Global Ship Lease (GSL) Debt Ratio (2009 - 2026)

Global Ship Lease (GSL) recorded quarterly Debt Ratio of 0.23 in Q1 2026, down 6.52% quarter-over-quarter from 0.24 in Q4 2025, and down 24.69% on a YoY basis from 0.3 in Q1 2025.

Global Ship Lease (GSL) Debt Ratio (2009 - 2026) Analysis & Trends

Global Ship Lease's Debt Ratio history runs 18 years deep, the most recent figure standing at 0.23 for Q1 2026.

  • In Q1 2026, Debt Ratio fell 24.69% year-over-year to 0.23; the TTM figure through Mar 2026 stood at 0.23 (down 24.69% YoY), while the FY2025 annual figure was 0.24, down 16.44% from the prior year.
  • Debt Ratio was 0.23 for Q1 2026 at Global Ship Lease, down from 0.24 in the prior quarter.
  • In the past five years, Debt Ratio ranged from a high of 0.52 in Q2 2022 to a low of 0.23 in Q1 2026.
  • Historically, Debt Ratio has averaged 0.36 across 5 years, with a median of 0.35 in 2024.
  • The sharpest annual moves came in 2022 and 2026: Debt Ratio grew 0.45% in 2022, then fell 24.69% in 2026.
  • A 5-year view of Debt Ratio shows it stood at 0.44 in 2022, then slipped by 15.68% to 0.37 in 2023, then declined by 22.95% to 0.29 in 2024, then fell by 16.44% to 0.24 in 2025, then dropped by 6.52% to 0.23 in 2026.
  • The last three Debt Ratio figures came in at 0.23 (Q1 2026), 0.24 (Q4 2025), and 0.27 (Q3 2025), per Business Quant data.

Peer Comparison

# Company Market Cap Enterprise Value Gross Profit (Qtr) Debt Ratio (Qtr)
1 C3is 744.65 Bn 744.65 Bn 9.11 Mn 0.01
2 Kirby 7.86 Bn 7.78 Bn 291.34 Mn 0.15
3 Matson 5.69 Bn 5.59 Bn - 0.07
4 Hafnia 3.63 Bn 3.52 Bn 152.41 Mn 0.29
5 Star Bulk Carriers 3.14 Bn 3.13 Bn 371.22 Mn 0.28
6 ZIM Integrated Shipping Services 3.12 Bn 1.01 Bn 57.20 Mn -
7 Costamare 1.93 Bn 1.42 Bn - 0.38
8 Navios Maritime Partners 1.87 Bn 1.47 Bn 262.01 Mn 0.19
9 Global Ship Lease 1.37 Bn 1.37 Bn - 0.23
10 Capital Clean Energy Carriers 1.33 Bn 792.93 Mn 78.44 Mn 0.54

Historic Data

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DateValue
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 0.37
Sep 30, 2023 0.39
Jun 30, 2023 0.42
Mar 31, 2023 0.42
Dec 31, 2022 0.44
Sep 30, 2022 0.47
Jun 30, 2022 0.52
Mar 31, 2022 0.52
Dec 31, 2021 0.44
Sep 30, 2021 0.58
Jun 30, 2021 0.57