Growth Metrics

ZTO Express (Cayman) (ZTO) Gross Margin (2016 - 2025)

ZTO Express (Cayman)'s Gross Margin history spans 11 years, with the latest figure at 25.37% for Q4 2025.

  • On a quarterly basis, Gross Margin fell 373.0% to 25.37% in Q4 2025 year-over-year; TTM through Dec 2025 was 25.0%, a 598.0% decrease, with the full-year FY2025 number at 24.99%, down 598.0% from a year prior.
  • Gross Margin hit 25.37% in Q4 2025 for ZTO Express (Cayman), up from 24.91% in the prior quarter.
  • Over the last five years, Gross Margin for ZTO hit a ceiling of 33.93% in Q2 2023 and a floor of 17.12% in Q1 2021.
  • Historically, Gross Margin has averaged 26.62% across 5 years, with a median of 26.39% in 2022.
  • Biggest five-year swings in Gross Margin: surged 848bps in 2023 and later crashed -887bps in 2025.
  • Tracing ZTO's Gross Margin over 5 years: stood at 24.42% in 2021, then grew by 15bps to 28.09% in 2022, then increased by 5bps to 29.46% in 2023, then decreased by -1bps to 29.1% in 2024, then decreased by -13bps to 25.37% in 2025.
  • Business Quant data shows Gross Margin for ZTO at 25.37% in Q4 2025, 24.91% in Q3 2025, and 24.89% in Q2 2025.