ZIM Integrated Shipping Services (ZIM) Free Cash Flow (2020 - 2026)
ZIM Integrated Shipping Services (ZIM) reported Free Cash Flow of $406.2 million for the quarter ended Jun 30, 2026, down 12.8% from $465.7 million a year earlier but up 38.2% from the prior quarter.
ZIM Integrated Shipping Services (ZIM) Free Cash Flow (2020 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
Over the twelve months ended Jun 30, 2026, ZIM Integrated Shipping Services' Free Cash Flow came in at $1.82 billion, down 56.4% year-over-year; for the year ended Dec 31, 2025, it was $2.52 billion, down 36.5% from the prior year.
- Free Cash Flow has a five-year compound annual growth rate of 22.2% (years ended Dec 2020 to Dec 2025).
- By year, Free Cash Flow came in at $3.97 billion in the year ended Dec 31, 2024 (+249.3%), $1.14 billion in the year ended Dec 31, 2023 (-82.4%), $6.46 billion in the year ended Dec 31, 2022 (-7.5%) and $6.98 billion in the year ended Dec 31, 2021 (+655.4%).
- Five-year quarterly Free Cash Flow spans a low of $209.5 million in the quarter ended Mar 31, 2023 and a high of $2.3 billion in the quarter ended Sep 30, 2021.
- Year over year, Free Cash Flow has now declined in each of the last five quarters, with growth averaging 33.8% over the last eight quarters.
- The high point for year-over-year Free Cash Flow in five years was the quarter ended Sep 30, 2021 (growth of 803.1%); the low point was the quarter ended Mar 31, 2023 (a decline of 88.6%).
- Per Business Quant data, the three quarters before the quarter ended Jun 30, 2026 came in at $294 million (quarter ended Mar 31, 2026), $423.1 million (quarter ended Dec 31, 2025) and $695.7 million (quarter ended Sep 30, 2025).
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | FCF (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Union Pacific | 161.62 Bn | 156.15 Bn | - | 2.20 Bn |
| 2 | Csx | 86.16 Bn | 82.37 Bn | - | 751.00 Mn |
| 3 | Canadian Pacific Kansas City | 74.78 Bn | 74.50 Bn | - | 699.79 Mn |
| 4 | United Parcel Service | 70.01 Bn | 46.94 Bn | - | 166.00 Mn |
| 5 | Norfolk Southern | 69.45 Bn | 64.09 Bn | - | 615.00 Mn |
| 6 | Fedex | 67.46 Bn | 33.40 Bn | - | 1.79 Bn |
| 7 | Delta Air Lines | 54.88 Bn | 37.06 Bn | - | 2.38 Bn |
| 8 | Old Dominion Freight Line | 36.07 Bn | 35.33 Bn | - | 195.66 Mn |
| 9 | Ryanair Holdings | 28.71 Bn | 12.72 Bn | 3.13 Bn | 551.77 Mn |
| 10 | ZIM Integrated Shipping Services | 3.53 Bn | -3.96 Bn | 255.00 Mn | 406.20 Mn |
Historic Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Jun 30, 2026 | 406.20 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2026 | 294.00 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2025 | 423.10 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2025 | 695.70 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2025 | 465.70 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2025 | 932.70 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2024 | 1.23 Bn |
| Sep 30, 2024 | 1.55 Bn |
| Jun 30, 2024 | 843.20 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2024 | 350.50 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2023 | 1.11 Bn |
| Sep 30, 2023 | 351.30 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2023 | 372.20 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2023 | 209.50 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2022 | 1.10 Bn |
| Sep 30, 2022 | 1.73 Bn |
| Jun 30, 2022 | 1.79 Bn |
| Mar 31, 2022 | 1.84 Bn |
| Dec 31, 2021 | 2.25 Bn |
| Sep 30, 2021 | 2.30 Bn |
ZIM Integrated Shipping Services Free Cash Flow API
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Historical Metrics API. The request below matches the chart above — change the
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https://data.businessquant.com/historic?slug=free-cash-flow&ticker=ZIM&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEYimport requests
url = "https://data.businessquant.com/historic"
params = {"slug": "free-cash-flow", "ticker": "ZIM", "period": "max", "api_key": "YOUR_API_KEY"}
data = requests.get(url, params=params).json()const res = await fetch("https://data.businessquant.com/historic?slug=free-cash-flow&ticker=ZIM&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY");
const data = await res.json();