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Zero Co., Ltd.9028.TCompetitor analysis, valuation and peers

Japan · JPY·Industrials›Trucking
Momentum weak 26
Mkt cap
$311M
US dollars, full cap
Free float
22%
of shares outstanding
$/day
$383,239
20-day average traded
Fwd P/E
6.7×
forward earnings
ROIC−WACC
+11.3 pp
WACC 5.0%
Hurdle
-30 pp
Req g minus delivered
Next earnings
6 days
12 Nov 2026
Close · JPY¥2,966
1D-3.5%
1W-2.9%
1M-6.4%
3M-14.7%
6M-10.8%
YTD-26.4%
1Y-6.1%
ATR %2.4%
52w lowhigh29.1% off high

What Zero does

Employees: 2,881

Zero at a glance

Size Zero (9028.T) is a Japan Industrials company (Trucking) with a market value of $311M, the 1338th largest of 1,379 Japan companies the cockpit tracks. Shares closed at ¥2,966 on 6 Nov 2026.

Performance Over six months the shares fell 10.8%, against -11.3% for the median peer and +1.8% for the Japan market (cap-weighted) — 11th highest of 21 in its peer set.

Growth Revenue grew 1.8% over the last twelve months (peer median +3.5%); the operating margin is 6.7% (peer median 5.1%).

Valuation It trades at 6.7× forward earnings against a peer median of 14.8× (cheapest of 14).

Price implies For today's price to make sense, revenue must grow about -19% a year for seven years (Req g). Recent delivered growth is +10%, so the hurdle is -30 pp: the price already allows for a slowdown.

Capital Return on invested capital runs 11.3 points above its cost of capital (5.0% WACC).

Next results Next results expected around 12 Nov 2026 (exchange calendar; dates can move).

Relative performance

9010011011 May 202611 Aug 20266 Nov 20269028.T 90Peer median 89
Six months, rebased to 100: Zero against the median of its 20 peers (local-currency closes).

Zero financials

Reported figures in JPY; fiscal year ends 2026-06-30. TTM = trailing twelve months.
TTMFY2026FY2025FY2024FY2023
Revenue¥151B¥151B¥148B¥141B¥133B
Revenue growth—+2%+5%+6%—
Gross profit¥21.8B¥21.8B¥21.8B¥17.7B¥15.2B
EBITDA¥15.5B¥15.5B¥15.2B¥11.5B¥9.75B
Net income¥7.21B¥7.21B¥7.18B¥4.15B¥3.44B
Free cash flow¥5.44B¥5.44B¥10.7B¥8.99B¥6.87B
Capital expenditure¥3.25B¥3.25B¥2.92B¥2.79B¥2.19B
Total debt¥11.1B¥11.1B¥11.3B¥14.2B¥7.29B

Quarterly statements and history in the cockpit →

Zero competitor charts

The default views of Competitor Analysis ▸ Charts, drawn from the same data. Open them in the cockpit to change the axes, pin companies and read every value.

Performance: 6-month against 1-month return

-25%0%+25%+50%+75%-20%0%+20%00120265642608301068001228FWRD001317VRLLOG300867600650ULH9304603686HTLD903990689028.T6-month return →1-month return →
Up and to the right = strong over both horizons. Zero is the large dot.

Fundamentals: revenue growth against valuation

-20%-10%0%+10%+20%0×50×100×150×65643010689369FWRDVRLLOG300867ULHHTLD90399028.TRevenue growth (TTM) →Forward P/E →
Further right = faster growth; higher = more expensive. The dashed lines are the peer medians. Zero is the large dot.

Capital: growth delivered against growth the price implies

-20%0%+20%+40%-20%0%20%40%2608301068FWRD001317VRLLOG300867TCI6006509304603686903960067690689028.TGrowth delivered (Del g) →Growth the price implies (Req g, 7 yrs) →
Above the diagonal = the price needs more growth than the company has been delivering; below = the price already allows for a slowdown. Zero is the large dot.

Zero competitors and peer comparison

How Zero compares with its peers

Peer set: Industry: the same industry and sector in any market, nearest in size. This is the same default set the interactive Competitor Analysis opens with.

Zero against its 20 peers (data as of 6 Nov 2026)
Measure9028.TPeer medianRank in peer set
1-month return-6.4%-5.3%11th highest of 21
6-month return-10.8%-11.3%11th highest of 21
Distance from 52-week high-29.1%-31.9%10th highest of 21
Revenue growth (TTM)+1.8%+3.5%8th lowest of 21
Operating margin6.7%5.1%8th highest of 21
Forward P/E6.7×14.8×cheapest of 14
Growth the price implies (Req g, 7 yrs)-19.2%5.6%least demanding of 14
Growth delivered (Del g)+10.3%+4.5%5th highest of 14
Hurdle (Req g minus delivered)-29.5 pp+2.7 ppleast demanding of 14
ROIC minus cost of capital+11.3 pp-0.3 pphighest of 21
EV / EBITDA2.8×9.1×cheapest of 13
Net debt / EBITDA-0.4×1.7×3rd least indebted of 13

Peer table

Peer set: Industry: the same industry and sector in any market, nearest in size
CompanyMarketMarket cap6M returnRevenue growthOp. marginForward P/EReq gDelivered g
Zero 9028.TJapan$311M-11%+2%7%6.7×-19.2%+10.3%
Jushen Logistics 001202.SZChina$315M-26%+16%6%n/an/an/a
Midac 6564.TJapan$326M-12%+14%40%14.8×n/an/a
Kerry TJ Logistics 2608.TWTaiwan$391M-8%-1%12%n/a-5.0%+0.8%
Hangzhou Dadi Haiyang Environmental Protection 301068.SZChina$409M-45%+25%3%15.7×16.2%+23.5%
K.R.S.Corporation 9369.TJapan$441M-9%+4%3%32.4×n/an/a
Yongtaiyun Chemical Logistics 001228.SZChina$481M+7%+31%5%n/an/an/a
Forward Air FWRDUnited States$562M+69%0%3%153.6×17.1%+14.5%
San Yang Ma (Chongqing) Logistics 001317.SZChina$606M-11%-51%4%n/a35.8%+7.1%
VRL Logistics VRLLOG.NSIndia$624M+27%+11%14%16.1×6.2%+12.8%
Shengyuan Environmental Protection 300867.SZChina$638M-24%+3%28%11.8×-4.1%+8.5%
Transport Corporation of India TCI.NSIndia$700M-12%+12%8%14.2×14.9%+11.9%
Shanghai Jin Jiang Online Network Service 600650.SSChina$705M-14%-19%-2%n/a5.6%-10.8%
Universal Logistics ULHUnited States$715M+108%-7%4%13.9×n/an/a
Shibusawa Logistics 9304.TJapan$723M+48%+2%5%n/a16.9%+4.1%
Fulongma 603686.SSChina$743M-37%+6%6%27.8×2.4%-2.0%
Heartland Express HTLDUnited States$780M-24%-17%-6%28.2×n/an/a
Sakai Moving Service 9039.TJapan$785M+2%+4%10%13.7×-11.2%+4.5%
Covenant Logistics CVLGUnited States$801M-5%+12%1%12.3×n/an/a
Shanghai Juss Sports and Entertainment 600676.SSChina$802M-36%-14%-15%n/a5.1%-11.0%
Maruzen Showa Unyu 9068.TJapan$922M-15%+3%10%10.5×-7.4%+4.2%

Questions

Which companies are Zero's closest peers?
The cockpit's peer set: Jushen Logistics (001202.SZ), Midac (6564.T), Kerry TJ Logistics (2608.TW), Hangzhou Dadi Haiyang Environmental Protection (301068.SZ), K.R.S.Corporation (9369.T), Yongtaiyun Chemical Logistics (001228.SZ), Forward Air (FWRD), San Yang Ma (Chongqing) Logistics (001317.SZ).
Is Zero expensive compared with its peers?
On forward p/e it trades at 6.7× against a peer median of 14.8×, cheapest of 14 in its peer set. For today's price to make sense, revenue must grow about -19% a year for seven years (Req g). Recent delivered growth is +10%, so the hurdle is -30 pp: the price already allows for a slowdown.
How has Zero stock performed?
Over six months to 6 Nov 2026 the shares returned -10.8% against -11.3% for the median peer; over one year -6.1%.

How these numbers are made. Returns are close-to-close in local currency. Revenue growth and margins are trailing twelve months. Req g is the revenue growth that today's enterprise value requires for seven years at the company's own cost of capital; Delivered g is what it actually grew; the gap is the hurdle (honest precision about ±8 points, so read the ranking more than the decimal). No fair values, price targets or analyst ratings are shown, by design. Method and validation.