Global Ship Lease, Inc. (GSL) stock price, financials & research

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Jul 10, 2026

67/ 100

GoAI Score

Buy

Valuation

89

Deep Value

Sentiment

52

Mixed

Risk

24

Moderate Risk

Momentum

52

Neutral

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Company profile

Company website

Global Ship Lease, Inc. is a company that focuses on acquiring and then leasing out a varied collection of container vessels. These ships are provided to different container shipping firms through pre-arranged, fixed-price contracts. By March 10, 2022, its holdings included 65 mid-sized and smaller containerships, which together possessed an impressive carrying capacity of 342,348 twenty-foot equivalent units (TEUs). The firm was established in 2007 and maintains its primary operational base in London, United Kingdom.

Industry: Marine Shipping
Sector: Industrials
Headquarters: GR
CEO: Thomas A. Lister
Listed since: Aug 15, 2008
Employees: 7

Market position

Day range

Current $45.135

$44.82$45.255

52-week range

Current $45.135

$27.28$46.57

Open: $45.21
Previous close: $44.72
Volume: 66.39K; 0.21× average
Average volume: 313.04K; Average daily volume
Market cap: 1.62B USD
Beta: 0.85; Market reference 1
50-day average: $44.2962; +1.89% above average
200-day average: $39.9253; +13.05% above average

Financials

Financial snapshot

Latest / TTM

Valuation & yield

Enterprise value: 1.62B USD
P/E (TTM): 4.34×
P/B (TTM): 0.84×
P/S (TTM): 2.09×
EV / EBITDA: 2.8×
Earnings yield: 33.28%
Free cash flow yield: 28.72%
Dividend yield: 5.54%

Profitability & efficiency

Gross margin: 51.84%
Operating margin: 48.04%
Net margin: 49.50%
Return on equity: 23.12%
Return on assets: 14.56%
Return on invested capital: 14.39%

Financial health

Debt / equity: 0.35×
Current ratio: 2.04×
Altman Z-score: 2.38
Piotroski F-score: 6 of 9

Financial statements

Margin trends

Profitability as a percentage of reported revenue.

Gross marginOperating marginNet margin

Income trends

Revenue

766.45M USD+8.63%

Operating income

388.85M USD+2.56%

Net income

416.46M USD+17.77%

Financial statements: Income statement
Metric (USD)	FY2025	FY2024	FY2023	FY2022	FY2021
Revenue	766.45M USD	705.53M USD	666.72M USD	604.49M USD	402.52M USD
Cost of goods sold	355.52M USD	314.78M USD	294.53M USD	269.9M USD	204.97M USD
Gross profit	410.93M USD	390.75M USD	372.19M USD	334.59M USD	197.56M USD
Selling, general, and administrative	22.08M USD	17.13M USD	18.22M USD	18.53M USD	13.24M USD
Operating expenses	22.08M USD	11.61M USD	28.97M USD	−19.6M USD	−39.96M USD
Interest income	19.19M USD	16.74M USD	9.78M USD	2.51M USD	449K USD
Interest expense	38.97M USD	40.68M USD	44.82M USD	75.29M USD	69.23M USD
Depreciation and amortization	121.96M USD	99.99M USD	91.73M USD	81.3M USD	61.56M USD
Operating income	388.85M USD	379.14M USD	343.22M USD	354.19M USD	237.52M USD
Net income	416.46M USD	353.63M USD	304.5M USD	292.93M USD	171.5M USD

Company facts updated Oct 8, 2026.

Earnings

EPS beat rate: 100%; 11 beats, 0 misses, 0 met estimates
Average EPS surprise: +8.36%; 11 comparable reports
Latest EPS result: 2.48; Estimate 2.42 · Beat by 2.48%

EPS: actual versus estimate

Recent quarterly results

ActualEstimate

Revenue: actual versus estimate

Recent quarterly results

ActualEstimate

Latest fiscal-year EPS: 11.4; FY2025 · +17.28% year over year
Latest fiscal-year revenue: 766.45M USD; FY2025 · +8.63% year over year
Next fiscal-year EPS consensus: 9.94; FY2026 · 2 analysts
Next fiscal-year revenue consensus: 767.16M USD; FY2026 · 2 analysts

Annual EPS trend

Reported history and fiscal-year consensus

ReportedConsensus forecast

Annual revenue trend

Reported history and fiscal-year consensus

ReportedConsensus forecast

Analyst ratings

Third-party consensus; not a GoAI recommendation.

Analyst price target

Average target

$50.00

10.78% upside

Past 12 months12-month forecastHigh $50.00Average $50.00Low $50.00

Rating distribution

8 ratings

Strong buy00%

Buy788%

Hold113%

Sell00%

Strong sell00%

Recent analyst actions

2 institutions

GSL news

globenewswire.comOct 6, 2026

Global Ship Lease Announces Exercise of Newbuild Options

ATHENS, Greece, Oct. 06, 2026 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Global Ship Lease, Inc. (NYSE:GSL) (the “Company” or “Global Ship Lease”), a containership owner and lessor, today announced that, subject to certain conditions precedent…

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zacks.comSep 29, 2026

Is Global Ship Lease (GSL) Outperforming Other Transportation Stocks This Year?

Here is how Global Ship Lease (GSL) and ArcBest (ARCB) have performed compared to their sector so far this year.

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defenseworld.netSep 17, 2026

Engineers Gate Manager LP Sells 13,310 Shares of Global Ship Lease, Inc. $GSL

Engineers Gate Manager LP decreased its position in shares of Global Ship Lease, Inc. (NYSE: GSL) by 24.0% in the second quarter, according to its most recent Form 13F filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission.…

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zacks.comSep 15, 2026

EDRY or GSL: Which Shipping Stock Is Worth Betting on Now?

EuroDry emerges ahead as surging dry-bulk rates, index-linked charters, stronger earnings and fleet expansion reinforce its investment appeal.

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seekingalpha.comSep 12, 2026

Graham Value All-Stars (GVAS) Emit 10 Brilliant September Buys

The September GVAS portfolio highlights 10 ideal, fair-priced large-cap value stocks with strong dividend yields and positive free cash flow margins. Top GVAS dogs are projected to deliver average net gains of 36.8% by…

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globenewswire.comSep 10, 2026

Global Ship Lease Declares Quarterly Dividend on its 8.75% Series B Cumulative Redeemable Perpetual Preferred Shares

ATHENS, Greece, Sept. 10, 2026 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Global Ship Lease, Inc. (NYSE:GSL) (the “Company”), a containership owner and lessor, announced today that the Company's Board of Directors has declared a cash dividend…

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Corporate actions

Annual dividends per share

Cash distributions grouped by calendar year; partial years are marked.

$2.125

2025 complete year+54.5% since 2022

2026 partial: $1.875

$1.375

2,022

$1.50

2,023

$1.65

2,024

$2.125

2,025

$1.875

2,026*

* Partial calendar year in the available dividend history.

Corporate action history

Action	Ex-dividend date	Details	Record date	Payment date
Dividend	Aug 21, 2026	$0.625Quarterly	Aug 21, 2026	Sep 3, 2026
Dividend	May 22, 2026	$0.625Quarterly	May 22, 2026	Jun 3, 2026
Dividend	Feb 24, 2026	$0.625Quarterly	Feb 24, 2026	Mar 6, 2026
Dividend	Nov 21, 2025	$0.625Quarterly	Nov 21, 2025	Dec 4, 2025
Dividend	Aug 22, 2025	$0.525Quarterly	Aug 22, 2025	Sep 4, 2025
Dividend	May 23, 2025	$0.525Quarterly	May 23, 2025	Jun 3, 2025