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ZW Data Action Technologies Inc. (CNET) Stock Analysis

ZW Data Action Technologies Inc. (CNET) is a Advertising Agencies stock listed on NASDAQ and quoted in US Dollar.

Last Updated: October 21, 2026

CNET

$1.34

+$0.01 (+0.42%)

Oct 21, 2026 · Market close

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CNET Key Statistics

As of Oct 21, 2026
Trading
Open
$1.33
Previous Close
$1.33
Day's Range
1.32–1.34
52-Week Range
0.57–2.87
Volume
2.52K
BetaHow much the share price moves relative to the wider market. 1.0 moves in line with it; above 1.0 swings more, below 1.0 less.
0.77
Valuation
Market Cap
$5.21M
P/E Ratio
unprofitable
PEG RatioThe P/E ratio divided by the expected earnings growth rate. It puts a high P/E in the context of how fast profits are growing.
0.13
P/S ratioMarket value divided by annual revenue. Useful for companies that are not yet profitable, where a P/E cannot be calculated.
1.51
EPS (ttm)Profit attributable to each share over the last twelve months.
−0.26
Financials (FY)
Revenue (FY)
$4.61M−70.11%
Net Income (FY)
−$1.77M
Profit marginThe share of revenue left as profit after all costs and taxes.
−23.95%
Shares OutstandingThe total number of shares held by all investors. Market value is this figure multiplied by the share price.
3.67M
1-Year Return
−36.40%
Dividend and dates
Avg Volume
632.00K

Only metrics the company reports are shown. Data provided by Yahoo Finance via yfinance. Updated daily.

Key facts

As of October 21, 2026, CNET closed at $1.34, −36.40% over 1 year.

ZW Data Action Technologies Inc. (CNET) has a market capitalization of $5.21M.

In fiscal 2025, CNET reported revenue of $4.61M.

CNET Stock Return by Calendar Year

ZW Data Action Technologies Inc. (CNET) 10-year return: what $10,000 became

1 year
$10,000 $6,360
−36.40%
5 years
$10,000 $480
−95.20%
10 years
$10,000 $434
−95.66%

If you had invested $10,000 in ZW Data Action Technologies Inc. (CNET) 10 years ago, at the close on October 21, 2016, it would have been worth $434 at the close on October 21, 2026: −95.66% in total, −26.93% a year. A historical calculation from closing prices adjusted for splits and dividends, before fees and taxes.

Calendar-year returns computed from daily closing prices. Partial years are shown muted and marked with an asterisk.

YearReturn
2026 (partial year)−1.79%
2025−24.44%
2024−45.78%
2023−63.91%
2022−54.00%
2021−25.93%
2020+15.38%
2019−12.69%
2018+22.94%
2017+9.00%
2016 (partial year)−45.21%

As of October 21, 2026.

CNET Revenue and Earnings by Fiscal Year

FY ends December
Fiscal yearRevenueNet incomeNet margin
2025$4.61M−$1.77M−38.4%
2024$15.44M−$3.76M−24.4%
2023$30.59M−$5.97M−19.5%
2022$26.24M−$9.79M−37.3%
Fiscal yearRevenueGross profitOperating incomeNet incomeNet margin
2025$4.61M$353.00K−$1.95M−$1.77M−38.4%
2024$15.44M$446.00K−$3.76M−$3.76M−24.4%
2023$30.59M−$436.00K−$4.78M−$5.97M−19.5%
2022$26.24M−$194.00K−$9.00M−$9.79M−37.3%

Annual figures as reported, in the company's reporting currency. As of December 31, 2025.

CNET Valuation vs Advertising Agencies Median

Median of 41 stocks
MetricCNETAdvertising Agencies medianvs median
P/S ratio1.510.74104% above
Profit margin−23.95%−4.62%19.3 pts below

Medians across 41 Advertising Agencies stocks that report the metric. Medians, not averages, so one outlier cannot move them. As of October 21, 2026.

Analysis

Data-derived

Company Overview

ZW Data Action Technologies Inc. (CNET) is capitalised at $5.21M on the latest close. It is classified in the Advertising Agencies industry, within the Communication Services sector. Headcount on file is 13.

Over the past 52 weeks the price has ranged from $0.57 to $2.87. The most recent close on file for CNET is $1.34, dated October 21, 2026. That is +$0.01 (+0.42%) against the previous close. The latest close sits 134.32% above that 52-week low.

Financial Health

Fiscal 2025 revenue came to $4.61M. That is −70.11% against the prior fiscal year, when revenue was $15.44M. The same year closed with a net loss of $1.77M. Profit margin runs at −23.95%. That is 19.3 percentage points below the Advertising Agencies median of −4.62%. Trailing earnings per share are −0.26.

Across the 4 fiscal years on file, revenue moves from $26.24M in 2022 to $4.61M in 2025. Of those 4 years, 0 report positive net income.

Valuation Assessment

The record shows negative trailing earnings, so no price-to-earnings ratio is published. The PEG ratio, which sets the P/E against expected earnings growth, reads 0.13. The price-to-sales ratio is 1.51. On price-to-sales that is 103.66% above the Advertising Agencies median of 0.74. 41 Advertising Agencies companies report these metrics, and the medians quoted come from that group.

Beta against the wider market is reported at 0.77. Daily returns over the trailing 10 years annualize to a volatility of 247.09%. The trailing one-year total return is −36.40%. Across 10 years the annualized return works out at −26.93%.

Growth & Income

No dividend is on file for CNET.

The strongest complete calendar year on file is 2018 at +22.94%; the weakest is 2023 at −63.91%. Of the 9 complete calendar years on file, 3 finished higher. So far in 2026 the total return is −1.79%.

Peer Comparison

ZW Data Action Technologies Inc. (CNET) operates in the Advertising Agencies industry. Here is how it compares to its closest peers by market capitalization:

Company Ticker Market Cap P/E Ratio
ZW Data Action Technologies Inc. CNET $5.21M —
AppLovin Corporation APP $90.00B 20.6
Omnicom Group Inc. OMC $22.08B 211.8
The Trade Desk, Inc. TTD $5.95B 15.2

The Advertising Agencies industry average P/E ratio is 27.7x. ZW Data Action Technologies Inc. has no P/E ratio because it is not currently profitable.

Every figure above is read from this page's own data on each daily rebuild. Informational only, not financial advice. As of October 21, 2026.

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About ZW Data Action Technologies Inc.

ZW Data Action Technologies Inc., together with its subsidiaries, provides omni-channel advertising, precision marketing, influencer marketing, and data analysis management systems in the People's Republic of China. It offers Internet advertising, e-commerce online to offline (O2O) advertising, marketing services, and related value-added technical services, as well as the related data and technical services to small and medium enterprises through its Internet portals, sales agents, distributors, and/or resellers. The company also develops and operates blockchain enabled web/mobile applications, as well as distribution of the right to use search engine marketing services; blockchain-based SaaS services that provides one-stop blockchain-powered enterprise management solutions in forms of NFT generations, data record, share, and storage module subscriptions, etc. In addition, it distributes health and wellness related products. The company was formerly known as ChinaNet Online Holdings, Inc. and changed its name to ZW Data Action Technologies Inc. in October 2020. The company was founded in 2003 and is based in Central, Hong Kong.