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Elite Express vs ZTO Express (Cayman): revenue, profit, margins and growth compared

Elite Express brought in $2.7M of revenue in fiscal 2025, ZTO Express (Cayman) $7B in fiscal 2025. Elite Express kept -82.0% of its revenue as net profit, ZTO Express (Cayman) 18.5%. Free cash flow was -$2.9M at Elite Express and $965.8M at ZTO Express (Cayman).

Side by side, latest fiscal year

ETSZTO
Fiscal year endedFY2025 (November 30, 2025)FY2025 (December 31, 2025)
Revenue$2.7M$7B
Revenue growthn/a+15.7%
Net income-$2.2M$1.3B
Net margin-82.0%18.5%
Free cash flow-$2.9M$965.8M
Free cash flow margin-109.0%13.8%
Earnings per share (diluted)-$0.16$1.60
Cash$1.3M$1.4B
Debtn/an/a
Price to earningsn/an/a
Market value$75.5M$15.8B
Dividend yieldn/an/a
Rank by revenue in sector#547 of 603 · Industrials#101 of 603 · Industrials

Over the years

Revenue
ETS FY2025: $2.7MZTO FY2018: $2.6BZTO FY2019: $3.2BZTO FY2020: $3.9BZTO FY2021: $4.8BZTO FY2022: $5.1BZTO FY2023: $5.4BZTO FY2024: $6.1BZTO FY2025: $7BFY18FY19FY20FY21FY22FY23FY24FY25
ETS $2.7MZTO $7B
Net income
ETS FY2025: -$2.2MZTO FY2018: $637.5MZTO FY2019: $815MZTO FY2020: $660.9MZTO FY2021: $746.1MZTO FY2022: $987.2MZTO FY2023: $1.2BZTO FY2024: $1.2BZTO FY2025: $1.3BFY18FY19FY20FY21FY22FY23FY24FY25
ETS -$2.2MZTO $1.3B
Net margin
ETS FY2025: -82.0%ZTO FY2018: 24.9%ZTO FY2019: 25.7%ZTO FY2020: 17.1%ZTO FY2021: 15.6%ZTO FY2022: 19.2%ZTO FY2023: 22.8%ZTO FY2024: 19.9%ZTO FY2025: 18.5%FY18FY19FY20FY21FY22FY23FY24FY25
ETS -82.0%ZTO 18.5%
Revenue growth
ZTO FY2019: +24.0%ZTO FY2020: +21.7%ZTO FY2021: +23.5%ZTO FY2022: +7.5%ZTO FY2023: +5.5%ZTO FY2024: +12.1%ZTO FY2025: +15.7%FY19FY20FY21FY22FY23FY24FY25
ETSZTO +15.7%
Free cash flow
ETS FY2025: -$2.9MZTO FY2018: $157.1MZTO FY2019: $239.7MZTO FY2020: -$350.4MZTO FY2021: -$178.9MZTO FY2022: $639.6MZTO FY2023: $962.3MZTO FY2024: $852.3MZTO FY2025: $965.8MFY18FY19FY20FY21FY22FY23FY24FY25
ETS -$2.9MZTO $965.8M

Fiscal years as each company reports them; the two may end in different months.

Questions about Elite Express and ZTO Express (Cayman)

Which is bigger by revenue, Elite Express or ZTO Express (Cayman)?

ZTO Express (Cayman) is bigger by revenue: $7B in fiscal 2025, against $2.7M for Elite Express in fiscal 2025.

Which keeps more of its revenue as profit, Elite Express or ZTO Express (Cayman)?

Elite Express had a net margin of -82.0% in fiscal 2025; ZTO Express (Cayman) had 18.5% in fiscal 2025.

Where do these numbers come from?

From the annual reports each company files with the SEC (10-K, or 20-F and 40-F for foreign companies), read from their XBRL data. Margins and growth are simple arithmetic on those figures. Nothing here is a recommendation.

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