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

Global Ship Lease's (GSL) quarterly Debt Ratio came in at 0.23 in Q1 2026, down 24.69% year-on-year from 0.3 in Q1 2025, and down 6.52% quarter-over-quarter from 0.24 in Q4 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.

  • On a quarterly basis, Debt Ratio fell 24.69% year-over-year to 0.23 in Q1 2026; TTM through Mar 2026 was 0.23, a 24.69% decrease from a year earlier, with the FY2025 full-year figure at 0.24, down 98.26% from the prior year.
  • Debt Ratio retreated to 0.23 in Q1 2026 per GSL's latest filing, from 0.24 in the prior quarter.
  • Across five years, Debt Ratio topped out at 13.88 in Q4 2024 and bottomed at 0.23 in Q1 2026.
  • The 5-year median for Debt Ratio is 0.35 (2024), against an average of 1.26.
  • Across the five-year window, Debt Ratio slipped 8.13% in 2022 and plunged 98.26% in 2025, its largest moves.
  • Year by year, Debt Ratio stood at 0.47 in 2022, then slipped by 16.16% to 0.39 in 2023, then soared by 3427.06% to 13.88 in 2024, then plunged by 98.26% to 0.24 in 2025, then dropped by 6.52% to 0.23 in 2026.
  • Per Business Quant, the three latest GSL Debt Ratio figures stand at 0.23 (Q1 2026), 0.24 (Q4 2025), and 0.27 (Q3 2025).

Peer Comparison

# Company Market Cap Enterprise Value Gross Profit (Qtr) Debt Ratio (Qtr)
1 ZIM Integrated Shipping Services 2,964,341.97 Bn 2,964,341.05 Bn 57.20 Mn -
2 Danaos 2,542.12 Bn 2,541.24 Bn 203.71 Mn 0.20
3 Sfl 1,584.69 Bn 1,584.53 Bn 66.27 Mn 0.70
4 Capital Clean Energy Carriers 1,419.00 Bn 1,418.46 Bn 95.52 Mn 0.61
5 Globus Maritime 59.97 Bn 59.95 Bn 8,083.00 0.19
6 Kirby 8.07 Bn 7.99 Bn 291.34 Mn 0.15
7 Matson 6.26 Bn 6.16 Bn - 0.07
8 Hafnia 3.73 Bn 3.62 Bn 152.41 Mn 0.29
9 Intercont (Cayman) 3.56 Bn 3.56 Bn - 0.35
10 Global Ship Lease 1.56 Bn 1.56 Bn - 0.23

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 13.88
Sep 30, 2024 0.30
Jun 30, 2024 0.32
Mar 31, 2024 0.35
Sep 30, 2023 0.39
Jun 30, 2023 0.42
Mar 31, 2023 0.42
Sep 30, 2022 0.47
Jun 30, 2022 0.52
Mar 31, 2022 0.52
Dec 31, 2021 9.14
Sep 30, 2021 0.58
Jun 30, 2021 0.57
Mar 31, 2021 0.57
Dec 30, 2020 0.60