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# ZIM Lifts 2026 Profit Outlook: Operating-Profit Midpoint Up 72% From August Guidance
- URL: https://www.bullished.co/zim-lifts-2026-profit-outlook-operating-profit-midpoint-up-72-from-august-guidance-9d9e3c2c/
- Published: 2026-10-06T20:23:51.000Z
- Updated: 2026-10-07T18:25:22.000Z
- Description: The container shipper now expects Adjusted EBITDA of $2.7 billion to $3.0 billion, while its sale to Hapag-Lloyd still awaits clearances.
- Author: Matteo Parrino
- Tags: SEC Filings, ZIM, Industry: Industrials

ZIM Integrated Shipping Services raised its full-year 2026 guidance, now expecting [Adjusted EBITDA of $2.7 billion to $3.0 billion](https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1654126/000117891326004724/exhibit%5F99-1.htm?ref=bullished.co), up from $2.0 billion to $2.4 billion. The company's Tuesday statement, furnished to the SEC on Form 6-K, cited continued strong market demand and favorable momentum in freight rates.

## What the statement says

Adjusted EBIT, which strips out financing costs and taxes, is now guided to [between $1.4 billion and $1.7 billion](https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1654126/000117891326004724/exhibit%5F99-1.htm?ref=bullished.co). The earlier range was $700 million to $1.1 billion.

ZIM said the midpoint of the new ranges is 30% higher for Adjusted EBITDA and 72% higher for Adjusted EBIT than the guidance it gave on August 19, 2026.

Both measures are non-IFRS figures. The company says they should not be read in isolation, and that Adjusted EBITDA does not account for debt service or capital spending.

## The Hapag-Lloyd deal still hangs over it

The higher outlook arrives while ZIM's pending sale to Hapag-Lloyd is unresolved. [FreightWaves reported](https://www.freightwaves.com/news/hapag-lloyds-zim-takeover-heads-for-reset-as-israel-requires-new-review?ref=bullished.co) that Israel's Government Companies Authority ended its review of the original deal structure on October 2.

The agreement calls for $35 per share in cash. Shareholders have approved it, but closing still depends on government and regulatory clearances.

ZIM shares were unchanged at $29.20 in Tuesday after-hours trading, an early reading in lighter volume (market data). The company's market value stands at $3.5 billion.

## What to watch

The release's forward-looking statements list the outcome and timing of the Hapag-Lloyd transaction among the risks to the outlook. They also name the conflicts involving Israel, Iran and its proxies, Houthi attacks in the Red Sea, and the war between Russia and Ukraine.

ZIM describes itself as operating in more than 90 countries, serving over 30,000 customers across more than 300 ports.

The release gives no new timetable for the Hapag-Lloyd closing; it names the deal's outcome and timing as a risk to the guidance.

### Sources

- [Form 6-K — Midpoint of updated full year guidance represents an increase of 30% in Adjusted EBITDA and 72% in Adjusted EBIT compared with previous guidance](https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1654126/000117891326004724/exhibit%5F99-1.htm?ref=bullished.co) — SEC EDGAR
- [Hapag-Lloyd’s Zim takeover heads for reset as Israel requires new review - FreightWaves](https://www.freightwaves.com/news/hapag-lloyds-zim-takeover-heads-for-reset-as-israel-requires-new-review?ref=bullished.co) — freightwaves.com
- [ZIM Integrated Shipping Services (ZIM) Stock Declines While Market Improves: Some Information for Investors](https://finance.yahoo.com/markets/stocks/articles/zim-integrated-shipping-services-zim-205002721.html?.tsrc=rss&ref=bullished.co) — Yahoo Finance