Global Ship Lease (GSL) Cash & Equivalents (2009 - 2026)
Global Ship Lease (GSL) posted Cash & Equivalents of $388.6 million for the quarter ended Jun 30, 2026, down 21.7% from $496.08 million a year earlier and down 4.0% from the prior quarter.
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Global Ship Lease (GSL) Cash & Equivalents (2009 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
As of Dec 31, 2025, Global Ship Lease's Cash & Equivalents came in at $273.88 million, up 93.7% from the prior year.
- Annual Cash & Equivalents shows a five-year compound annual growth rate of 27.7% (years ended Dec 2020 to Dec 2025).
- In prior years, Global Ship Lease's Cash & Equivalents was $141.38 million in the year ended Dec 31, 2024 (-49.6%), $280.71 million in the year ended Dec 31, 2023 (+4.0%), $269.93 million in the year ended Dec 31, 2022 (+38.0%) and $195.64 million in the year ended Dec 31, 2021 (+142.3%).
- Quarterly Cash & Equivalents has run from a low of $113 million in the quarter ended Sep 30, 2021 to a high of $496.08 million in the quarter ended Jun 30, 2025 over five years.
- On a year-over-year basis, Cash & Equivalents increased in four of the last eight quarters, with growth averaging 18.7%.
- The strongest year-over-year quarter for Cash & Equivalents in the past five years was the quarter ended Dec 31, 2021, with growth of 142.3%; the weakest was the quarter ended Dec 31, 2024, with a decline of 49.6%.
- According to Business Quant data, Cash & Equivalents for the three prior quarters was $404.94 million (quarter ended Mar 31, 2026), $273.88 million (quarter ended Dec 31, 2025) and $289.37 million (quarter ended Sep 30, 2025).
Peer Set
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | Cash & Equiv. (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Union Pacific | 165.28 Bn | 159.81 Bn | - | 1.61 Bn |
| 2 | Csx | 87.86 Bn | 84.08 Bn | - | 1.01 Bn |
| 3 | Canadian Pacific Kansas City | 75.56 Bn | 75.27 Bn | - | 264.59 Mn |
| 4 | Norfolk Southern | 71.27 Bn | 65.91 Bn | - | 1.07 Bn |
| 5 | United Parcel Service | 69.70 Bn | 46.62 Bn | - | 4.65 Bn |
| 6 | Fedex | 68.71 Bn | 34.65 Bn | - | 13.31 Bn |
| 7 | Delta Air Lines | 55.32 Bn | 37.50 Bn | - | 4.67 Bn |
| 8 | Old Dominion Freight Line | 37.44 Bn | 36.71 Bn | - | 283.94 Mn |
| 9 | United Airlines Holdings | 36.52 Bn | -19.85 Bn | - | 10.17 Bn |
| 10 | Global Ship Lease | 314.90 Mn | 314.90 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 | 496.08 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2025 | 418.00 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2024 | 141.38 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2024 | 378.62 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2024 | 297.28 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2024 | 303.27 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2023 | 280.71 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2023 | 253.34 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2023 | 246.40 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2023 | 278.36 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2022 | 269.93 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2022 | 245.51 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2022 | 300.30 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2022 | 214.47 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2021 | 195.64 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2021 | 113.00 Mn |
API Access
Global Ship Lease Cash & Equivalents 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-equivalents&ticker=GSL&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEYimport requests
url = "https://data.businessquant.com/historic"
params = {"slug": "cash-and-equivalents", "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-equivalents&ticker=GSL&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY");
const data = await res.json();