ZIM Integrated Shipping Services (ZIM) Return on Invested Capital (2020 - 2026)
ZIM Integrated Shipping Services' (ZIM) quarterly Return on Invested Capital came in at 0.09% in Q1 2026, down 19.0% year-on-year from 0.11% in Q1 2025, and down 34.2% on a QoQ basis from 0.13% in Q4 2025.
ZIM Integrated Shipping Services (ZIM) Return on Invested Capital (2020 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
ZIM Integrated Shipping Services (ZIM) has 7 years of Return on Invested Capital data on file, last reported at 0.09% in Q1 2026.
- On a quarterly basis, Return on Invested Capital fell 19.0% year-over-year to 0.09% in Q1 2026; TTM through Mar 2026 was 0.09%, a 19.0% decrease from a year earlier, with the FY2025 full-year figure at 0.13%, down 10.0% from the prior year.
- Return on Invested Capital for Q1 2026 stood at 0.09%, down from 0.13% in the prior quarter.
- Over the last five years, Return on Invested Capital for ZIM reached as high as 0.38% in Q2 2022 and fell as low as 0.2% in Q1 2024.
- Historically, Return on Invested Capital has averaged 0.15% across 5 years, with a median of 0.17% in 2025.
- Across the five-year window, Return on Invested Capital plunged 51 bps in 2023 and surged 48 bps in 2025, its largest moves.
- Year by year, Return on Invested Capital stood at 0.34% in 2022, then tumbled by 149 bps to 0.17% in 2023, then surged by 233 bps to 0.23% in 2024, then slumped by 42 bps to 0.13% in 2025, then sank by 34 bps to 0.09% in 2026.
- Per Business Quant data, the three most recent Return on Invested Capital figures were 0.09% in Q1 2026, 0.13% in Q4 2025, and 0.17% in Q3 2025.
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | ROIC (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | ZIM Integrated Shipping Services | 2,964,341.97 Bn | 2,964,341.05 Bn | 57.20 Mn | 0.09% |
| 2 | Danaos | 2,542.12 Bn | 2,541.24 Bn | 203.71 Mn | - |
| 3 | Sfl | 1,584.69 Bn | 1,584.53 Bn | 66.27 Mn | 0.00% |
| 4 | Capital Clean Energy Carriers | 1,419.00 Bn | 1,418.46 Bn | 95.52 Mn | - |
| 5 | Globus Maritime | 59.97 Bn | 59.95 Bn | 8,083.00 | - |
| 6 | Kirby | 8.07 Bn | 7.99 Bn | 291.34 Mn | - |
| 7 | Matson | 6.26 Bn | 6.16 Bn | - | 0.03% |
| 8 | Hafnia | 3.73 Bn | 3.62 Bn | 152.41 Mn | 0.01% |
| 9 | Intercont (Cayman) | 3.56 Bn | 3.56 Bn | - | - |
| 10 | Star Bulk Carriers | 3.12 Bn | 2.63 Bn | 493.84 Mn | - |
Historic Data
Download Data| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Mar 31, 2026 | 0.09% |
| Dec 31, 2025 | 0.13% |
| Sep 30, 2025 | 0.17% |
| Jun 30, 2025 | 0.25% |
| Mar 31, 2025 | 0.28% |
| Dec 31, 2024 | 0.23% |
| Sep 30, 2024 | 0.15% |
| Jun 30, 2024 | -0.14% |
| Mar 31, 2024 | -0.20% |
| Dec 31, 2023 | -0.17% |
| Sep 30, 2023 | -0.10% |
| Jun 30, 2023 | 0.13% |
| Mar 31, 2023 | 0.26% |
| Dec 31, 2022 | 0.34% |
| Sep 30, 2022 | 0.37% |
| Jun 30, 2022 | 0.38% |
| Mar 31, 2022 | 0.35% |
| Dec 31, 2021 | 0.15% |
| Sep 30, 2021 | 0.07% |
| Jun 30, 2021 | 0.04% |