Global Ship Lease (GSL) Cash from Operations (2009 - 2026)
Global Ship Lease's Cash from Operations came in at $126.34 million for the quarter ended Jun 30, 2026, up 6.0% from $119.23 million a year earlier and up 57.4% from the prior quarter.
Global Ship Lease (GSL) Cash from Operations (2009 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
Over the trailing twelve months to Jun 30, 2026, Global Ship Lease reported Cash from Operations of $512.87 million, up 15.0% year-over-year; for the year ended Dec 31, 2025, it came in at $528.3 million, up 22.8% from the prior year.
- Cash from Operations has increased in each of the last four years, with a four-year compound annual growth rate of 20.8% (years ended Dec 2021 to Dec 2025).
- Going back by year, Cash from Operations was $430.15 million in the year ended Dec 31, 2024 (+14.7%), $375.01 million in the year ended Dec 31, 2023 (+14.5%), $327.5 million in the year ended Dec 31, 2022 (+32.1%) and $247.95 million in the year ended Dec 31, 2021.
- The five-year range for quarterly Cash from Operations is $44.83 million (the quarter ended Sep 30, 2021) to $193.8 million (the quarter ended Dec 31, 2025).
- Year-over-year, Cash from Operations increased in six of the last eight quarters, with growth averaging 14.2%.
- The fastest year-over-year change in Cash from Operations over five years came in the quarter ended Mar 31, 2022 (growth of 182.6%), and the weakest in the quarter ended Dec 31, 2022 (a decline of 44.8%).
- Business Quant data shows GSL's Cash from Operations at $80.28 million (quarter ended Mar 31, 2026), $193.8 million (quarter ended Dec 31, 2025) and $112.45 million (quarter ended Sep 30, 2025) in the three quarters before the quarter ended Jun 30, 2026.
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | Cash from Ops. (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Union Pacific | 161.62 Bn | 156.15 Bn | - | 3.08 Bn |
| 2 | Csx | 86.16 Bn | 82.37 Bn | - | 1.33 Bn |
| 3 | Canadian Pacific Kansas City | 74.78 Bn | 74.50 Bn | - | 1.25 Bn |
| 4 | United Parcel Service | 70.01 Bn | 46.94 Bn | - | 859.00 Mn |
| 5 | Norfolk Southern | 69.45 Bn | 64.09 Bn | - | 1.05 Bn |
| 6 | Fedex | 67.46 Bn | 33.40 Bn | - | 3.27 Bn |
| 7 | Delta Air Lines | 54.88 Bn | 37.06 Bn | - | 1.60 Bn |
| 8 | Old Dominion Freight Line | 36.07 Bn | 35.33 Bn | - | 272.70 Mn |
| 9 | Ryanair Holdings | 28.71 Bn | 12.72 Bn | 3.13 Bn | - |
| 10 | Global Ship Lease | 303.62 Mn | 303.62 Mn | - | 126.34 Mn |
Historic Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Jun 30, 2026 | 126.34 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2026 | 80.28 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2025 | 193.80 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2025 | 112.45 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2025 | 119.23 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2025 | 102.81 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2024 | 105.84 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2024 | 118.21 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2024 | 105.48 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2024 | 100.62 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2023 | 105.46 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2023 | 87.32 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2023 | 95.50 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2023 | 86.73 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2022 | 88.57 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2022 | 115.56 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2022 | 86.85 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2022 | 56.22 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2021 | 160.38 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2021 | 44.83 Mn |
Global Ship Lease Cash from Operations 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-from-operations&ticker=GSL&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEYimport requests
url = "https://data.businessquant.com/historic"
params = {"slug": "cash-from-operations", "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-from-operations&ticker=GSL&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY");
const data = await res.json();