Global Ship Lease, Inc. (GSL) stock
GSLNYSEDeep Sea Foreign Transportation of FreightFiscal year ends December 31Also trades as GSL.PB
Financials through Q2 FY2026, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026Last filing: 20-F on Mar 16, 2026Score 11/30
$43.05−0.32 (-0.74%)
Close on Nov 13, 2026Market cap $1.55BP/E –Yield –
Global Ship Lease statistics
83 measures from SEC filings and the closing price. Hover a name for the formula; the last column is the median of companies in the same industry group.
Important dates
- Next earnings
- –
- Last ex-dividend date
- Aug 21, 2026
- Fundamentals through
- Jun 30, 2026
- Share price as of
- Nov 13, 2026
Valuation ratiosIndustry
- P/TBV Ratio
- 0.79
- 1.06
- P/OCF Ratio
- 2.93
- 5.93
Enterprise valuationIndustry
- EV / Sales
- 2.39
- 2.39
- EV / EBIT
- 4.20
- 12.94
Share statisticsIndustry
- Float
- 32M
- 34M
- Shares Held by Insiders
- 10.9%
- 22.6%
Short sellingIndustry
- Short Interest
- 533,268
- –
- Short Interest Change
- -9.51%
- -2.76%
- Short % of Float
- 1.67%
- 4.15%
- Short % of Shares Outstanding
- 1.48%
- 3.46%
- Days to Cover
- 2.25
- 3.09
Stock price statisticsIndustry
- 52-Week High
- $46.57
- –
- 52-Week Low
- $32.74
- –
- 20-Day Moving Average
- $41.42
- –
- 50-Day Moving Average
- $43.49
- –
- 200-Day Moving Average
- $40.79
- –
- Average True Range (14)
- $1.22
- –
- Price Change (1 Week)
- 10.3%
- 2.81%
- Price Change (1 Month)
- 2.50%
- -2.50%
- Price Change (3 Months)
- -0.76%
- -1.48%
- Price Change (6 Months)
- 5.36%
- 3.68%
- Price Change (YTD)
- 22.9%
- 34.9%
- Price Change (1 Year)
- 25.3%
- 31.8%
- Price Change (3 Years)
- 141.2%
- 47.9%
- Price Change (5 Years)
- 65.4%
- 71.0%
- Price Change (10 Years)
- 330.5%
- 102.6%
- Average Volume (10 Days)
- 305,606
- –
- Average Volume (20 Days)
- 267,651
- –
- Average Volume (90 Days)
- 310,484
- –
- Relative Volume
- 0.52
- 0.72
- Relative Strength Index (14)
- 55.3
- 46.4
- Volatility (1 Year)
- 27.9%
- 42.5%
- Beta (5 Years)
- 0.80
- 0.69
MarginsIndustry
- Pretax Margin
- 54.3%
- 13.6%
- EBITDA Margin
- 72.7%
- 31.1%
Returns on capitalIndustry
- Return on Equity (ROE)
- 23.2%
- 10.2%
- Return on Assets (ROA)
- 14.8%
- 4.27%
- Return on Invested Capital (ROIC)
- 21.0%
- 7.74%
- Return on Capital Employed (ROCE)
- 16.3%
- 7.66%
Financial positionIndustry
- Current Ratio
- 2.13
- 1.70
- Quick Ratio
- 1.40
- 1.08
- Debt / Equity
- 0.35
- 0.72
- Debt / EBITDA
- 1.21
- 3.33
- Net Debt / EBITDA
- 0.51
- 2.90
GrowthIndustry
- Revenue Growth (YoY)
- 7.79%
- 1.99%
- Net Income Growth (YoY)
- 17.8%
- -2.07%
- Revenue Growth (3Y CAGR)
- 5.88%
- 2.32%
- Revenue Growth (5Y CAGR)
- 22.1%
- 10.00%
EfficiencyIndustry
- Asset Turnover
- 0.27
- 0.26
- Revenue Per Employee
- $766.45K
- $1.34M
- Profits Per Employee
- $416.46K
- $199.40K
- Employee Count
- 1,000
- 481
- WACC
- 8.51%
- 7.93%
Income statement (TTM)Industry
- Pretax Income
- $416.46M
- $116.88M
Balance sheetIndustry
- Net Cash (Debt)
- -$283.17M
- -$75.11M
- Net Cash Per Share
- -$7.88
- -$3.88
- Equity (Book Value)
- $1.95B
- $682.75M
- Book Value Per Share
- $54.21
- $17.19
- Tangible Book Value
- $1.95B
- $682.75M
- Working Capital
- $353.98M
- $98.83M
Cash flow (TTM)Industry
Dividends and yieldsIndustry
- Earnings Yield
- 26.9%
- 6.91%
- Buyback Yield
- 0.02%
- 0.00%
- Shareholder Yield
- 0.02%
- 1.27%
- Payout Ratio
- 18.3%
- 27.8%
Taxes and interestIndustry
- Income Tax
- $0
- $323.10K
- Effective Tax Rate
- 0.00%
- 1.44%
Scores and fair valueIndustry
- Altman Z-Score
- 2.36
- 1.21
- Piotroski F-Score
- 6
- 5
Total return vs. the S&P 500
Price change plus reinvested dividends, to the close on Nov 13, 2026. The S&P 500 is measured by the SPY fund.
| Period | GSL | S&P 500 | Difference | GSL per year | S&P 500 per year |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 month | -4.7% | -3.0% | −1.7 pts | ||
| 3 months | +5.3% | -2.8% | +8.1 pts | ||
| Year to date | +28.6% | +11.5% | +17.1 pts | ||
| 1 year | +34.7% | +13.5% | +21.2 pts | ||
| 3 years | +208.9% | +77.7% | +131.2 pts | +45.6% | +21.1% |
| 5 years | +135.4% | +72.6% | +62.7 pts | +18.7% | +11.5% |
| 10 years | +535.2% | +308.2% | +227.1 pts | +20.3% | +15.1% |
Short interest
Shares sold short and not yet covered, reported by brokers to FINRA twice a month. Latest settlement date Oct 30, 2026.
1M GSL shares were sold short on Oct 30, 2026, down 9.5% from the previous report, or 1.67% of the shares available to trade. At recent volumes it would take 2.3 days to buy them back. Over the last 20 sessions, 47.9% of the volume reported to FINRA was short selling.
| Settlement date | Shares short | Change | Avg. daily volume | Days to cover |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 30, 2026 | 533,268 | -9.5% | 237,374 | 2.3 |
| Oct 15, 2026 | 589,298 | -15.9% | 331,179 | 1.8 |
| Sep 30, 2026 | 700,304 | -12.7% | 326,022 | 2.1 |
| Sep 15, 2026 | 802,567 | +5.0% | 252,647 | 3.2 |
| Aug 31, 2026 | 764,101 | +18.2% | 314,322 | 2.4 |
| Aug 14, 2026 | 646,253 | -12.0% | 461,226 | 1.4 |
| Jul 31, 2026 | 734,524 | +7.2% | 285,918 | 2.6 |
| Jul 15, 2026 | 685,078 | +4.7% | 256,551 | 2.7 |
| Jun 30, 2026 | 654,034 | -1.7% | 299,272 | 2.2 |
| Jun 15, 2026 | 665,321 | -20.0% | 309,260 | 2.1 |
| May 29, 2026 | 832,127 | +6.7% | 492,267 | 1.7 |
| May 15, 2026 | 780,038 | -2.1% | 327,057 | 2.4 |
Ratios use trailing-twelve-month results and the latest balance sheet. How we calculate.
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