Global Ship Lease (GSL) Dividends Paid - Common (2009 - 2026)

Global Ship Lease's (GSL) quarterly Dividends Paid - Common came in at -$22.5 million in Q1 2026, down 40.15% year-on-year from -$37.6 million in Q1 2025, and little changed quarter-over-quarter from -$22.4 million in Q4 2025.

Global Ship Lease (GSL) Dividends Paid - Common (2009 - 2026) Analysis & Trends

Global Ship Lease's Dividends Paid - Common history runs 9 years deep, the most recent figure standing at -$22.5 million for Q1 2026.

  • On a quarterly basis, Dividends Paid - Common fell 40.15% year-over-year to -$22.5 million in Q1 2026; TTM through Mar 2026 was -$82.5 million, a 34.66% decrease from a year earlier, with the FY2025 full-year figure at $76.1 million, up 30.16% from the prior year.
  • Dividends Paid - Common steadied at -$22.5 million in Q1 2026 per GSL's latest filing, from -$22.4 million in the prior quarter.
  • Across five years, Dividends Paid - Common topped out at -$9.3 million in Q1 2022 and bottomed at -$22.5 million in Q1 2026.
  • The 5-year median for Dividends Paid - Common is -$13.8 million (2022), against an average of -$15.3 million.
  • Across the five-year window, Dividends Paid - Common tumbled 48.07% in 2022 and gained 4.01% in 2023, its largest moves.
  • Year by year, Dividends Paid - Common stood at -$13.5 million in 2022, then rose by 2.14% to -$13.3 million in 2023, then slipped by 20.71% to -$16.0 million in 2024, then slumped by 40.25% to -$22.4 million in 2025, then decreased by 0.17% to -$22.5 million in 2026.
  • Per Business Quant, the three latest GSL Dividends Paid - Common figures stand at -$22.5 million (Q1 2026), -$22.4 million (Q4 2025), and -$18.8 million (Q3 2025).

Peer Comparison

# Company Market Cap Enterprise Value Gross Profit (Qtr) Dividends Paid - Common (Qtr)
1 ZIM Integrated Shipping Services 2,964,341.97 Bn 2,964,341.05 Bn 57.20 Mn -400,000.00
2 Danaos 2,542.12 Bn 2,541.24 Bn 203.71 Mn -16.38 Mn
3 Sfl 1,584.69 Bn 1,584.53 Bn 66.27 Mn -26.56 Mn
4 Capital Clean Energy Carriers 1,419.00 Bn 1,418.46 Bn 95.52 Mn -
5 Globus Maritime 59.97 Bn 59.95 Bn 8,083.00 -
6 Kirby 8.07 Bn 7.99 Bn 291.34 Mn -
7 Matson 6.26 Bn 6.16 Bn - 11.00 Mn
8 Hafnia 3.73 Bn 3.62 Bn 152.41 Mn -73.21 Mn
9 Intercont (Cayman) 3.56 Bn 3.56 Bn - -
10 Global Ship Lease 1.56 Bn 1.56 Bn - -22.48 Mn

Historic Data

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DateValue
Mar 31, 2026 -22.48 Mn
Mar 31, 2026 -22.48 Mn
Dec 31, 2025 -22.45 Mn
Dec 31, 2025 -22.45 Mn
Sep 30, 2025 -18.81 Mn
Sep 30, 2025 -18.81 Mn
Jun 30, 2025 -18.76 Mn
Jun 30, 2025 -18.76 Mn
Mar 31, 2025 -16.04 Mn
Mar 31, 2025 -16.04 Mn
Dec 31, 2024 -16.00 Mn
Dec 31, 2024 -16.00 Mn
Sep 30, 2024 -15.97 Mn
Sep 30, 2024 -15.97 Mn
Jun 30, 2024 -13.26 Mn
Jun 30, 2024 -13.26 Mn
Mar 31, 2024 -13.21 Mn
Mar 31, 2024 -13.21 Mn
Dec 31, 2023 -13.26 Mn
Dec 31, 2023 -13.26 Mn