ZTO Express (Cayman) (ZTO) Operating Margin (2015 - 2026)

ZTO Express (Cayman)'s (ZTO) quarterly Operating Margin came in at 19.16% in Q1 2026, down 292.0% year-on-year from 9.98% in Q1 2025, and down 12.81% quarter-over-quarter from 21.98% in Q4 2025.

ZTO Express (Cayman) (ZTO) Operating Margin (2015 - 2026) Analysis & Trends

ZTO Express (Cayman) has disclosed Operating Margin across 12 years of filings, most recently posting 19.16% for Q1 2026.

  • Operating Margin for Q1 2026 came in at 19.16%, down 292.0% year-over-year; the trailing twelve-month figure through Mar 2026 was 20.61% (down 575.0% YoY), and the FY2025 annual result was 21.33%, down 526.0% from the prior year.
  • Operating Margin came in at 19.16% for Q1 2026 at ZTO Express (Cayman), down from 21.98% in the prior quarter.
  • In the past five years, Operating Margin ranged from a high of 29.98% in Q2 2024 to a low of 14.12% in Q1 2022.
  • The 5-year median for Operating Margin is 22.94% (2022), against an average of 23.57%.
  • Across the five-year window, Operating Margin jumped 759 bps in 2023 and sank 906 bps in 2025, its largest moves.
  • ZTO Express (Cayman)'s Operating Margin stood at 24.92% in 2022, then gained by 4 bps to 25.94% in 2023, then grew by 3 bps to 26.73% in 2024, then declined by 18 bps to 21.98% in 2025, then dropped by 13 bps to 19.16% in 2026.
  • The last three Operating Margin figures came in at 19.16% (Q1 2026), 21.98% (Q4 2025), and 20.27% (Q3 2025), per Business Quant data.

Peer Comparison

# Company Market Cap Enterprise Value Gross Profit (Qtr) Operating Margin (Qtr)
1 United Parcel Service 92.26 Bn 86.49 Bn 18.44 Bn 5.98%
2 Fedex 78.12 Bn 66.43 Bn 20.49 Bn 5.62%
3 Hunt J B Transport Services 26.94 Bn 26.93 Bn 2.88 Bn 6.77%
4 C. H. Robinson Worldwide 22.05 Bn 21.89 Bn 1.50 Bn 4.38%
5 Expeditors International Of Washington 21.79 Bn 20.48 Bn 2.84 Bn -20.02%
6 Landstar System 7.42 Bn 7.01 Bn 1.16 Bn 4.55%
7 GXO Logistics 5.58 Bn 4.83 Bn 490.00 Mn 1.18%
8 ZTO Express (Cayman) 2.73 Bn -774.03 Mn 469.01 Mn 19.16%
9 Pitney Bowes 2.47 Bn 2.16 Bn 375.39 Mn -4.51%
10 Cryoport 783.40 Mn 379.76 Mn 21.91 Mn -20.11%

Historic Data

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DateValue
Mar 31, 2026 19.16%
Dec 31, 2025 21.98%
Sep 30, 2025 20.27%
Jun 30, 2025 20.92%
Mar 31, 2025 22.08%
Dec 31, 2024 26.73%
Sep 30, 2024 26.62%
Jun 30, 2024 29.98%
Mar 31, 2024 22.76%
Dec 31, 2023 25.94%
Sep 30, 2023 26.70%
Jun 30, 2023 29.56%
Mar 31, 2023 21.71%
Dec 31, 2022 24.92%
Sep 30, 2022 24.31%
Jun 30, 2022 22.94%
Mar 31, 2022 14.12%
Dec 31, 2021 22.28%
Sep 30, 2021 18.41%
Jun 30, 2021 19.87%