Global Ship Lease/$GSL
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About Global Ship Lease
Global Ship Lease Inc is a containership owner, leasing ships to container shipping companies under industry-standard, fixed-rate time charters. Its fleet comprises mid-size Post-Panamax, Cypress, and smaller containerships, which tend to serve the faster-growing non-Mainlane and intra-regional trades, collectively representing the majority of the containerized trade volume globally. The company generates revenue from chartering its vessels to liner companies.
- Ticker
- $GSL
- Sector
- Mobility
- Primary listing
- NYSE
- Employees
- 7
- Headquarters
- Athens, Greece
- Website
- www.globalshiplease.com
GSL Metrics
BasicAdvanced
$1.5B
3.93
$10.25
0.85
$2.50
6.21%
Price and volume
Market cap
$1.5B
Beta
0.85
52-week high
$46.57
52-week low
$30.68
Average daily volume
293K
Dividend rate
$2.50
Financial strength
Current ratio
2.127
Quick ratio
1.754
Long term debt to equity
0.266
Total debt to equity
0.345
Dividend payout ratio (TTM)
25.00%
Interest coverage (TTM)
10.39%
Profitability
EBITDA (TTM)
458.039
Gross margin (TTM)
68.03%
Net profit margin (TTM)
50.36%
Operating margin (TTM)
49.72%
Revenue per employee (TTM)
$108,680,000
Management effectiveness
Return on assets (TTM)
8.40%
Return on equity (TTM)
21.35%
Valuation
Price to earnings (TTM)
3.93
Price to revenue (TTM)
1.902
Price to book
0.75
Price to tangible book (TTM)
0.75
Price to free cash flow (TTM)
4.975
Free cash flow yield (TTM)
20.10%
Free cash flow per share (TTM)
8.098
Dividend yield (TTM)
6.21%
Forward dividend yield
6.21%
Growth
Revenue change (TTM)
4.17%
Earnings per share change (TTM)
-3.97%
3-year revenue growth (CAGR)
6.14%
10-year revenue growth (CAGR)
16.16%
3-year earnings per share growth (CAGR)
6.63%
10-year earnings per share growth (CAGR)
11.31%
3-year dividend per share growth (CAGR)
18.56%
10-year dividend per share growth (CAGR)
12.07%
What the Analysts think about GSL
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GSL had secured $3.2 billion of contracted revenue by June 2026, with 100% of 2026 and 90% of 2027 fleet capacity covered. That gives earnings and cash flow strong near-term visibility. (Global Ship Lease)
The 15 new ships are due to enter multi-year charters averaging 7.1 years, with expected charter EBITDA covering more than 75% of their $1.33 billion cost. This limits the risk of ordering vessels into an uncertain market and renews the ageing fleet. (Global Ship Lease)
GSL earned $180.7 million in the first half of 2026 and declared an annualised common dividend of $2.50 per share. It also arranged a seven-year, $1 billion facility at SOFR plus 1.5% to fund the new ships, supporting investment with long-term financing at a relatively low spread. (Global Ship Lease, StockTitan)
The 15-ship programme costs about $1.33 billion and is to be funded partly through a $1 billion floating-rate loan; GSL has also committed roughly $163 million for two additional ships that are not yet chartered. This adds substantial capital and interest-rate exposure before all the new vessels have secured employment. (StockTitan, Global Ship Lease)
GSL’s 71 operating ships had a capacity-weighted average age of 18.4 years in June 2026. An older fleet can require more maintenance and dry-docking, reducing earning days; second-quarter utilisation eased to 96.7% from 97.1% a year earlier. (Global Ship Lease)
Industry forecasts point to fleet capacity growing faster than container trade, with deliveries expected to accelerate sharply in 2027 and 2028. If added supply weakens charter rates, GSL could face less attractive terms when existing ships come up for renewal. (Seatrade Maritime)
Data summarised monthly by Lightyear AI. Last updated on 22 Oct 2026.
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