GRAB vs UPS vs ZTO Stock Comparison

Grab Holdings, United Parcel Service and ZTO Express (Cayman) Prices as of Nov 5, 2026 Peers: Industry group
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GRAB Grab Holdings Ltd
$3.48 +13.4% 1M -38.3% 1Y
Market cap
$14.04B
P/E
21.4x
Revenue (TTM)
$3.97B
Div. yield
–
Ride-Hailing and Delivery Technology
3 wins
UPS United Parcel Service Inc
$111.05 +19.3% 1M +19.5% 1Y
Market cap
$92.24B
P/E
20.9x
Revenue (TTM)
$91.37B
Div. yield
–
Parcel Delivery Industrials
2 wins

Head to Head

11 decided of 12

ZTO Express (Cayman) leads on 6 of the 12 questions below (ZTO Express (Cayman) 6, Grab Holdings 3, United Parcel Service 2). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionGRABUPSZTOLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $14.04B $92.24B $16.58B UPS
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 21.4x 20.9x 11.2x ZTO
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 24.9x 16.3x 10.8x ZTO
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +22.9% +2.1% +21.2% GRAB
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 16.5% 4.8% 19.0% ZTO
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital 2.4% 12.3% 15.0% ZTO
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA -4.4x 1.8x — GRAB
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months -38.3% +19.5% +10.2% UPS
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years -21.9%/yr -11.8%/yr -5.7%/yr ZTO
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 40.5% 30.4% 24.3% ZTO
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 68/100 45/100 66/100 GRAB

Percentile Scorecard

GRABUPSZTO

Each axis is the mean percentile of its metrics against the company's industry group. 100 is the best in the group, 50 the middle.

Scores by Axis

AxisGRABUPSZTO
Valuation 47 #88 of 166 38 #85 of 137 67 #46 of 137
Growth 95 #8 of 154 25 #95 of 127 77 #30 of 127
Profitability 53 #73 of 154 69 #39 of 125 73 #35 of 125
Financial Health 75 #46 of 179 35 #96 of 147 84 #24 of 147
Shareholder Returns – 55 #41 of 90 30 #63 of 90
Overall 68 45 66
  • GRAB ranked among 185 companies in Internet Platforms
  • UPS ranked among 150 companies in Transportation
  • ZTO ranked among 150 companies in Transportation

Price Performance

Price return, split-adjusted, before dividends. Click a name to hide or show it.

Returns

PeriodGRABUPSZTOSPY
1 month +13.4%+19.3%+5.7% -5.9%
3 months -5.2%+7.6%-13.5% -4.6%
6 months -8.2%+10.9%-17.8% +0.2%
Year to date -30.3%+12.0%-0.4% +7.5%
1 year -38.3%+19.5%+10.2% +8.2%
3 years +10.8%-21.9%-14.8% +68.3%
3 years, per year +3.5%-7.9%-5.2% +19.0%
5 years -70.8%-46.7%-25.3% +56.5%
5 years, per year -21.9%-11.8%-5.7% +9.4%
10 years —+3.8%+36.9% +251.5%
10 years, per year —+0.4%+3.2% +13.4%

Risk

MeasureGRABUPSZTOSPY
Volatility, 1Y 40.5%30.4%24.3% 13.6%
Downside volatility, 1Y 39.1%33.6%25.3% 14.2%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 1.160.690.03 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y -0.950.640.42 0.60
Max drawdown, 5Y -86.5%-64.4%-50.7% -25.4%
From 52-week high -41.0%-7.5%-19.6% -5.9%
52-week high $5.90$120.00$25.88 $779.14
52-week low $2.71$90.87$18.84 $631.97

Valuation History

Weekly multiples on trailing twelve-month fundamentals. Negative or extreme readings (a loss year, a collapsed denominator) are left out so the chart stays readable.

MultipleGRABUPSZTO
P/E now vs peer median 21.7xmedian 18.0x 21.4xmedian 14.1x 11.2xmedian 14.1x
P/S now vs peer median 3.5xmedian 1.3x 0.9xmedian 0.9x 2.1xmedian 0.9x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 21.1xmedian 15.5x 9.9xmedian 7.8x —median 7.8x
P/FCF now vs peer median 64.2xmedian 11.4x 13.1xmedian 11.7x 7.7xmedian 11.7x
P/B now vs peer median 1.9xmedian 1.7x 5.6xmedian 1.2x 1.8xmedian 1.2x
PEG now vs peer median —median 0.38 -1.09median 0.68 1.39median 0.68

Financial History

Reported figures by fiscal period, placed on the calendar year (or quarter) each period ended in, so companies with different fiscal years line up.

Trailing twelve monthsGRABUPSZTO
Revenue $3.97B $91.37B $7.81B
Gross profit $1.20B – $1.96B
Operating income $201.00M $6.52B $1.64B
Net income $526.00M $4.42B $1.51B
Free cash flow – $6.35B $2.13B
R&D $412.00M – –
EPS (diluted) $0.16 $5.19 $1.81
Cash & equivalents $2.85B $6.84B $1.46B
Total debt $452.00M $26.08B $1.72B
Shares (diluted) 4.21B 852.00M 820.80M
Enterprise value -$655.92M $69.07B $332.97M

All Metrics

58 metrics · best in bold

Bold marks the best reading: the lowest positive value for multiples, leverage and payout, the highest for everything else. The bar under each value is its percentile against that company's own peers. Hover a value for its rank and the peer median.

Valuation

12 metrics
MetricGRABUPSZTO
P/E 21.7x 21.4x 11.2x
P/FCF 64.2x 13.1x 7.7x
P/Operating cash flow – 9.0x 7.7x
P/S 3.5x 0.9x 2.1x
P/B 1.9x 5.6x 1.8x
P/Tangible book 1.9x 7.5x 2.0x
EV/EBITDA 21.1x 9.9x –
EV/EBIT 56.8x 15.8x 8.3x
EV/Revenue 2.9x 1.1x 1.7x
EV/FCF – 16.2x 6.4x
EV/Operating cash flow – 11.1x 6.4x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) – -1.09 1.39

Growth

14 metrics
MetricGRABUPSZTO
Revenue growth (1Y) 22.9% 2.1% 21.2%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 21.6% -0.6% 13.5%
Gross profit growth (1Y) 17.0% – 10.7%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) 32.7% – 7.7%
Operating income growth (1Y) 1,240% -20.7% 5.4%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) 31.5% -12.9% 6.8%
Net income growth (1Y) 806.9% -19.6% 22.6%
Net income CAGR (3Y) 37.6% -19.7% 8.9%
EPS growth (1Y) 974.3% -20.0% 25.2%
EPS CAGR (3Y) – -19.6% 8.0%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) – 9.7% 46.4%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) – -5.9% 4.6%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) – 44.5% 46.4%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) – 4.5% 4.6%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricGRABUPSZTO
Gross margin 30.1% – 25.1%
EBITDA margin 13.7% 11.4% –
Operating margin 5.1% 7.1% 21.0%
Pretax margin 13.2% 6.4% 27.7%
Net margin 16.5% 4.8% 19.0%
FCF margin – 7.0% 27.3%
Operating cash flow margin – 10.2% 27.3%
Return on equity 7.5% 29.4% 16.3%
Return on assets 3.8% 6.1% 10.5%
Return on invested capital 2.4% 12.3% 15.0%
Return on capital employed – 11.6% 15.1%
Asset turnover 0.3x 1.3x 0.5x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) – 2.1x 1.4x
Stock comp / revenue 5.9% 0.1% –

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricGRABUPSZTO
Debt / assets 3.2% 35.9% 11.8%
Debt / equity 0.1x 1.7x 0.2x
Net debt / EBITDA -4.4x 1.8x –
Debt / FCF – 4.1x 0.8x
Liabilities / assets 48.9% 79.3% 35.5%
Equity / assets 51.1% 20.7% 64.5%
Interest coverage 1.7x 6.0x 56.1x
Current ratio – 1.2x 1.7x
Quick ratio – 1.1x 1.4x
Cash ratio – 0.4x 1.3x
Altman Z-score – 2.84 3.63

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricGRABUPSZTO
Dividend yield – 5.9% 1.9%
Net buyback yield – -0.1% –
Shareholder yield – 5.8% 1.9%
Payout ratio (earnings) – – –
Payout ratio (FCF) – – –
Dividend growth (1Y) – – –
Dividend CAGR (3Y) – – –

Analyst Estimates

Solid lines are reported fiscal-year results; dashed lines are the consensus for the years ahead. Hover a year for the analysts' high and low, and how each result compared with its estimate.

ConsensusGRABUPSZTO
Forward P/E 24.9xFY2026 16.3xFY2026 10.8xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $0.14FY2026 $6.82FY2026 $1.92FY2026
EPS growth, next FY +133.3%FY2026 -4.7%FY2026 +20.0%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after +21.4% +26.0% +13.0%
Revenue, next fiscal year $4.10BFY2026 $88.51BFY2026 $8.91BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +21.7%FY2026 -0.2%FY2026 +26.9%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +33.8% +14.1% +12.2%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersGRABUPSZTO
Held by institutions 75.6% 62.5% 7.4%
Institutions holding 484 2,141 194
Change in shares held, QoQ +0.9% +6.0% +1.8%
Institutions buying 231 1,089 100
Institutions selling 168 812 64
Buyers to sellers 1.38 1.34 1.56

Return Correlation

Daily returns, last 12 months

1.00 means two stocks move in lockstep, 0 that they move independently. Pairs below about 0.5 diversify each other.

GRABUPSZTO
GRAB 1.00 0.18 0.07
UPS 0.18 1.00 0.15
ZTO 0.07 0.15 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, GRAB, UPS and ZTO?

United Parcel Service (UPS) is the largest by market capitalisation: Grab Holdings (GRAB) $14.04B, United Parcel Service (UPS) $92.24B, ZTO Express (Cayman) (ZTO) $16.58B.

Which stock is cheaper, GRAB, UPS and ZTO?

ZTO Express (Cayman) (ZTO) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Grab Holdings (GRAB) 21.4x, United Parcel Service (UPS) 20.9x, ZTO Express (Cayman) (ZTO) 11.2x). On next year's consensus earnings, ZTO Express (Cayman) (ZTO) is cheapest (Grab Holdings (GRAB) 24.9x, United Parcel Service (UPS) 16.3x, ZTO Express (Cayman) (ZTO) 10.8x). A lower multiple can reflect slower expected growth, so read it next to the growth figures.

Which company is growing faster?

Grab Holdings (GRAB) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: Grab Holdings (GRAB) +22.9%, United Parcel Service (UPS) +2.1%, ZTO Express (Cayman) (ZTO) +21.2%.

Which company is more profitable?

ZTO Express (Cayman) (ZTO) has the highest net margin (Grab Holdings (GRAB) 16.5%, United Parcel Service (UPS) 4.8%, ZTO Express (Cayman) (ZTO) 19.0%). On return on invested capital, ZTO Express (Cayman) (ZTO) leads (Grab Holdings (GRAB) 2.4%, United Parcel Service (UPS) 12.3%, ZTO Express (Cayman) (ZTO) 15.0%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year United Parcel Service (UPS) returned the most: Grab Holdings (GRAB) -38.3%, United Parcel Service (UPS) +19.5%, ZTO Express (Cayman) (ZTO) +10.2%. Over five years, ZTO Express (Cayman) (ZTO) compounded fastest (Grab Holdings (GRAB) -21.9%/yr, United Parcel Service (UPS) -11.8%/yr, ZTO Express (Cayman) (ZTO) -5.7%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, ZTO Express (Cayman) (ZTO) has been the steadiest (Grab Holdings (GRAB) 40.5%, United Parcel Service (UPS) 30.4%, ZTO Express (Cayman) (ZTO) 24.3%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, GRAB, UPS and ZTO?

There is no single answer; it depends on what you are buying for. On the 12 head-to-head measures on this page, ZTO Express (Cayman) (ZTO) leads on 6. Business Quant does not give investment advice; use the comparison as a starting point for your own research.

Data from SEC filings, exchange prices and consensus estimates, via Business Quant. Percentile scores compare each company with its own peer group, so two companies' scores are each relative to different peers unless you rank against the whole market. Price returns exclude dividends. Nothing on this page is investment advice.