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ZIM Integrated Shipping Services

ZIM Integrated Shipping Services (ZIM) Q3 2025 Earnings

Reported Nov 20, 2025 at 7:17 AM ET · SEC Source

Q3 25 EPS

$1.02

MISS 3.60%

Est. $1.06

Q3 25 Revenue

$1.78B

BEAT +2.34%

Est. $1.74B

vs S&P Since Q3 25

+45.5%

BEATING MARKET

ZIM +57.9% vs S&P +12.4%

Market Reaction

Did ZIM Beat Earnings? Q3 2025 Results

ZIM Integrated Shipping Services delivered a mixed Q3 2025, with earnings per share of $1.02 beating analyst expectations even as revenue slipped to $1.78 billion, an 18% year-over-year decline that reflected the ongoing normalization of freight rate… Read more ZIM Integrated Shipping Services delivered a mixed Q3 2025, with earnings per share of $1.02 beating analyst expectations even as revenue slipped to $1.78 billion, an 18% year-over-year decline that reflected the ongoing normalization of freight rates from last year's elevated levels. The core driver of pressure was stark: the average freight rate per TEU collapsed 35% to $1,602 from $2,480 a year ago, while carried volume dipped 5% to 926 thousand TEUs, pulling net income down sharply to $123 million compared to $1.13 billion in Q3 2024. Adjusted EBITDA fell 61% to $593 million, with margins compressing to 33% from 55% a year prior. Despite the headline weakness, ZIM's stock slipped in premarket trading as investors weighed a cautious near-term outlook, with management acknowledging that Q4 market conditions have softened further. Still, the company raised the midpoints of its full-year 2025 guidance, now targeting Adjusted EBITDA of $2.00 billion to $2.20 billion and Adjusted EBIT of $700 million to $900 million, while declaring a quarterly dividend of $0.31 per share.

Key Takeaways

  • • Average freight rate per TEU decreased 35% year-over-year to $1,602
  • • Carried volume decreased 5% year-over-year to 926 thousand TEUs
  • • Agile fleet deployment strategy enabling quick response to changing market conditions
  • • Ongoing Red Sea disruption requiring re-routing around Africa, extending voyage durations
  • • Long-term operational cooperation with MSC launched in February 2025
  • • Increased depreciation costs from expanded and modernized fleet
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ZIM YoY Financials

Q3 2025 vs Q3 2024, source: SEC Filings

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ZIM Revenue by Segment

With YoY comparisons, source: SEC Filings

Q1 25 Q1 26

“Our business resilience was evident in the third quarter, during which we delivered solid earnings while navigating a volatile rate environment, influenced by a complex geopolitical landscape, frequent changes in tariff policies and an ongoing global trade war. With larger, more modern, cost-effective capacity, we continued to capitalize on our agile fleet deployment strategy, which enables ZIM to respond quickly to developments in market conditions, now facing downward pricing pressure. In addition to adapting our Transpacific network based on prevailing demand trends, we have diversified our geographic footprint to capture new growth opportunities. Consistent with our commitment to sharing our success with our investors, the company has declared a quarterly dividend of $0.31 per share, or a total of $37 million, distributing 30% of quarterly net income in accordance with our dividend policy. I am proud to lead a company that, since its IPO about five years ago, has distributed approximately $5.7 billion to its shareholders—more than 25 times what the company raised in its IPO in January 2021.”

— Eli Glickman, Q3 2025 Earnings Press Release

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