Industry ’Anti-Involution’ Push to Boost Profitability in 2026
发布时间:2026-05-20 来源:华泰证券
Highlights of Yunda Holding’s 2025 and 1Q26 results include:1)2025 revenue of RMB51,475mn(+6.04%YoY),with attributable net profit of RMB1,171mn(-38.79%YoY),which came in slightly below our estimate(RMB1,264mn),largely due to aYoY increase in non-operating expenses from losses on the disposal of non-current assets.For 4Q25,revenue was RMB13,982mn(+7.27%YoY,+10.44%QoQ),and attributable net profit reached RMB441mn(-12.76%YoY,+119.40%QoQ).2)1Q26 revenue was RMB12,576mn(+3.18%YoY,-10.05%QoQ),with attributable net profit of RMB487mn(+51.66%YoY,+10.32%QoQ).For 2026,we expect the effect of the express delivery industry’s“anti-involution”campaign to hold,driving asustained recovery in revenue per parcel and lifting profitability.Maintain BUY.
2025 pricing outperformed the industry
In 2025,the company handled 25.60bn parcels,up 7.64%YoY(industry:+13.6%).Express delivery revenue reached RMB50,764mn,up 6.01%YoY(industry:+6.9%).Average parcel price was RMB1.98,down 3.3%YoY(industry:-6.0%).The company proactively adjusted its operating strategy and the mix of higher-quality volumes,delivering pricing that outperformed the industry.Notably,helped by the“anti-involution”push and the traditional peak season in 2H,the 4Q25 average parcel price rose 5.8%YoY to RMB2.14,outpacing the industry(-4.4%YoY).Since the“anti-involution”campaign drive began in 2025,the company’s average parcel price has steadily recovered(2Q/3Q/4Q25:RMB1.91/1.95/2.14).
GP per parcel declined,but core operating cost per parcel fell
In 2025,express delivery cost per parcel was RMB1.84,up 0.9%YoY,while gross profit per parcel came to RMB0.14,a 24.8%YoY decline.The decline was mainly due to intense price competition in 1H25,which pushed the fall in the average parcel price beyond the reduction in per-parcel cost.On core costs,Yunda focused on lean cost management:it improved sorting labor efficiency through more accurate volume forecasting and reduced transportation costs by optimizing load planning and fleet coordination via intelligent driver-assistance technology.As aresult,core operating cost per parcel fell RMB0.07 YoY(-10.29%YoY)in 2025.On the expense side,digitalized lean management helped cut idle-resource waste,with total four expense items declining by RMB145mn(-7.35%YoY).
Earnings forecasts and valuation
Given that the"anti-involution"push is likely to extend into 2026 and lift the average parcel price,we raise our 2026/2027 attributable net profit forecasts to RMB2,186/2,590mn(+10%/+11%vs.our prior 2026/2027 forecasts),and introduce a2028 forecast of RMB2,919mn,implying EPS of RMB0.75/0.89/1.01.We assign a2026E PE of 14.2x(in line with the average for comparable companies on Wind consensus;previous:12.5x,also in line with the Wind consensus at the time),and lift our target price to RMB10.65(previous:RMB8.53).Maintain BUY.