Quhuo Ltd's Competitiveness
A competitive positioning analysis and financial ratio benchmarking of Quhuo Ltd (QH) against its publicly traded competitors: sales growth, net income, profitability, valuation and market share, plus each peer's market capitalization, revenue, income and employees. Free below: the top 5 peers. Subscriber access adds the full competitor list and CSV downloads.
Key Findings: Quhuo Ltd vs Its Competitors
- TTM: Trailing 12-month revenue of 351M vs 18,404M combined for its competitors (1.9% combined share).
- Trending: Latest-quarter revenue run-rate is accelerating (+375.1% annualized vs trailing 12 months), vs decelerating (-8.8%) for its tracked peer group.
- Growth: Quhuo Ltd generated -20.0% revenue growth year over year in Q4 2024, vs 11.0% for its competitors combined.
- Profitability: Its 0.1% net margin compares with -3.3% for the peer group.
- Peer revenue share: Quhuo Ltd accounted for 9.1% of combined revenue among its tracked peer group, down from 12.1% a year earlier.
- Peer differentiation: Revenue per employee of $351.45M compares with $0.59M for the peer group (599.6x).
- Structure: Quhuo Ltd operates in the following segments: All Other Segments.
Every figure above is sourced and cited in detail further down this page (Market Structure, Profitability & Cost Structure, Productivity vs Peers).
QH Sales vs. its Competitors, Q4 2024
Quhuo Ltd reported revenue contraction of 19.95 % year on year in Q4 2024, below its competitors' combined revenue growth of 10.95 %.
With a net margin of 0.05 %, Quhuo Ltd achieved higher profitability than its competitors (-3.34 %).
Quhuo Ltd generated 9.05 % of the combined sales of its peer group, down from 12.12 % a year earlier.
API endpoints for this dataset
Quhuo Ltd vs. its Competitors, Q4 2024
Revenue growth, year on year
Net margin
Revenue run-rate vs trailing 12 months
TTM net margin
TTM = trailing twelve months. Run-rate annualizes the latest quarter (×4) and compares it to TTM. In millions of $. High-Confidence Competitors are named as a competitor directly in Quhuo Ltd reports; Similar-Size Competitors are the closest peers by market-cap rank within the same industry; Similar Growth & Profitability Competitors are the closest peers by combined revenue growth, operating margin and ROIC, all independent of the competitor list.
TTM revenue, latest-quarter run-rate and net income/margin benchmarked across Quhuo Ltd and its 4 competitor groupings. Available under Commercial License.
| Entity | TTM Revenue | Rev Run-rate vs TTM |
|---|---|---|
| Quhuo Ltd | $12,345M | +12.3% · Accelerating |
| Competitors combined | $12,345M | +12.3% · Accelerating |
| Similar Growth & Profitability (6) | $12,345M | +12.3% · Accelerating |
TTM revenue, run-rate and net margin benchmarking across Quhuo Ltd's competitor groups requires a Commercial License.
For context: the Professional Services industry grew revenue 7.1% year over year, combined, vs -20.0% for Quhuo Ltd. Quhuo Ltd's share of combined industry revenue moved from 0.10% to 0.07%, a loss of 0.02 percentage points.
Quhuo Ltd's Competitor Quality Breadth
Group definitions: see Methodology: Performance Group Definitions.
| Entity | Profitable | Expanding | Above Industry Growth | Distressed |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Quhuo Ltd | No | No | No | Yes |
| Competitors combined (2) | ||||
| Similar Growth & Profitability (8) | 0.00 % (0 of 8) | 0.00 % (0 of 8) | 0.00 % (0 of 8) | 25.00 % (2 of 8) |
Source: CSIMarket API, trailing 12 months. Altman Z-Score is not shown here: it is not populated in the underlying data for any company. Percentages are of companies in each group that report the relevant metric, not of the full group size.
QH Stock Performance relative to its Competitors
QH Stock Performance relative to Similar Growth & Profitability Competitors
5 Best-Performing Tracked Competitors, Trailing 12 Months
| # | Competitor | TTM Share Price Return | vs U.S.A. 500 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Dada Nexus Limited | 282.9% | Outperformed |
| 2 | Doordash Inc | 282.9% | Outperformed |
TTM share price return and U.S.A. 500 outperformance for Quhuo Ltd's best-performing competitors requires a Commercial License.
Source: CSIMarket API, trailing 12 months.
Quhuo Ltd's Comment on Competition and Industry Peers
Publicly Traded Peers of Quhuo Ltd
Revenue and income for trailing 12 months, in millions of $, except employees| Company | Market Cap | Revenues |
|---|---|---|
 Quhuo Ltd |
3,946.39 | 351.45 |
 Doordash Inc |
76,392.28 | 17,061.00 |
 Dada Nexus Limited |
2,074.86 | 1,343.11 |
| SUBTOTAL | 82,413.53 | 18,755.56 |
Sources: see Methodology: Peer & Competitor Identification, Sourcing.
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Quhuo Ltd's Competitors Named by the Company
Competitive relationships identified from Quhuo Ltd reports and corroborating sources, each with a basis and confidence.| Competitor | Basis | Confidence |
|---|---|---|
| Dada Nexus Limited | Company report | 85% |
| Doordash Inc | Company report | 85% |
| Grubhub Inc | Company report | 85% |
Company report basis, confidence, active dates and source counts for Quhuo Ltd's named competitors require a Commercial License.
Methodology: see Methodology: Peer & Competitor Identification, Sourcing.
Quhuo Ltd's Business Segment Mix vs Peers
Revenue by operating segment or division, as named and reported by each company. Segment names are the filer's own and are not standardized across companies. Do not assume a same-named or similarly-named segment is defined identically between two companies. Shares are of each company's own total revenue and are not required to sum to 100% (intersegment revenue, unallocated items).| Company | Largest Segment |
|---|---|
| Quhuo Ltd | All Other Segments 53.08 % |
| Doordash Inc | Reportable 100.00 % |
Source: operating segment revenue as reported in each company's reports (10-K/10-Q), via the CSIMarket API, leaf-level reportable segments only (parent roll-up segments are excluded where sub-segments are separately disclosed).
Quhuo Ltd's Productivity vs Peers Comparison
Revenue and income per employee, trailing 12 months, in $; market cap in millions of $| Company | Market Cap | Revenue / Employee | Income / Employee |
|---|---|---|---|
| Quhuo Ltd | 3,946 | 351,449,507 | -21,372,000 |
| Doordash Inc | 76,392 | 543,344 | 33,790 |
| Dada Nexus Limited | 2,075 | - | - |
| PEERS TOTAL | 78,467 | 586,118 | 24,896 |
Quhuo Ltd's Geographic Revenue Exposure vs Peers
Revenue by country/region as reported in each company's most recent report. Disclosure granularity varies by filer (some report by country, others by broad region) and is shown as disclosed.| Company | Largest Market |
|---|---|
| Doordash Inc | United States 78.40 % |
Source: revenue geography as reported in each company's reports (10-K/10-Q), via the CSIMarket API. Percentages are of that company's own total consolidated revenue for its most recent reported period.
Quhuo Ltd's Position in Industry Market Structure
Market-capitalization share and concentration across all 149 companies in Quhuo Ltd's industry classification, broader than the peer set above. Market cap in millions of $.Quhuo Ltd ranks #0 of 149 companies by market capitalization in its industry, holding 0.00 % of total industry market cap. The industry's Herfindahl-Hirschman Index (HHI) is 1,124, indicating a unconcentrated market structure (see Methodology: Market Structure & Concentration).
| Rank | Company | Market Cap | Industry Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Visa Inc | 808,657 | 24.30 % |
| 2 | Mastercard Incorporated | 578,908 | 17.39 % |
| 3 | Repay Holdings Corporation | 304,933 | 9.16 % |
| 4 | Alibaba Group Holding Limited | 253,247 | 7.61 % |
| 5 | Accenture Plc | 1,234 | 5.2% |
| 6 | Uber Technologies Inc | 1,234 | 5.2% |
| 7 | Pdd Holdings inc | 1,234 | 5.2% |
| 8 | Mercadolibre Inc | 1,234 | 5.2% |
| 9 | Doordash Inc | 1,234 | 5.2% |
| 10 | Relx Plc | 1,234 | 5.2% |
| 0 | Quhuo Ltd | 1,177 | 0.00 % |
Market cap and industry share for the rest of Quhuo Ltd's industry peers requires a Commercial License.
Source: CSIMarket API (daily market-structure computation) across CSIMarket's industry classification, market capitalization as of 2026-11-09.
Quhuo Ltd's Profitability & Cost Structure
Trailing 12-month margins from SEC-filed financials. Operating margin is compared to the Professional Services industry median; gross margin, EBITDA margin and capital intensity are compared to the live industry average (292 companies). See the full Professional Services industry profitability benchmarks.| Metric | Company | Industry | Difference |
|---|---|---|---|
| Gross Margin | 0.50 % | 33.63 % (avg) | -33.1 pp |
| Operating Margin | -7.25 % | industry median | -11.1 pp |
| EBITDA Margin | -7.26 % | 6.18 % (avg) | -13.4 pp |
| Capital Intensity (Capex / Revenue) | 0.30 % | 4.36 % (avg) | -4.1 pp |
Source: CSIMarket API, trailing 12 months. SG&A and R&D as a share of revenue have limited coverage as this data is backfilled and appear only where reported. Higher capital intensity is not inherently negative; it reflects the industry's asset requirements.
Quhuo Ltd's Multi-Year Financial Trajectory
Fiscal-year revenue growth, operating margin, return on invested capital and P/E, as reported in company reports.| Metric | 2023 | 2024 | 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Revenue Growth | -8.03 % | -19.07 % | -17.01 % |
| Operating Margin | -0.21 % | -0.34 % | -7.25 % |
| Return on Invested Capital | -0.72 % | -1.04 % | -23.41 % |
| P/E | 2,068.4x | 12,809.5x | - |
Source: CSIMarket API, fiscal-year figures. P/E is this company's own historical ratio at each fiscal year end and can swing sharply around an earnings trough: that is real, not a data error.
Quhuo Ltd's Strategic Group Map
Quhuo Ltd is shown in red; its closest peers by combined growth, margin and ROIC are labeled. See Methodology: Strategic Group Map for how this chart is built.
Quhuo Ltd's trailing-12-month revenue growth of -17.0% and operating margin of -7.3% compares with an average of -13.8% growth and -13.1% margin across its 8 closest peers by combined growth, margin and ROIC -- Quhuo Ltd sits below that peer average on growth and above it on margin.
Source: CSIMarket API, trailing 12 months. Extreme outlier values (from near-zero-revenue companies) are excluded from the plotted cloud but never from the highlighted company or its labeled peers.
Quhuo Ltd's Competitive Forces (Porter's Five Forces)
Only the forces this data can support honestly are shown; the other three are marked as such rather than guessed.| Force | Assessment | Basis |
|---|---|---|
| Competitive Rivalry | High | Industry HHI of 1,124 (see Industry Market Structure & Concentration above) |
| Barriers to Entry | Lower than typical for the industry | Capital intensity (capex / revenue) of 0.30 % vs industry average 4.36 % (see Profitability & Cost Structure above) |
Note: see Methodology: Porter's Five Forces. Supplier power and buyer power are covered on Quhuo Ltd's dedicated Suppliers and Customers pages, not here.
Quhuo Ltd's Industry Attractiveness & Competitive Strength
See Methodology: GE/McKinsey Matrix for how the two axes are built.
Quhuo Ltd falls in the Low attractiveness / Low strength cell: Harvest / Divest.
Source: CSIMarket API, trailing 12 months. Each axis score is a simple 1(low)/2(medium)/3(high) average across its three inputs -- a transparent, disclosed simplification, not a validated academic scoring model.
Quhuo Ltd's SWOT
Every point below is a fixed rule applied to a metric already shown elsewhere on this page (Market Structure, Profitability, Valuation, Run-Rate, Stock Performance, Quality Breadth) not an independent strategic assessment. A blank quadrant means no rule was met, not that none apply.Strengths
- Latest-quarter revenue run-rate is accelerating (+375.1% annualized vs trailing 12 months).
- Outperforming the U.S.A. 500 over the trailing 12 months.
Weaknesses
- Operating margin 11.1 points below the industry median.
- Return on equity 61.2 points below the industry aggregate.
- Piotroski F-Score of 2 or below, the standard financial-distress signal.
Opportunities
No rule matched.
Threats
- Tracked peer group's revenue run-rate is broadly decelerating (-8.8% annualized).
Methodology: see Methodology: SWOT Analysis.
Quhuo Ltd's Financial Strength vs Peers Comparison
Quick ratio, working capital, debt to equity and asset turnover, trailing 12 months| Company | Quick Ratio | Working Capital | Debt / Equity |
|---|---|---|---|
| Quhuo Ltd | 0.10 | 1.03 | 0.32 |
| Doordash Inc | 0.75 | 1.42 | 0.27 |
| Dada Nexus Limited | 1.90 | 3.27 | - |
Quick ratio = cash / current liabilities; working capital ratio = current assets / current liabilities; asset turnover = revenue / total assets. Peers in the Blank Checks industry are excluded.
Quhuo Ltd's Revenue and Income Growth vs Peers
Quarterly revenue and net income growth, year over year and quarter over quarter| Company | Period | Revenue Y/Y | Income Y/Y |
|---|---|---|---|
| Quhuo Ltd | Q4 2024 | -17.0 % | - |
| Doordash Inc | Q3 2026 | +34.0 % | +91.8 % |
| Dada Nexus Limited | Q4 2024 | -9.5 % | - |
| PEERS TOTAL | +17.9 % | - |
Growth is shown only where both periods are positive. Peers in the Blank Checks industry are excluded.
Quhuo Ltd's Peers' Costs of Sales and Capital Expenditures
Context for revenue growth: peer costs and capex, year over year and quarter over quarter| Company | Period | Costs Y/Y | Capex Y/Y |
|---|---|---|---|
| Quhuo Ltd | Q4 2024 | -11.9 % | +23.1 % |
| Doordash Inc | Q3 2026 | +28.7 % | +39.9 % |
| Dada Nexus Limited | Q4 2024 | - | -19.2 % |
Quhuo Ltd's Returns and Turnover vs Peers
ROA, ROI and ROE (trailing 12 months), receivables and inventory turnover| Company | ROA | ROI | ROE |
|---|---|---|---|
| Quhuo Ltd | - | - | - |
| Doordash Inc | 5.34% | 7.88% | 10.38% |
| Dada Nexus Limited | - | - | - |
ROA = net income / total assets; ROI = net income / investments; ROE = net income / equity; turnover ratios use trailing 12 month revenue (receivables) and cost of sales (inventory).
Quhuo Ltd's Valuation vs Peers
P/E, price to sales, PEG, price to cash flow and price to book| Company | P/E | Price / Sales |
|---|---|---|
| Quhuo Ltd | - | 11.23 |
| Doordash Inc | 71.69 | 4.48 |
| Dada Nexus Limited | - | 1.54 |
| PEERS AVERAGE | 108.39 | 4.39 |
P/E = price / diluted EPS (trailing 12 months); PEG = P/E divided by EPS growth; the average row divides the peers' combined market cap by their combined income, sales, cash flow and equity.