ZTONYSETrucking & Courier Services (No Air)Also trades as ZTOEF
ZTO Express (Cayman) Inc.
Financials through fiscal 2025, year ended Dec 31, 2025Last filing: 20-F on Apr 17, 2026
$20.06−0.11 (-0.55%)
Close on Oct 19, 2026
Margins
Share of revenue, fiscal years 2013 to 2025
Gross margin
25.0%+1.8 pts over 5 years
Operating margin
21.3%+2.5 pts over 5 years
Net margin
18.5%+1.4 pts over 5 years
Growth rates
Compound annual growth to fiscal 2025
| Per year | 1 year | 3 years | 5 years | 10 years | Five-year pace |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Revenue | +10.9% | +11.5% | +14.3% | +23.2% | |
| Gross profit | -10.5% | +10.7% | +16.0% | +19.4% | |
| Operating income | -11.1% | +10.6% | +17.1% | +21.2% | |
| Net income | +3.0% | +10.1% | +16.1% | +21.2% | |
| EPS, diluted | +4.6% | +10.2% | +15.6% | +17.9% | |
| Free cash flow | +8.6% | +15.3% | – | +20.2% |
Returns and balance sheet
10 fiscal years. Hover a measure to see how it is calculated.
| Measure | FY2016 | FY2020 | FY2025 | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Return on equity | 16.0% | 9.9% | 14.1% | |
| Return on assets | 12.1% | 8.2% | 9.9% | |
| Current ratio | 3.74 | 2.39 | 1.49 | |
| Interest coverage | 213.2× | 134.7× | 42.1× | |
| Inventory turnover | 255.5× | 399.9× | 929.8× | |
| Capex to revenue | 20.3% | 28.7% | 10.6% | |
| Diluted shares | 635M | 796M | 821M |
Where the cash went
Fiscal 2021 to 2025, five years combined
ZTO Express (Cayman) generated CN¥55.46B from operations and spent CN¥53.80B on capital expenditure, dividends and share buybacks. 60% of that went back into the business.
Generated
CN¥55.46B
Used
CN¥53.80B
Capital expenditureCN¥32.38B60%DividendsCN¥14.11B26%Share buybacksCN¥7.31B14%
DuPont analysis
Return on equity split into margin, efficiency and leverage
Net margin18.5%
×Asset turnover0.54×
×Equity multiplier1.43×
=Return on equity, FY202514.1%
| Fiscal year | Net margin | Asset turnover | Equity multiplier | Return on equity |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| FY2025 | 18.5% | 0.54× | 1.43× | 14.1% |
| FY2024 | 19.9% | 0.49× | 1.48× | 14.5% |
| FY2023 | 22.8% | 0.46× | 1.47× | 15.4% |
| FY2022 | 19.2% | 0.50× | 1.38× | 13.3% |
| FY2021 | 15.6% | 0.50× | 1.25× | 9.7% |
| FY2020 | 17.1% | 0.48× | 1.20× | 9.9% |
| FY2019 | 25.7% | 0.52× | 1.18× | 15.6% |
| FY2018 | 24.9% | 0.54× | 1.18× | 15.8% |
| FY2017 | 24.2% | 0.53× | 1.20× | 15.3% |
| FY2016 | 21.0% | 0.58× | 1.33× | 16.0% |
Piotroski F-Score
Nine tests of profitability, balance sheet and efficiency, fiscal 2025 against fiscal 2024
6of 8 tests passed in fiscal 2025. Some tests lack the figures they need.
- ProfitableNet income above zeroCN¥9.08B
- Cash generatingOperating cash flow above zeroCN¥11.97B
- Return on assets improvedROA up on the prior year10.0% → 9.8%
- Earnings backed by cashOperating cash flow above net incomeCN¥11.97B vs CN¥9.08B
- Less leverageLong-term debt to assets fell– → –
- Better liquidityCurrent ratio rose1.07 → 1.49
- No dilutionShare count did not rise838M → 821M
- Gross margin improvedGross margin up on the prior year30.98% → 24.99%
- More efficientAsset turnover rose0.50 → 0.53