GRAB vs. ZTO: Grab vs. ZTO Express (Cayman) Stock Comparison

Company Profile

Grab (GRAB) and ZTO Express (Cayman) (ZTO) both fall under the Transportation industry group, but GRAB is classified in Ground Transportation while ZTO is classified in Air Freight & Logistics.

Grab (GRAB) trades as ordinary local shares, while ZTO Express (Cayman) (ZTO) trades as an ADR — compare with FX exposure, depositary-program fees, and dividend-withholding-tax differences in mind.

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Risk Metrics

ZTO Express (Cayman) (ZTO) reports a negative beta of -0.18, suggesting inverse market sensitivity over the measurement window. That is uncommon for ordinary equities and can reflect commodity-linked or hedge-like exposure, but it can also come from statistical noise. Grab (GRAB) has a non-negative beta of 0.74.

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Risk-Adjusted Metrics

Profitability

Both Grab (GRAB) at 7.64% and ZTO Express (Cayman) (ZTO) at 16.28% land near their industries’ usual ROE ranges, so capital efficiency looks broadly in line with peers on both sides.

Both Grab (GRAB) at 14.79% and ZTO Express (Cayman) (ZTO) at 19.04% keep about the typical share of revenue as profit for their industries — neither bottom line stands out from peers.

Both Grab (GRAB) at 10.07% and ZTO Express (Cayman) (ZTO) at 22.19% run core operations about as efficiently as their industries’ norm — neither stands out on operating profitability.

Profitability Metrics

Growth

Both Grab (GRAB) at 20.49% and ZTO Express (Cayman) (ZTO) at 10.88% sit in the top peer quartile for revenue growth, so each is growing its top line faster than typical industry peers.

Only one side can be read here: ZTO Express (Cayman) (ZTO) reports EPS growth of 4.58%, ranked against its industry; Grab (GRAB) has no EPS growth figure this period.

Growth Metrics

Financial Strength

Grab (GRAB) at 1.38 keeps current ratio within its industry’s typical mid-range, while ZTO Express (Cayman) (ZTO) at 1.67 sits above its industry’s typical mid-range — comfortable liquidity, though possibly with more idle current assets relative to peers.

Grab (GRAB) at 0.29 keeps leverage in the lower industry quartile, while ZTO Express (Cayman) (ZTO) at 0.35 runs a more typical debt-to-equity mix.

Financial Strength Metrics

Dividends

Grab (GRAB) pays no dividend (yield 0.00%) — it may be reinvesting, using buybacks, or simply not returning cash through dividends. Meanwhile ZTO Express (Cayman) (ZTO) reports a yield of 12.89%, ranking against industry peers normally.

Grab (GRAB) pays no dividend (payout 0.00%) — it may be reinvesting, using buybacks, or simply not returning cash through dividends. Meanwhile ZTO Express (Cayman) (ZTO) reports a payout of 38.36%, ranking against industry peers normally.

Dividend Metrics

Valuation

ZTO Express (Cayman) (ZTO) at 11.37 is near its industry’s usual P/E ratio, while Grab (GRAB) at 34.10 sits in the richer quartile — GRAB needs stronger growth or earnings quality to justify the premium.

ZTO Express (Cayman) (ZTO) at 0.29 looks cheap on sales in the lower P/S ratio quartile, while Grab (GRAB) at 3.47 looks rich in the upper quartile — a clear gap in price per dollar of revenue.

On P/B ratio, both Grab (GRAB) at 2.04 and ZTO Express (Cayman) (ZTO) at 1.66 are valued close to their industries’ norm against book — neither stands out from peers.

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