# ZIM Integrated Shipping Services Ltd. (ZIM) fundamentals

Data as of 2026-09-08. NYSE, United States. Sector: Industrials / Marine. Price $28.58, market value $3.4 billion.

## Valuation
- **P/E (trailing): 24.9×** (5-yr avg 1.7×, 3-yr avg 3.0×). ZIM Integrated Shipping Services Ltd. trades at 24.9× trailing earnings, well above its own five-year average of 1.7×: investors are paying up relative to the company's past. The Industrials median in the September 2026 study was 25.7×. Forward P/E is 3.1×, lower than trailing, so analysts expect earnings to grow.
- **Price / sales: 0.5×**. Each dollar of revenue is priced at 0.5×, a low multiple typical of thin-margin businesses or out-of-favour stocks.
- **Price / book: 0.9×**. The shares trade below book value, which can signal a bargain or a balance sheet the market doubts.
- **EV / EBITDA: 1.3×**. Enterprise value is 1.3× operating earnings before depreciation, the multiple that ignores how the company is financed; below 8× is inexpensive for most sectors.
- **Free-cash-flow yield: 43.6%**. Free cash flow equals 43.6% of the market value. Above 5% is generally attractive.
- **Earnings yield: 4.0%**. The inverse of the P/E: 4.0% of the price is earned each year.

## Profitability
- **Gross margin: 13.7%**. ZIM Integrated Shipping Services Ltd. keeps 13.7% of revenue after the direct cost of what it sells, a thin margin typical of retail, distribution and commodity businesses.
- **Operating margin: 7.9%**. 7.9% of revenue is left after running the business.
- **Net margin: 7.0%**. 7.0% of each dollar of sales reaches the bottom line.
- **Return on equity: 12.0%**. 12.0% on shareholders' equity is solid.
- **Return on invested capital: 12.1%**. Return on all capital, debt included, is 12.1%.
- **Return on assets: 1.3%**. Each dollar of assets produces 1.3% of profit.

## Growth
- **Revenue growth (1 yr): -18.1%** (3-yr -18.1%/yr, 5-yr 11.6%/yr). Revenue fell 18.1% over the last year, against 11.6% a year compounded over five years: growth is slowing.
- **EPS growth (1 yr): -77.7%** (3-yr -53.0%/yr, 5-yr -4.3%/yr). Earnings per share fell 77.7%, slower than revenue, so margins compressed.

## Financial health
- **Debt to equity: 0.02**. Debt is 0.02 times equity: a conservative balance sheet.
- **Net debt / EBITDA: net cash**. ZIM Integrated Shipping Services Ltd. holds more cash than debt.
- **Interest coverage: 1.1×**. Operating profit covers interest only 1.1×: fragile.
- **Altman Z-score: 1.74**. A Z-score of 1.74 is in the distress zone, a signal to examine the balance sheet closely.
- **Piotroski F-score: 4/9**. 4 of 9 checks pass: mixed.

## Dividends
- **Dividend yield: 7.88%** ($1.19 per share, trailing). ZIM Integrated Shipping Services Ltd. yields 7.88%, high enough to check carefully: yields this high often precede a cut.
- **Payout ratio: 107%**. The dividend exceeds earnings (107% payout), which is rarely sustainable outside REITs and one-off years.

## Analyst view
- **Analyst consensus: hold** (4 analysts). 4 analysts cover ZIM Integrated Shipping Services Ltd.; the consensus is hold, with an average price target of $25.80 (-10% from the current price). Analyst opinion is shown for context; it is not part of the Fundamental Score.

## Price and momentum
- **Total return (1 yr): 121.6%** (YTD 39.2%, 3-mo 13.2%). The shares are up 121.6% over twelve months including dividends.
- **From 52-week high: -4.6%** (131.8% above the low). Trading within 5% of its 52-week high.
- **200-day average: above**. The price sits above its 200-day moving average, the usual definition of an uptrend.
- **RSI (14-day): 60**. An RSI of 60 is neutral.
- **Beta (1 yr): 0.90** (volatility 51%). Beta of 0.90 against the S&P 500: the shares move roughly with the market.

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