Global Ship Lease (GSL) Asset Utilization Ratio (2009 - 2026)
Global Ship Lease's Asset Utilization Ratio was 0.27 in the quarter ended Jun 30, 2026, down 6.3% from 0.28 a year earlier and down 1.2% from the prior quarter.
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Global Ship Lease (GSL) Asset Utilization Ratio (2009 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
For the year ended Dec 31, 2025, Asset Utilization Ratio at Global Ship Lease came in at 0.29, down 6.4% from the prior year.
- In earlier years, Asset Utilization Ratio was 0.31 in the year ended Dec 31, 2024 (-0.8%), 0.32 in the year ended Dec 31, 2023 (+0.2%), 0.31 in the year ended Dec 31, 2022 (+14.9%) and 0.27 in the year ended Dec 31, 2021.
- The figure for the quarter ended Jun 30, 2026 marks the lowest quarterly Asset Utilization Ratio since the quarter ended Mar 31, 2022.
- Compared with a year earlier, Asset Utilization Ratio has declined for seven straight quarters, with an average decline of 6.3% over the last eight quarters.
- The best year-over-year quarter for Asset Utilization Ratio over five years was the quarter ended Sep 30, 2021 (growth of 53.5%); the worst was the quarter ended Jun 30, 2025 (a decline of 12.3%).
- Per Business Quant data, GSL's Asset Utilization Ratio in the three quarters before the quarter ended Jun 30, 2026 was 0.27 (quarter ended Mar 31, 2026), 0.28 (quarter ended Dec 31, 2025) and 0.29 (quarter ended Sep 30, 2025).
Peer Set
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | Asset Util. (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Union Pacific | 170.65 Bn | 165.18 Bn | - | 0.36 |
| 2 | Csx | 89.70 Bn | 85.91 Bn | - | 0.33 |
| 3 | United Parcel Service | 84.71 Bn | 61.60 Bn | - | 1.26 |
| 4 | Canadian Pacific Kansas City | 78.00 Bn | 77.02 Bn | - | 0.18 |
| 5 | Norfolk Southern | 73.24 Bn | 67.88 Bn | - | 0.28 |
| 6 | Fedex | 70.67 Bn | 36.62 Bn | - | 0.98 |
| 7 | Delta Air Lines | 50.97 Bn | 33.15 Bn | - | 0.83 |
| 8 | Old Dominion Freight Line | 39.24 Bn | 38.51 Bn | - | 0.98 |
| 9 | United Airlines Holdings | 32.98 Bn | -23.39 Bn | - | 0.76 |
| 10 | Global Ship Lease | 1.49 Bn | 132.96 Mn | - | 0.27 |
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Historic Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Jun 30, 2026 | 0.27 |
| Mar 31, 2026 | 0.27 |
| Dec 31, 2025 | 0.28 |
| Sep 30, 2025 | 0.29 |
| Jun 30, 2025 | 0.28 |
| Mar 31, 2025 | 0.29 |
| Dec 31, 2024 | 0.31 |
| Sep 30, 2024 | 0.32 |
| Jun 30, 2024 | 0.32 |
| Mar 31, 2024 | 0.32 |
| Dec 31, 2023 | 0.31 |
| Sep 30, 2023 | 0.30 |
| Jun 30, 2023 | 0.31 |
| Mar 31, 2023 | 0.31 |
| Dec 31, 2022 | 0.31 |
| Sep 30, 2022 | 0.30 |
| Jun 30, 2022 | 0.29 |
| Mar 31, 2022 | 0.26 |
| Dec 31, 2021 | 0.23 |
| Sep 30, 2021 | 0.22 |
API Access
Global Ship Lease Asset Utilization Ratio API
Pull this series into your own models, spreadsheets and apps with the Business Quant
Historical Metrics API. The request below matches the chart above — change the
frequency, period or values and it follows. Swap YOUR_API_KEY for your own key.
https://data.businessquant.com/historic?slug=asset-utilization-ratio&ticker=GSL&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEYimport requests
url = "https://data.businessquant.com/historic"
params = {"slug": "asset-utilization-ratio", "ticker": "GSL", "period": "max", "api_key": "YOUR_API_KEY"}
data = requests.get(url, params=params).json()const res = await fetch("https://data.businessquant.com/historic?slug=asset-utilization-ratio&ticker=GSL&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY");
const data = await res.json();