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

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DateValue
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%