Global Ship Lease (GSL) Debt Ratio (2009 - 2026)
Global Ship Lease's Debt Ratio came in at 0.23 for the quarter ended Jun 30, 2026, down 21.8% from 0.29 a year earlier and unchanged from the prior quarter.
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Global Ship Lease (GSL) Debt Ratio (2009 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
For the year ended Dec 31, 2025, Global Ship Lease's Debt Ratio was 0.24, down 16.4% from the prior year.
- Debt Ratio has declined in each of the last four years.
- Going back by year, Debt Ratio was 0.29 in the year ended Dec 31, 2024 (-56.3%), 0.66 in the year ended Dec 31, 2023 (-17.3%), 0.80 in the year ended Dec 31, 2022 (-18.5%) and 0.98 in the year ended Dec 31, 2021 (+62.0%).
- The five-year range for quarterly Debt Ratio is 0.23 (the quarter ended Mar 31, 2026) to 0.98 (the quarter ended Dec 31, 2021).
- Year-over-year, Debt Ratio has declined for 18 consecutive quarters, with an average decline of 22.2% over the last eight quarters.
- The fastest year-over-year change in Debt Ratio over five years came in the quarter ended Dec 31, 2021 (growth of 62.0%), and the weakest in the quarter ended Dec 31, 2024 (a decline of 56.3%).
- Business Quant data shows GSL's Debt Ratio at 0.23 (quarter ended Mar 31, 2026), 0.24 (quarter ended Dec 31, 2025) and 0.27 (quarter ended Sep 30, 2025) in the three quarters before the quarter ended Jun 30, 2026.
Peer Set
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | Debt Ratio (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Union Pacific | 162.85 Bn | 157.37 Bn | - | 0.43 |
| 2 | Csx | 86.62 Bn | 82.84 Bn | - | 0.42 |
| 3 | Canadian Pacific Kansas City | 76.11 Bn | 75.83 Bn | - | 0.28 |
| 4 | United Parcel Service | 70.66 Bn | 47.58 Bn | - | 0.34 |
| 5 | Norfolk Southern | 70.32 Bn | 64.96 Bn | - | 0.37 |
| 6 | Fedex | 68.53 Bn | 34.48 Bn | - | 0.26 |
| 7 | Delta Air Lines | 55.25 Bn | 37.43 Bn | - | 0.17 |
| 8 | Old Dominion Freight Line | 36.69 Bn | 35.95 Bn | - | 0.00 |
| 9 | Ryanair Holdings | 28.78 Bn | 12.78 Bn | 3.13 Bn | 0.00 |
| 10 | Global Ship Lease | 300.94 Mn | 300.94 Mn | - | 0.23 |
Historic Data
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Historic Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Jun 30, 2026 | 0.23 |
| Mar 31, 2026 | 0.23 |
| Dec 31, 2025 | 0.24 |
| Sep 30, 2025 | 0.27 |
| Jun 30, 2025 | 0.29 |
| Mar 31, 2025 | 0.30 |
| Dec 31, 2024 | 0.29 |
| Sep 30, 2024 | 0.30 |
| Jun 30, 2024 | 0.32 |
| Mar 31, 2024 | 0.35 |
| Dec 31, 2023 | 0.66 |
| Sep 30, 2023 | 0.39 |
| Jun 30, 2023 | 0.42 |
| Mar 31, 2023 | 0.42 |
| Dec 31, 2022 | 0.80 |
| Sep 30, 2022 | 0.47 |
| Jun 30, 2022 | 0.52 |
| Mar 31, 2022 | 0.52 |
| Dec 31, 2021 | 0.98 |
| Sep 30, 2021 | 0.58 |
API Access
Global Ship Lease Debt 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=debt-ratio&ticker=GSL&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEYimport requests
url = "https://data.businessquant.com/historic"
params = {"slug": "debt-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=debt-ratio&ticker=GSL&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY");
const data = await res.json();