Shares of Kanzhun Limited, the parent company of China's leading online recruitment platform Boss Zhipin, surged 16.97%, or $2.76, to $19.06 as of 12:13 p.m. EDT Wednesday, extending gains from the company's second-quarter earnings report that showed double-digit revenue growth, record operating margins and a sharp jump in net income.

Kanzhun reported second-quarter 2026 revenue of 2.4 billion yuan, up 14% from the same period a year earlier, according to MarketBeat, as the company continued benefiting from user base expansion and improved monetization of higher-value recruitment services on its platform. Income from operations increased 32.6% to 863.2 million yuan, according to QuiverQuant, with the company's adjusted operating margin reaching a record 43.8%, up 1.9 percentage points from the prior year, according to Benzinga's transcript of the company's earnings call.

Net income surged 173% year over year to 1.9 billion yuan, though that dramatic increase was significantly boosted by roughly 1.5 billion yuan in investment income tied to fair-value gains from a portfolio company that completed an initial public offering in January 2026, according to MarketBeat. Excluding those investment gains and share-based compensation expenses, adjusted net income rose a more modest but still solid 9% to 1.03 billion yuan. On a per-share basis, Kanzhun reported earnings of $0.33, beating analyst estimates of $0.29 by nearly 14%, according to Public.com.

Kanzhun's gross margin improved to 87% during the quarter, a gain the company attributed to AI-driven operational efficiencies and lower app store commission fees, according to........

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