Global Ship Lease GSL
NYSE GSL
$44.70 -1.70 (-3.66%)
As of: Sep 8, 2026 · 3:59 PM EDT

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

Global Ship Lease (GSL) posted Debt Ratio of 0.23 for Q2 2026, little changed on a QoQ basis from 0.23 in Q1 2026, and down 99.53% year-over-year from 47.63 in Q2 2025.

Analysis

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

Global Ship Lease has reported Debt Ratio for 18 years, with the latest figure at 0.23 in Q2 2026.

  • On a quarterly basis, Debt Ratio fell 99.53% year-over-year to 0.23 in Q2 2026; TTM through Jun 2026 was 0.23, a 99.53% decrease from a year earlier, with the FY2025 full-year figure at 0.24, down 16.44% from the prior year.
  • Debt Ratio was 0.23 for Q2 2026 at Global Ship Lease, roughly flat from 0.23 in the prior quarter.
  • The five-year high for Debt Ratio was 47.63 in Q2 2025, with the low at 0.23 in Q1 2026.
  • Average Debt Ratio over 5 years is 3.51, with a median of 0.35 recorded in 2024.
  • The sharpest annual moves came in 2022 and 2026: Debt Ratio dropped 8.11% in 2022, then plunged 99.53% in 2026.
  • Over 5 years, Debt Ratio stood at 0.47 in 2022, then dropped by 16.16% to 0.39 in 2023, then fell by 26.74% to 0.29 in 2024, then retreated by 16.44% to 0.24 in 2025, then decreased by 6.5% to 0.23 in 2026.
  • The last three Debt Ratio figures came in at 0.23 (Q2 2026), 0.23 (Q1 2026), and 0.24 (Q4 2025), per Business Quant data.
Peer Set

Peer Comparison

# Company Market Cap Enterprise Value Gross Profit (Qtr) Debt Ratio (Qtr)
1 Frontline 10.35 Bn 10.03 Bn - 0.42
2 Kirby 7.39 Bn 7.35 Bn 290.80 Mn 0.17
3 Matson 6.76 Bn 6.64 Bn - 0.08
4 International Seaways 5.13 Bn 5.13 Bn 467.16 Mn 0.23
5 Hafnia 4.45 Bn 4.17 Bn 372.91 Mn 0.31
6 Cmb.Tech 4.42 Bn 4.26 Bn 970.62 Mn -
7 Scorpio Tankers 3.80 Bn 1.97 Bn 343.91 Mn 0.16
8 ZIM Integrated Shipping Services 3.60 Bn 2.57 Bn 255.00 Mn -
9 Star Bulk Carriers 3.56 Bn 3.00 Bn 299.80 Mn 0.28
10 Global Ship Lease 793.09 Mn 793.09 Mn - 0.23
Historic Data

Historic Data

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DateValue
Jun 30, 2026 0.23
Mar 31, 2026 0.23
Dec 31, 2025 0.24
Sep 30, 2025 0.27
Jun 30, 2025 47.63
Mar 31, 2025 0.30
Dec 31, 2024 0.29
Sep 30, 2024 0.30
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 20.25
Sep 30, 2021 0.58
Jun 30, 2021 0.57
Mar 31, 2021 0.57
Dec 30, 2020 0.60