Verdict: Side-by-side breakdown using the Bull Rankings model. ZTO scored 64.9, ZIM scored 58.7 — ZTO leads.
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ZTO
ZTO Express (Cayman) Inc.
Integrated Freight & Logistics · Quality-Growth
64.9
$20.15 · $15.1B
fundamentals as of
Score gap
6.2
ZTO leads
ZIM
ZIM Integrated Shipping Services Ltd.
Marine Shipping · Quality-Growth
58.7
$29.99 · $3.6B
fundamentals as of
At a glance · who leads each dimension, on the model's own rules
CheapestZTO11.0x
Fastest growthZTO+10.9%
Strongest balance sheetZTO0.35
Highest qualityZTO76 / 100
Largest discount to fair valueZIM-84%
Side by side · every name on one set of axes
Growth against the P/E multiple. Up and to the right is cheaper and faster — the quality-growth idea in one picture. Points beyond the axis are pinned to the edge and marked off-scale rather than allowed to compress everything else.
The model, pillar by pillar (0–100 each)
ZTO
stronger →← stronger
ZIM
76
Qualityreturns · margins · balance sheet
69
80
Growthrevenue & earnings expansion
44
81
Valuevaluation vs sector peers
67
ZTO is stronger on 3 of 3 pillars.
Fundamentals, head-to-head
ZTO
ZIM
$891mC+
FCF
$2.1bB
+10.9%B
Rev
-18.1%F
0.35A-
D/E
1.37C
11.0xA
P/E
26.3xB
1.01B+
PEG
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Winner per row is the stronger grade; where grades tie, the better figure breaks it. A true tie or a missing value shows no highlight.
Valuation · DCF cross-check
ZTO
ZIM
3% below
Price vs fair valuelower is cheaper
84% below
~7%/yr
Growth the price impliesyr-1 FCF growth, fading to 4% · lower = less priced in
decline
-6%
1-yr DCF upside
+597%
+3%
5-yr DCF upside
+522%
+18%
10-yr DCF upside
+433%
These two disagree on this pair: the Value pillar ranks cheapness against sector peers, while price-vs-fair-value is an absolute read. A name can be the better value in its sector and still the dearer one on cash flows.
The DCF is a cross-check on intrinsic value, separate from the quality-growth score above.
Integrated Freight & Logistics · market cap $15.1b. Down 23% from 52-week high of $26.20 — deep drawdown territory. Revenue growing +11%, comfortably above the S&P median. 18 sell-side analysts rate this a Buy with a mean 1-yr target of $27.88 (implying +38% upside).
Moat
Net margin 18% beats the market median by a meaningful margin — the company is keeping more of every revenue dollar than the average S&P constituent. ROE 14% meets the long-run market sustainable threshold — solid but not differentiated; the durability comes from elsewhere.
Risk
Value re-rating depends on a catalyst. Without one — analyst day, divestiture, margin recovery, capital return — the stock can stay cheap on these multiples for years.
ZIMZIM Integrated Shipping Services Ltd.
Marine Shipping · $29.99 · beta 1.16
Why now
Marine Shipping · market cap $3.6b. 3% off the 52-week high of $30.96. Revenue -18% — in contraction; any catalyst that reverses this triggers re-rating. 4 sell-side analysts rate this a Hold with a mean 1-yr target of $27.80 (implying -7% upside).
Moat
ROE 12% meets the long-run market sustainable threshold — solid but not differentiated; the durability comes from elsewhere. Free cash flow runs well ahead of reported net income.
Risk
Revenue contracting -18% — the operational turn is not yet visible in the top line.
Verdict — model-derived comparison
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Where ZTO and ZIM diverge
On the headline score the gap is 6.2 points in favor of ZTO. The widest single difference is Growth, where ZTO leads by 36.3 points.
GrowthZTO 79.8 · ZIM 43.5ZTO +36.3
ValueZTO 81.3 · ZIM 67.4ZTO +13.9
QualityZTO 76.3 · ZIM 69.0ZTO +7.3
Pillars run 0–100. Value is judged against each company's own sector, so a Value score is a statement about a company relative to its own industry rather than to the other name here. A wide Value gap usually means the market already prices the difference in quality or growth — which is the trade-off this comparison comes down to.
Common questions
Is ZTO or ZIM the better stock?
ZTO scores higher: ZTO 64.9, ZIM 58.7 out of 100 on the Bull Rankings quality-growth score, which blends business quality, growth and valuation into one number. A higher score means a stronger business at a more reasonable price — it is not a price target or a recommendation.
Where do ZTO and ZIM differ most?
The widest gap is growth, where ZTO leads by 36 points on the 0–100 pillar scale. ZTO leads all three pillars, so the gap is broad rather than a single-measure difference.
How are ZTO and ZIM scored?
Each carries the same 0–100 quality-growth score used everywhere on the site, built from three pillars — quality (profitability and returns on capital), growth (revenue and earnings), and value (what you pay for them) — combined as a geometric mean, so a weak pillar cannot be papered over by a strong one.
How current is this comparison?
The whole universe is re-scored every trading day after the US market close, so the scores and fundamentals here reflect the latest published edition.