Global Ship Lease, Inc.

Global Ship Lease, Inc.

GSL
Global Ship Lease, Inc.US flagNew York Stock Exchange
37.53
USD
-0.04
- -
1.35BMarket Cap
2013 Y
2014 Y
2015 Y
2016 Y
2017 Y
2018 Y
2019 Y
2020 Y
2021 Y
2022 Y
2023 Y
2024 Y
2025 Y
TTM
Revenue per Share
20.83
20.12
23.91
24.15
23.01
21.11
22.18
15.96
11.46
16.8
18.83
19.98
21.09
21.14
Basic EPS, GAAP
4.73
0.73
-4.63
-9.87
-11.17
-6.49
1.48
1.23
4.65
7.87
8.33
9.74
11.4
10.54
Free Cash Flow per Basic Share
10.43
0.43
-7.02
9.37
8.95
4.49
0.32
3.51
-6.24
8.99
6.84
5.68
10.46
11.51
Dividend per Share
- -
0.16
1.82
0.44
0.44
0.41
0.26
0.23
1.03
1.67
1.77
1.92
2.4
2.57
Book Value per Share
6.8
7.52
1.5
-8.37
-19.59
-26.35
-13.42
-6.88
0.39
6.86
13.8
21.92
30.94
32.79
Tangible Book Value per Share
58.08
63.58
57.51
47.61
36.24
41.79
34.14
26.28
20.29
26.85
33.45
41.44
50.44
52.38
Basic Weighted Avg Shares
7
7
7
7
7
7
12
18
35
36
35
35
36
36
Sales/Revenue/Turnover
143
139
165
167
159
157
263
282
403
604
667
706
753
757
Operating Margin (%)
35.72
30.5
38.72
43
45.37
39.19
43.15
40.02
45.79
52.29
53.09
52.96
49.85
48.84
Depreciation Expense
38
39
43
41
36
34
46
47
62
81
92
100
122
126
Net Income, GAAP
33
6
-29
-65
-74
-57
40
42
171
293
304
354
416
387
Effective Tax Rate (%)
0.3
1.21
- -
- -
- -
- -
0.01
0.12
0.03
- -
0.15
- -
- -
- -
Profit Margin (%)
22.71
4.41
-17.51
-39.02
-46.63
-36.52
15.15
14.72
42.6
48.46
45.67
50.12
55.31
51.11
Working Capital
-31
17
4
8
22
3
32
-14
-101
-25
15
37
320
380
LT Debt
316
402
443
389
359
813
809
693
880
745
619
539
542
505
Total Equity
399
438
397
329
252
316
406
465
713
966
1,184
1,463
1,801
1,875
Return on Invested Capital (%)
6.55
5.2
- -
- -
- -
- -
9.09
8.89
12.21
- -
18.14
18.03
16.19
15.19
Return on Capital (%)
12.03
11.41
- -
- -
- -
- -
16.19
15.42
27.79
- -
28.14
28.58
28.01
24.47
Return on Common Equity (%)
106.51
10.14
-102.81
- -
- -
- -
- -
- -
- -
217.48
80.24
54.51
43.31
36.76

Capital Structure

FRC

in mil. unless spec.
Sep'25
Dec'25
Mar'26
ST Debt
148
148
148
LT Borrowings
578
542
505
LT Finance Leases
- -
- -
- -
Preferred Equity and Hybrid Capital
- -
- -
- -
Shares Outstanding
36
36
36
Market Capitalization
1,093
1,251
1,333

Working Capital

FRC

in mil. unless spec.
Sep'25
Dec'25
Mar'26
Total Current Assets
625
627
681
Cash, Cash Equivalents & STI
490
473
499
Accounts Receivable, Net
33
50
54
Inventories
13
15
15
Total Current Liabilities
285
307
301
Payables & Accruals
87
110
106
ST Debt
148
148
148
Deferred Revenue
51
49
48

Growth Rates

FRC

in mil. unless spec.

(avg. rate of change)

10 years
5 years
1 year
Total Equity
18.61%
31.63%
23.07%
Free Cash Flow
49.97%
-131.35%
86.31%
Net Income, GAAP
37.29%
84.25%
17.77%
Sales/Revenue/Turnover
18.56%
23.12%
6.72%
Total Cash Common Dividend
- -
-29.97%
30.16%

Quarterly Revenue

FRC

in mil. unless spec.

Year

Q1
Q2
Q3
Q4
FY
2024
178
173
173
181
706
2025
188
189
189
187
753
2026
192
- -
- -
- -
- -

Quarterly Earnings Per Share

FRC

in mil. unless spec.

Year

Q1
Q2
Q3
Q4
FY
2024
2.54
2.43
2.22
2.54
9.74
2025
3.4
2.61
2.59
2.79
11.4
2026
2.54
- -
- -
- -
- -

Quarterly Dividends Per Share

FRC

in mil. unless spec.

Year

Q1
Q2
Q3
Q4
FY
2024
0.44
0.44
0.52
0.52
1.92
2025
0.52
0.59
0.59
0.69
2.4
2026
0.69
- -
- -
- -
- -

Company Description

APIChat
CEO
Thomas A. Lister
Full Time Employees
7
Sector
Industrials
Industry
Marine Shipping
Address
25 Wilton Road Athens United Kingdom SW1V 1LW
IPO Date
Aug 15, 2008
Business
Global Ship Lease, Inc. owns and charters containerships under fixed-rate time charters to container shipping companies worldwide; its fleet comprises 70 mid-sized and smaller containerships with capacities ranging from 2,207 to 11,040 twenty-foot equivalent units (TEU), providing an aggregate capacity of 404,681 TEU as of March 2025. The company focuses on post-Panamax and smaller vessels serving non-Mainlane and intra-regional trades; key customers include Maersk, Hapag-Lloyd and CMA CGM; operations span global container shipping routes with vessels deployed internationally. Founded in 2007 through a spin-off from CMA CGM and formerly known as Marathon Acquisition Corp. until its name change in August 2008, Global Ship Lease, Inc. maintains its headquarters in Athens, Greece, as a Marshall Islands corporation with administrative offices there. In December 2025, the company agreed to acquire three 2010/2011-built, 8,600-TEU ECO-upgraded Korean containerships for $90 million from cash on hand, with delivery expected around year-end 2025 and attached below-market charters to a leading liner company through mid-2030, expanding the fleet to 71 vessels and 422,567 TEU; earlier in 2025, it sold four older, smaller vessels, recycling capital into newer assets.

Company News

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