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
Download Data| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| 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 |