from services of cloud and AI infrastructure to exceed RMB 2 billion in 2026, representing year-over-year growth of over 100%, and expects related revenue to exceed RMB 200 million, representing year-over-year growth of over [ 59% ]; smart mobility products weighing less than 16 kilograms can operate for approximately 10 hours under specified conditions, and the company plans to turn early progress into more shipments, more customers, and repeat business, move Robotics and others toward breakeven, keep Internet and Global Enterprise Services profitable and efficient on an adjusted operating basis, and continue improving the economics of Robotics and others, while noting that single quarter profit “may not take long” but is not the current priority.

Cheetah Mobile Financial Statement Overview

Summary

Mixed fundamentals: revenue growth has re-accelerated and gross margin improved strongly, and leverage is minimal. However, net losses persist through 2025 with negative EBIT, and operating cash flow/free cash flow turned negative again in 2024–2025, which materially weakens overall financial quality.

Income Statement

28Negative

Balance Sheet

62Positive

Cash Flow

34Negative
Financial statement breakdown
BreakdownTTMDec 2025Dec 2024Dec 2023Dec 2022Dec 2021
Income Statement
Total Revenue1.12B1.15B806.88M669.50M884.07M784.62M
Gross Profit754.93M834.03M545.20M437.56M631.50M526.96M
EBITDA-14.93M9.36M-232.91M-174.57M-172.57M-178.75M
Net Income-314.10M-257.71M-617.56M-602.90M-513.48M-351.13M
Balance Sheet
Total Assets4.64B4.68B5.50B5.63B5.14B4.98B
Cash, Cash Equivalents and Short-Term Investments1.27B1.52B1.83B2.02B1.67B1.85B
Total Debt2.90M15.24M74.80M35.99M41.47M48.13M
Total Liabilities2.84B2.73B3.30B2.97B2.03B1.62B
Stockholders Equity1.43B1.61B1.90B2.46B3.03B3.28B
Cash Flow
Free Cash Flow-185.10M-185.10M-261.15M540.78M-431.03M55.99M
Operating Cash Flow-172.26M-172.26M-238.32M550.46M-424.25M102.81M
Investing Cash Flow-65.57M-65.57M-34.09M-49.06M189.05M220.84M
Financing Cash Flow-64.22M-64.22M69.11M-6.78M-4.87M-9.64M

Cheetah Mobile Technical Analysis

Technical Analysis SentimentNegative
Last Price2.31

Price Trends

50DMA2.71Negative
100DMA2.90Negative
200DMA4.29Negative

Market Momentum

MACD-0.08Negative
RSI40.23Neutral
STOCH24.99Neutral

Evaluating momentum and price trends is crucial in stock analysis to make informed investment decisions. For CMCM, the sentiment is Negative. The current price of 2.31 is below the 20-day moving average (MA) of 2.40, below the 50-day MA of 2.71, and below the 200-day MA of 4.29, indicating a bearish trend. The MACD of -0.08 indicates Negative momentum. The RSI at 40.23 is Neutral, neither overbought nor oversold. The STOCH value of 24.99 is Neutral, not indicating any strong overbought or oversold conditions. Overall, these indicators collectively point to a Negative sentiment for CMCM.

Cheetah Mobile Risk Analysis

Cheetah Mobile disclosed 86 risk factors in its most recent earnings report. Cheetah Mobile reported the most risks in the "Finance & Corporate" category.

Higher RiskSector Avg.Lower RiskFinance & CorporateTech & InnovationLegal & RegulatoryProductionAbility to SellMacro & Political
Finance & Corporate - Financial and accounting risks. Risks related to the execution of corporate activity and strategy

Latest Risks Added

3 New Risks
1.If our expansion into new businesses is not successful, our results of operations and growth prospects may be materially and adversely affectedQ4, 2023
2.We have limited experience commercializing our service robots at a large scale and may not be able to do so efficiently or effectively.Q4, 2023
3.If our products and services, including our service robots, our AI-powered business solutions, our advertising agency services and multi-cloud management services, fail to offer a good experience and meet customer expectations, our business, results of operations and reputation would be materially and adversely affected.Q4, 2023

Cheetah Mobile Peers Comparison

Overall Rating

UnderperformOutperform
Sector (60)

Financial Indicators

CMCM against its peers
NameOverall RatingMarket CapP/E RatioROEDividend YieldRevenue GrowthEPS Growth
EVEREVER87Outperform$1.08B9.0944.77%―23.99%112.45%
OPRAOPRA79Outperform$1.30B10.4412.78%5.43%23.24%75.74%
NXDRNXDR72Outperform$820.12M-41.61-7.27%―12.26%―
Sector *60Neutral$48.67B4.58-11.27%4.14%2.83%-41.78%
CMCMCMCM47Neutral$69.67M-0.03-19.57%―17.64%32.94%
ZHZH39Underperform$227.55M-1.96-7.89%―-13.39%-331.94%

* Communication Services Sector Average

Performance Comparison

-50%0%50%CMCMEVEROPRANXDRZHDec '25Jan '26Feb '26Mar '26Apr '26May '26Jun '26Jul '26Aug '26Sep '26Oct '26Nov '26
CMCM and its peers over the selected period
Show on chartTickerCompany NamePriceChange% Change
CMCMCheetah Mobile2.31-5.08-68.74%
EVEREverquote28.822.378.96%
OPRAOpera Limited14.721.3910.43%
NXDRNextdoor Holdings, Inc.1.960.1810.11%
ZHZhihu, Inc.2.75-1.48-34.99%

Cheetah Mobile Corporate Events

Cheetah Mobile Deepens AI Focus with Q2 2026 Results, OrionStar Deal and Gaming Exit

Sep 11, 2026

On September 11, 2026, Cheetah Mobile reported unaudited second-quarter 2026 results showing total revenue of RMB266.1 million, down 9.9% year on year but up 2.7% sequentially, with operating loss widening to RMB33.6 million. Revenue mix shifted towa...

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Date of analysis: Sep 22, 2026