BIP vs ZIM
Brookfield Infrastructure Partners L.p. and ZIM Integrated Shipping Services Ltd., side by side — 8 fiscal years reported in USD, drawn from SEC filings.
Most recent reported year
| Metric | BIP | ZIM |
|---|---|---|
| Revenue | $23.1B | $6.9B |
| Net income | $2.5B | $479.2M |
| Gross margin | 26.9% | 19.1% |
| Net margin | 11.0% | 7.0% |
| Return on equity | 7.7% | 11.9% |
| Diluted EPS | $0.90 | $3.98 |
| Dividend / share | · | · |
| Payout ratio | · | · |
| Free cash flow | $-53.0M | · |
| Equity | · | $4.0B |
| Net debt / equity | · | −0.24× |
| Current ratio | 0.78× | 1.23× |
| Revenue CAGR 5y | 21.1% | 11.6% |
| Profit CAGR 5y | 22.9% | −1.5% |
BIP bills 3.3× the revenue of ZIM, and keeps more of each dollar of revenue as profit (11.0% against 7.0%).
The stronger figure of the pair is set in bold. That is arithmetic, not a recommendation — this page does not pick a winner. "·" marks a figure not available in our data.
8 years side by side
| Fiscal year | BIP | ZIM |
|---|---|---|
| FY2025 | $23.1B | $6.9B |
| FY2024 | $21.0B | $8.4B |
| FY2023 | $17.9B | $5.2B |
| FY2022 | $14.4B | $12.6B |
| FY2021 | $11.5B | $10.7B |
| FY2020 | $8.9B | $4.0B |
| FY2019 | $6.6B | $3.3B |
| FY2018 | $4.7B | $3.2B |
Bottom line
| Fiscal year | BIP | ZIM |
|---|---|---|
| FY2025 | $2.5B | $479.2M |
| FY2024 | $1.7B | $2.1B |
| FY2023 | $1.4B | $-2.7B |
| FY2022 | $1.4B | $4.6B |
| FY2021 | $2.7B | $4.6B |
| FY2020 | $904.0M | $518.0M |
| FY2019 | $650.0M | $-18.1M |
| FY2018 | $806.0M | $-125.7M |
8 fiscal years
| Fiscal year | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|
| FY2025 | +$16,195,800,000 | BIP |
| FY2024 | +$12,611,600,000 | BIP |
| FY2023 | +$12,768,800,000 | BIP |
| FY2022 | +$1,865,400,000 | BIP |
| FY2021 | +$808,300,000 | BIP |
| FY2020 | +$4,893,300,000 | BIP |
| FY2019 | +$3,297,239,000 | BIP |
| FY2018 | +$1,404,136,000 | BIP |
BIP has reported the higher revenue in every one of these 8 fiscal years. The gap has widened since the earliest year compared.
8 of 11 comparable fiscal years — a year missing data on either side is not counted.
Standard deviation, each side
ZIM's net margin has been more volatile than BIP's over the 3 comparable fiscal years — 25.7 percentage points of standard deviation against 3.9.
3 of 11 comparable fiscal years — a year missing data on either side is not counted.
Year by year
BIP led in net margin in every one of the 3 comparable fiscal years — a structural lead, not a recent swing.
3 of 11 comparable fiscal years — a year missing data on either side is not counted.
Standard deviation, each side
ZIM's return on equity has been more volatile than BIP's over the 5 comparable fiscal years — 84.6 percentage points of standard deviation against 2.4.
5 of 11 comparable fiscal years — a year missing data on either side is not counted.
Year by year
The lead in return on equity changed hands between BIP and ZIM over these 5 fiscal years — BIP led in 1 and ZIM in 4.
5 of 11 comparable fiscal years — a year missing data on either side is not counted.