ZTO Express (Cayman) (ZTO) Free Cash Flow (2015 - 2026)
ZTO Express (Cayman) (ZTO) posted Free Cash Flow of $670.21 million for the quarter ended Jun 30, 2026, up 123.6% from $299.76 million a year earlier and up 66.4% from the prior quarter.
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ZTO Express (Cayman) (ZTO) Free Cash Flow (2015 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
For the trailing twelve months through Jun 30, 2026, Free Cash Flow at ZTO Express (Cayman) was $2.13 billion, up 46.3% year-over-year; for the year ended Dec 31, 2025, it came in at $2.39 billion, up 4.9% from the prior year.
- Annual Free Cash Flow shows a five-year compound annual growth rate of 6.2% (years ended Dec 2020 to Dec 2025).
- In prior years, ZTO Express (Cayman)'s Free Cash Flow was $2.28 billion in the year ended Dec 31, 2024 (-18.6%), $2.8 billion in the year ended Dec 31, 2023 (+4.2%), $2.69 billion in the year ended Dec 31, 2022 (+12.5%) and $2.39 billion in the year ended Dec 31, 2021 (+35.2%).
- The figure for the quarter ended Jun 30, 2026 stands as the highest quarterly Free Cash Flow in data going back to the quarter ended Sep 30, 2015.
- On a year-over-year basis, Free Cash Flow has increased in each of the last four quarters, with growth averaging 20.2% over the last eight quarters.
- The strongest year-over-year quarter for Free Cash Flow in the past five years was the quarter ended Mar 31, 2022, with growth of 139.5%; the weakest was the quarter ended Jun 30, 2025, with a decline of 37.4%.
- According to Business Quant data, Free Cash Flow for the three prior quarters was $402.66 million (quarter ended Mar 31, 2026), $604.35 million (quarter ended Dec 31, 2025) and $448.63 million (quarter ended Sep 30, 2025).
Peer Set
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 | ZTO Express (Cayman) | 15.37 Bn | -767.84 Mn | 550.21 Mn | 670.21 Mn |
Historic Data
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Historic Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Jun 30, 2026 | 670.21 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2026 | 402.66 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2025 | 604.35 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2025 | 448.63 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2025 | 299.76 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2025 | 325.07 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2024 | 384.47 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2024 | 443.45 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2024 | 478.88 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2024 | 284.03 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2023 | 552.58 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2023 | 406.19 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2023 | 518.75 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2023 | 398.68 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2022 | 546.58 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2022 | 412.77 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2022 | 573.34 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2022 | 174.37 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2021 | 474.50 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2021 | 277.35 Mn |
API Access
ZTO Express (Cayman) 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=ZTO&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEYimport requests
url = "https://data.businessquant.com/historic"
params = {"slug": "free-cash-flow", "ticker": "ZTO", "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=ZTO&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY");
const data = await res.json();