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Back to ZTO Express (Cayman) Inc.
How ZTO Express (Cayman) Inc. stacks up
ZTO · against 241 other Industrials companies of similar size
Profitability
91/ 100
Near the top of its peers.
Ranked #46 of 242 · scores higher than 80% of peers
Bars: peers in each 10-point band of the profitability score54 peers with a profitability score of 90–100, including ZTO · Click a bar to see the companies
Why profitability scores 91?
Weighted metrics compared with all Industrials companies.Mainly thanks to its return on assets, operating margin and return on invested capital, which are stronger than most Industrials peers.
- a higher return on invested capital: stronger than 77% of peers. Return on invested capital: 14.7% vs peer median 7.1%
- a wider operating margin: stronger than 90% of peers. Operating margin: 21.3% vs peer median 7.7%
- a higher return on assets: stronger than 93% of peers. Return on assets: 10.0% vs peer median 3.1%
Metric by metric
Position: dot = ZTO, ranked from the worst peer (left) to the best (right); tick = middle, shaded = middle half of peers.| Metric | ZTO | Peer median | Better than | Position among peers | Weight |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Return on invested capitalHigher is better · 223 reported | 14.7% | 12.0% | 63% | 33% | |
| Operating marginHigher is better · 241 reported | 21.3% | 12.0% | 89% | 33% | |
| Return on assetsHigher is better · 231 reported | 10.0% | 5.2% | 80% | 33% | |
| Return on equityHigher is better · 227 reported | 16.3% | 15.4% | 56% | Context only | |
| Gross marginHigher is better · 244 reported | 25.1% | 29.0% | 38% | Context only |
Ranking by profitability score
Top 5 and the companies ranked around ZTO| Rank | Company | Market cap | Profitability | Overall |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 69.3B CNY (≈$9.7B) | 100 | 71 | |
| 1 | 1.71T JPY (≈$11.6B) | 100 | 75 | |
| 1 | 25.6B USD | 100 | 50 | |
| 4 | 7.8B USD | 99 | 82 | |
| 4 | 1.29T INR (≈$15.5B) | 99 | 69 | |
| 46 | 126.9B HKD (≈$16.2B) | 91 | 68 | |
| 46 | 21.8B EUR (≈$24.0B) | 91 | 66 | |
| 46 | 9.1B GBP (≈$11.8B) | 91 | 47 | |
| 46 | 10.3B USD | 91 | 57 | |
| 46 | 15.2B USD | 91 | 74 | |
| 51 | 853.6B THB (≈$23.9B) | 90 | 67 | |
| 51 | 18.4B USD | 90 | 61 | |
| 51 | 10.0B USD | 90 | 60 | |
| 51 | 8.5B USD | 90 | 66 |
Scores are sector-relative percentiles from the latest snapshot, always calculated against the whole sector: narrowing the comparison group changes who you compare with, not the scores. Missing metrics are left out and the remaining weights rescaled. How we score