Global Ship Lease (GSL) Cash & Current Investments (2009 - 2026)
Global Ship Lease (GSL) posted Cash & Current Investments of $499.05 million for the quarter ended Jun 30, 2026, down 2.4% from $511.08 million a year earlier but up 0.1% from the prior quarter.
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Global Ship Lease (GSL) Cash & Current Investments (2009 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
As of Dec 31, 2025, Global Ship Lease's Cash & Current Investments came in at $472.98 million, up 182.3% from the prior year.
- Annual Cash & Current Investments shows a five-year compound annual growth rate of 42.4% (years ended Dec 2020 to Dec 2025).
- In prior years, Global Ship Lease's Cash & Current Investments was $167.53 million in the year ended Dec 31, 2024 (-43.2%), $294.71 million in the year ended Dec 31, 2023 (+5.8%), $278.48 million in the year ended Dec 31, 2022 (+36.8%) and $203.54 million in the year ended Dec 31, 2021 (+152.0%).
- Quarterly Cash & Current Investments has run from a low of $113 million in the quarter ended Sep 30, 2021 to a high of $511.08 million in the quarter ended Jun 30, 2025 over five years.
- On a year-over-year basis, Cash & Current Investments increased in six of the last eight quarters, with growth averaging 38.3%.
- The strongest year-over-year quarter for Cash & Current Investments in the past five years was the quarter ended Dec 31, 2025, with growth of 182.3%; the weakest was the quarter ended Dec 31, 2024, with a decline of 43.2%.
- According to Business Quant data, Cash & Current Investments for the three prior quarters was $498.61 million (quarter ended Mar 31, 2026), $472.98 million (quarter ended Dec 31, 2025) and $489.87 million (quarter ended Sep 30, 2025).
Peer Set
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | Cash & Current Investments (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Union Pacific | 173.89 Bn | 166.14 Bn | - | 3.09 Bn |
| 2 | Csx | 94.27 Bn | 89.49 Bn | - | 1.61 Bn |
| 3 | United Parcel Service | 86.13 Bn | 63.03 Bn | - | 4.65 Bn |
| 4 | Canadian Pacific Kansas City | 79.52 Bn | 78.54 Bn | - | 257.58 Mn |
| 5 | Norfolk Southern | 74.18 Bn | 68.65 Bn | - | 1.60 Bn |
| 6 | Fedex | 71.02 Bn | 36.96 Bn | - | 13.31 Bn |
| 7 | Delta Air Lines | 50.26 Bn | 32.44 Bn | - | 3.79 Bn |
| 8 | Old Dominion Freight Line | 38.08 Bn | 37.35 Bn | - | 283.94 Mn |
| 9 | United Airlines Holdings | 31.84 Bn | -25.85 Bn | - | 14.65 Bn |
| 10 | Global Ship Lease | 1.49 Bn | 136.88 Mn | - | 388.60 Mn |
Historic Data
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Historic Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Jun 30, 2026 | 388.60 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2026 | 404.94 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2025 | 273.88 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2025 | 289.37 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2025 | 415.60 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2025 | 323.25 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2024 | 141.38 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2024 | 260.46 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2024 | 171.28 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2024 | 168.96 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2023 | 138.64 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2023 | 98.09 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2023 | 84.49 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2023 | 125.16 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2022 | 120.13 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2022 | 102.71 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2022 | 181.20 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2022 | 88.49 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2021 | 67.28 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2021 | 81.92 Mn |
API Access
Global Ship Lease Cash & Current Investments 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=cash-and-current-investments&ticker=GSL&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEYimport requests
url = "https://data.businessquant.com/historic"
params = {"slug": "cash-and-current-investments", "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=cash-and-current-investments&ticker=GSL&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY");
const data = await res.json();