Shares of ZIM Integrated Shipping Services Ltd. (ZIM) surged 7.22% in pre-market trading on Thursday following the release of its third-quarter 2025 financial results, which exceeded analyst expectations and prompted the company to raise its full-year guidance.

The global container shipping company reported quarterly earnings of $1.02 per share, significantly beating the analyst consensus estimate of $0.76 by 34.74%. While this represents an 89.08% decrease from the same period last year, it demonstrates ZIM's resilience in a challenging market environment. The company's quarterly sales came in at $1.777 billion, surpassing the analyst consensus estimate of $1.766 billion by 0.61%.

In light of its strong performance, ZIM has updated its full-year 2025 guidance. The company now expects to generate Adjusted EBITDA between $2.0 billion and $2.2 billion, up from the previous range of $1.8 billion to $2.2 billion. Additionally, ZIM raised its Adjusted EBIT guidance to between $700 million and $900 million. This upward revision in guidance has likely contributed to investor optimism, driving the stock's pre-market rally.

Further boosting shareholder value, ZIM declared a quarterly dividend of $0.31 per share, totaling approximately $37 million. This move aligns with the company's commitment to returning value to shareholders, having distributed about $5.7 billion in dividends since its IPO in January 2021. The dividend announcement, coupled with the strong earnings report and raised guidance, has created a positive sentiment around ZIM's stock in early trading.