← Research LibraryThe BriefFY2025 20-F · headline figures audited against SEC data
ZIM's revenue fell 18.1% to $6.90B as freight rates dropped 17.8%, and the container line has agreed to be acquired by Hapag-Lloyd for $35.00 per share in cash
The read at a glance✓ Audited against SEC data
- Growth — Revenue down 18.1% to $6.90B; TEUs carried down 2.3%Watch
- Profitability — Operating margin down 1527 bps to 14.72%; net income $479.2MWatch
- Balance sheet — Debt $5,726.6 million, mostly vessel leases; $2.8 billion liquidityNote
- Accounting quality — Grey-zone balance-sheet screen; no manipulation flag; strong earnings qualityNote
- Capital allocation — Dividends $515.6M, down 11.0%; no buybacksNote
- Merger — Hapag-Lloyd deal signed February 2026, subject to approvalsNote
Business
ZIM is an Israeli container shipping line founded in 1945 that carried 3.66 million TEUs in 2025 on 56 weekly lines calling over 300 ports. It charters in 86.4% of its TEU capacity, against an industry average of about 37.6% cited from Alphaliner, which lets it resize its fleet but leaves it with large lease obligations. The Transpacific trade carried 43.0% of its volume.
Latest filings
- 6-K · Company announcement (foreign filer)2026-10-15
- 6-K · Company announcement (foreign filer)2026-10-06
- 6-K · Company announcement (foreign filer)2026-09-30
- 6-K · Company announcement (foreign filer)2026-08-19
- 6-K · Company announcement (foreign filer)2026-07-28
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