ZTO Express (Cayman) (ZTOEF) Return on Capital Employed (2016 - 2026)

ZTO Express (Cayman)'s (ZTOEF) quarterly Return on Capital Employed came in at 14.91% in Q1 2026, down 367.0% year-on-year from 5.59% in Q1 2025, and down 2.78% quarter-over-quarter from 15.34% in Q4 2025.

ZTO Express (Cayman) (ZTOEF) Return on Capital Employed (2016 - 2026) Analysis & Trends

ZTO Express (Cayman) has disclosed Return on Capital Employed across 11 years of filings, most recently posting 14.91% for Q1 2026.

  • Return on Capital Employed for Q1 2026 came in at 14.91%, down 367.0% year-over-year; the trailing twelve-month figure through Mar 2026 was 14.91% (down 367.0% YoY), and the FY2025 annual result was 4.02%, down 1456.0% from the prior year.
  • Return on Capital Employed came in at 14.91% for Q1 2026 at ZTO Express (Cayman), down from 15.34% in the prior quarter.
  • In the past five years, Return on Capital Employed ranged from a high of 22.68% in Q3 2022 to a low of 12.35% in Q1 2022.
  • The 5-year median for Return on Capital Employed is 15.62% (2024), against an average of 16.29%.
  • Peak annual rise in Return on Capital Employed reached 1238 bps in 2022, while the deepest fall reached 254641 bps in 2022.
  • ZTO Express (Cayman)'s Return on Capital Employed stood at 13.29% in 2022, then climbed by 13 bps to 15.0% in 2023, then grew by 19 bps to 17.79% in 2024, then decreased by 14 bps to 15.34% in 2025, then fell by 3 bps to 14.91% in 2026.
  • The last three Return on Capital Employed figures came in at 14.91% (Q1 2026), 15.34% (Q4 2025), and 15.47% (Q3 2025), per Business Quant data.

Peer Comparison

# Company Market Cap Enterprise Value Gross Profit (Qtr) ROCE (Qtr)
1 United Parcel Service 92.26 Bn 86.49 Bn 18.44 Bn 12.93%
2 Fedex 78.12 Bn 66.43 Bn 20.49 Bn 7.64%
3 Hunt J B Transport Services 26.94 Bn 26.93 Bn 2.88 Bn 13.61%
4 C. H. Robinson Worldwide 22.05 Bn 21.89 Bn 1.50 Bn 24.42%
5 Expeditors International Of Washington 21.79 Bn 20.48 Bn 2.84 Bn 8.31%
6 Landstar System 7.42 Bn 7.01 Bn 1.16 Bn 16.73%
7 GXO Logistics 5.58 Bn 4.83 Bn 490.00 Mn 4.02%
8 ZTO Express (Cayman) 2.73 Bn -774.03 Mn 469.01 Mn 14.91%
9 Pitney Bowes 2.47 Bn 2.16 Bn 375.39 Mn -25.32%
10 ZTO Express (Cayman) - - 469.01 Mn 14.91%

Historic Data

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DateValue
Mar 31, 2026 14.91%
Dec 31, 2025 15.34%
Sep 30, 2025 15.47%
Jun 30, 2025 17.05%
Mar 31, 2025 18.58%
Dec 31, 2024 17.79%
Sep 30, 2024 18.22%
Jun 30, 2024 15.62%
Mar 31, 2024 15.65%
Dec 31, 2023 15.00%
Sep 30, 2023 15.66%
Jun 30, 2023 14.93%
Mar 31, 2023 14.64%
Dec 31, 2022 13.29%
Sep 30, 2022 22.68%
Jun 30, 2022 19.81%
Mar 31, 2022 12.35%
Dec 31, 2021 11.28%
Sep 30, 2021 10.30%
Jun 30, 2021 9.54%