TFI International vs ZTO Express (Cayman)
TFII and ZTO side by side, both in trucking and courier services, except air. Figures are trailing twelve months unless noted, from SEC filings and end-of-day prices.
How TFII and ZTO compare
ZTO Express (Cayman) grew revenue faster over the last twelve months (10.9% versus −6.1% for TFI International).
ZTO Express (Cayman) keeps more of each dollar of sales as profit, with a net margin of 18.5% compared with 3.9% at TFI International.
ZTO Express (Cayman) scores higher on the StockData Score (11 against 4 for TFI International), which adds up 30 checks on valuation, growth, past performance, financial health and dividends.
Key numbers
A dot marks the better figure where higher or lower is clearly better.
| Metric | TFII | ZTO |
|---|---|---|
| Size and price | ||
| Share price | $93.32 | $20.15 |
| Change, 1 year | 4.6% | 5.7% |
| Change, 5 years | −18.5% | −27.6% |
| Beta (5Y) | 0.97 | 0.53 |
| Employees | – | 23K |
| StockData Score | ||
| Total score | 4 | 11 (better) |
| Valuation score | 0 | 0 |
| Growth score | 0 | 3 (better) |
| Performance score | 2 | 4 (better) |
| Health score | 2 | 4 (better) |
| Dividend score | 0 | 0 |
| Growth | ||
| Revenue growth (TTM) | −6.1% | 10.9% (better) |
| Revenue growth, 5Y average | 15.8% (better) | 14.3% |
| Net income growth (TTM) | −26.5% | 3.0% (better) |
| EPS growth (TTM) | −25.0% | 4.6% (better) |
| EPS growth, 5Y average | 4.2% | 15.6% (better) |
| Profitability | ||
| Gross margin | – | 25.0% |
| Operating margin | 7.2% | 21.3% (better) |
| Net margin | 3.9% | 18.5% (better) |
| FCF margin | 8.9% | 13.8% (better) |
| Return on equity | – | 14.1% |
| Return on invested capital | – | 17.2% |
| Financial health | ||
| Debt / equity | – | 0.16 |
| Net debt / EBITDA | 2.01 (better) | −1.06 |
| Interest coverage | 3.5× | 42.1× (better) |
| Current ratio | 1.03 | 1.49 (better) |
| Piotroski F-score | 6 | 8 (better) |
| Dividends and buybacks | ||
| Payout ratio | 48.7% | 41.4% |
| Ownership | ||
| Held by institutions | 68.4% | 3.7% |
| Held by insiders | 0.00% | 18.9% |
| Short interest, % of float | 1.7% | – |
Go deeper
- TFII stock overview
- TFII income statement
- TFII valuation and score
- ZTO stock overview
- ZTO income statement
- ZTO valuation and score
For information only, not investment advice. Check the source filings before relying on any figure.