UPS vs GRAB vs ZTO Stock Comparison

United Parcel Service, Grab Holdings and ZTO Express (Cayman) Prices as of Oct 27, 2026 Peers: Industry group
UPS United Parcel Service Inc
$106.13 +13.0% 1M +19.0% 1Y
Market cap
$88.83B
P/E
19.4x
Revenue (TTM)
$89.93B
Div. yield
–
Parcel Delivery Industrials
2 wins
GRAB Grab Holdings Ltd
$2.72 -13.1% 1M -55.6% 1Y
Market cap
$11.27B
P/E
19.7x
Revenue (TTM)
$3.73B
Div. yield
–
Ride-Hailing and Delivery Technology
2 wins

Head to Head

11 decided of 12

ZTO Express (Cayman) leads on 7 of the 12 questions below (ZTO Express (Cayman) 7, United Parcel Service 2, Grab Holdings 2). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionUPSGRABZTOLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $88.83B $11.27B $15.79B UPS
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 19.4x 19.7x 10.6x ZTO
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 15.7x 17.0x 10.4x ZTO
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months -0.4% +21.5% +21.2% GRAB
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 5.1% 15.3% 19.0% ZTO
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital 12.9% 1.5% 15.0% ZTO
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA 1.9x -6.5x — GRAB
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months +19.0% -55.6% +3.6% UPS
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years -13.1%/yr -26.2%/yr -7.8%/yr ZTO
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 31.0% 38.6% 24.2% ZTO
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 44/100 56/100 68/100 ZTO

Percentile Scorecard

UPSGRABZTO

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

AxisUPSGRABZTO
Valuation 43 #78 of 136 47 #89 of 167 72 #39 of 136
Growth 22 #95 of 121 80 #32 of 153 78 #27 of 121
Profitability 69 #36 of 115 45 #84 of 153 72 #33 of 115
Financial Health 33 #96 of 143 51 #89 of 179 85 #23 of 143
Shareholder Returns 54 #38 of 82 – 33 #55 of 82
Overall 44 56 68
  • UPS ranked among 150 companies in Transportation
  • GRAB ranked among 185 companies in Internet Platforms
  • ZTO ranked among 150 companies in Transportation

Price Performance

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

Returns

PeriodUPSGRABZTOSPY
1 month +13.0%-13.1%+2.9% -0.2%
3 months +0.5%-21.2%-16.2% +3.9%
6 months +2.1%-29.5%-21.7% +8.2%
Year to date +7.0%-45.5%-4.0% +12.9%
1 year +19.0%-55.6%+3.6% +12.3%
3 years -21.3%-10.2%-14.8% +87.4%
3 years, per year -7.7%-3.5%-5.2% +23.3%
5 years -50.4%-78.1%-33.5% +67.9%
5 years, per year -13.1%-26.2%-7.8% +10.9%
10 years -1.8%—+21.1% +261.1%
10 years, per year -0.2%—+1.9% +13.7%

Risk

MeasureUPSGRABZTOSPY
Volatility, 1Y 31.0%38.6%24.2% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 33.6%39.5%25.2% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 0.731.390.09 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y 0.61-1.440.15 0.97
Max drawdown, 5Y -64.4%-86.5%-50.7% -25.4%
From 52-week high -11.6%-55.6%-22.5% -1.2%
52-week high $120.00$6.12$25.88 $779.14
52-week low $89.22$2.71$18.59 $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.

MultipleUPSGRABZTO
P/E now vs peer median 19.8xmedian 16.3x 19.5xmedian 17.3x 10.8xmedian 16.3x
P/S now vs peer median 0.9xmedian 1.0x 2.9xmedian 1.4x 2.0xmedian 1.0x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 9.5xmedian 8.7x 26.6xmedian 14.2x —median 8.7x
P/FCF now vs peer median 14.6xmedian 11.4x 55.9xmedian 11.5x 7.4xmedian 11.4x
P/B now vs peer median 5.3xmedian 1.2x 1.6xmedian 1.8x 1.7xmedian 1.2x
PEG now vs peer median -0.87median 0.82 —median 0.40 1.34median 0.82

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 monthsUPSGRABZTO
Revenue $89.93B $3.73B $7.81B
Gross profit – $1.63B $1.96B
Operating income $6.58B $120.00M $1.64B
Net income $4.57B $525.00M $1.51B
Free cash flow $5.46B $193.00M $2.13B
R&D – $417.00M –
EPS (diluted) $5.37 $0.14 $1.81
Cash & equivalents $4.65B $2.86B $1.46B
Total debt $24.48B $2.99B $1.72B
Shares (diluted) 851.00M 4.21B 820.80M
Enterprise value $65.72B -$3.85B -$464.66M

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
MetricUPSGRABZTO
P/E 19.8x 19.5x 10.8x
P/FCF 14.6x 55.9x 7.4x
P/Operating cash flow 9.0x 83.0x 7.4x
P/S 0.9x 2.9x 2.0x
P/B 5.3x 1.6x 1.7x
P/Tangible book 7.1x 1.6x 1.9x
EV/EBITDA 9.5x 26.6x –
EV/EBIT 15.1x 72.2x 7.9x
EV/Revenue 1.1x 2.3x 1.7x
EV/FCF 18.2x 44.9x 6.1x
EV/Operating cash flow 11.2x 66.6x 6.1x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) -0.87 – 1.34

Growth

14 metrics
MetricUPSGRABZTO
Revenue growth (1Y) -0.4% 21.5% 21.2%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) -2.2% 23.6% 13.5%
Gross profit growth (1Y) – 23.6% 10.7%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) – 69.9% 7.7%
Operating income growth (1Y) -21.7% 340.0% 5.4%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) -17.3% 28.7% 6.8%
Net income growth (1Y) -20.2% 837.5% 22.6%
Net income CAGR (3Y) -23.0% 35.1% 8.9%
EPS growth (1Y) -20.6% 82.0% 25.2%
EPS CAGR (3Y) -22.7% – 8.0%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) 18.6% -82.1% 46.4%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) -8.0% 34.4% 4.6%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) 54.2% -76.7% 46.4%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) -4.2% 40.6% 4.6%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricUPSGRABZTO
Gross margin – 43.6% 25.1%
EBITDA margin 11.6% 8.7% –
Operating margin 7.3% 3.2% 21.0%
Pretax margin 6.5% 13.9% 27.7%
Net margin 5.1% 15.3% 19.0%
FCF margin 6.1% 5.2% 27.3%
Operating cash flow margin 9.9% 3.5% 27.3%
Return on equity 29.6% 7.9% 16.3%
Return on assets 6.4% 4.2% 10.5%
Return on invested capital 12.9% 1.5% 15.0%
Return on capital employed 11.6% 1.7% 15.1%
Asset turnover 1.3x 0.3x 0.5x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 1.9x 0.2x 1.4x
Stock comp / revenue 0.1% 6.4% –

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricUPSGRABZTO
Debt / assets 34.4% 15.1% 11.8%
Debt / equity 1.6x 0.3x 0.2x
Net debt / EBITDA 1.9x -6.5x –
Debt / FCF 4.5x 10.5x 0.8x
Liabilities / assets 78.8% 49.7% 35.5%
Equity / assets 21.2% 50.3% 64.5%
Interest coverage 6.0x 1.1x 56.1x
Current ratio 1.2x 1.5x 1.7x
Quick ratio 1.0x 0.8x 1.4x
Cash ratio 0.3x 0.8x 1.3x
Altman Z-score 2.83 -0.27 3.56

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricUPSGRABZTO
Dividend yield 6.2% – 1.9%
Net buyback yield -0.1% – –
Shareholder yield 6.0% – 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.

ConsensusUPSGRABZTO
Forward P/E 15.7xFY2026 17.0xFY2026 10.4xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $6.75FY2026 $0.16FY2026 $1.92FY2026
EPS growth, next FY -5.7%FY2026 +166.7%FY2026 +20.0%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after +26.7% +12.5% +13.0%
Revenue, next fiscal year $87.80BFY2026 $4.07BFY2026 $8.91BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY -1.0%FY2026 +20.9%FY2026 +26.9%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +14.6% +33.7% +12.2%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersUPSGRABZTO
Held by institutions 70.9% 75.6% 7.4%
Institutions holding 2,137 483 194
Change in shares held, QoQ +6.0% +0.9% +1.8%
Institutions buying 1,088 231 100
Institutions selling 809 168 64
Buyers to sellers 1.34 1.38 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.

UPSGRABZTO
UPS 1.00 0.18 0.14
GRAB 0.18 1.00 0.06
ZTO 0.14 0.06 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, UPS, GRAB and ZTO?

United Parcel Service (UPS) is the largest by market capitalisation: United Parcel Service (UPS) $88.83B, Grab Holdings (GRAB) $11.27B, ZTO Express (Cayman) (ZTO) $15.79B.

Which stock is cheaper, UPS, GRAB and ZTO?

ZTO Express (Cayman) (ZTO) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (United Parcel Service (UPS) 19.4x, Grab Holdings (GRAB) 19.7x, ZTO Express (Cayman) (ZTO) 10.6x). On next year's consensus earnings, ZTO Express (Cayman) (ZTO) is cheapest (United Parcel Service (UPS) 15.7x, Grab Holdings (GRAB) 17.0x, ZTO Express (Cayman) (ZTO) 10.4x). 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: United Parcel Service (UPS) -0.4%, Grab Holdings (GRAB) +21.5%, ZTO Express (Cayman) (ZTO) +21.2%.

Which company is more profitable?

ZTO Express (Cayman) (ZTO) has the highest net margin (United Parcel Service (UPS) 5.1%, Grab Holdings (GRAB) 15.3%, ZTO Express (Cayman) (ZTO) 19.0%). On return on invested capital, ZTO Express (Cayman) (ZTO) leads (United Parcel Service (UPS) 12.9%, Grab Holdings (GRAB) 1.5%, ZTO Express (Cayman) (ZTO) 15.0%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year United Parcel Service (UPS) returned the most: United Parcel Service (UPS) +19.0%, Grab Holdings (GRAB) -55.6%, ZTO Express (Cayman) (ZTO) +3.6%. Over five years, ZTO Express (Cayman) (ZTO) compounded fastest (United Parcel Service (UPS) -13.1%/yr, Grab Holdings (GRAB) -26.2%/yr, ZTO Express (Cayman) (ZTO) -7.8%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, ZTO Express (Cayman) (ZTO) has been the steadiest (United Parcel Service (UPS) 31.0%, Grab Holdings (GRAB) 38.6%, ZTO Express (Cayman) (ZTO) 24.2%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, UPS, GRAB 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 7. 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.