Global Ship Lease (GSL) EBT Margin (2009 - 2026)
Global Ship Lease (GSL) posted EBT Margin of 46.14% for the quarter ended Jun 30, 2026, down 3.60 percentage points from 49.74% a year earlier and down 1.23 percentage points from the prior quarter.
Global Ship Lease (GSL) EBT Margin (2009 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
For the trailing twelve months through Jun 30, 2026, EBT Margin at Global Ship Lease was 49.09%, down 4.00 percentage points year-over-year; for the year ended Dec 31, 2025, it was 54.33%, up 4.60 percentage points from the prior year.
- Annual EBT Margin shows a four-year change of +16.02 percentage points (years ended Dec 2021 to Dec 2025).
- In prior years, Global Ship Lease's EBT Margin was 49.73% in the year ended Dec 31, 2024 (+4.54 pp), 45.18% in the year ended Dec 31, 2023 (-0.18 pp), 45.37% in the year ended Dec 31, 2022 (+7.06 pp) and 38.31% in the year ended Dec 31, 2021.
- The figure for the quarter ended Jun 30, 2026 stands as the lowest quarterly EBT Margin since the quarter ended Dec 31, 2023.
- On a year-over-year basis, EBT Margin increased in four of the last eight quarters, with an average year-over-year change of +1.08 percentage points.
- The strongest year-over-year quarter for EBT Margin in the past five years was the quarter ended Mar 31, 2022, with a gain of 37.96 percentage points; the weakest was the quarter ended Mar 31, 2026, with a drop of 17.24 percentage points.
- According to Business Quant data, EBT Margin for the three prior quarters was 47.37% (quarter ended Mar 31, 2026), 53.73% (quarter ended Dec 31, 2025) and 49.32% (quarter ended Sep 30, 2025).
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | EBT Margin (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Union Pacific | 162.85 Bn | 157.37 Bn | - | 37.22% |
| 2 | Csx | 86.62 Bn | 82.84 Bn | - | 33.55% |
| 3 | Canadian Pacific Kansas City | 76.11 Bn | 75.83 Bn | - | 32.64% |
| 4 | United Parcel Service | 70.66 Bn | 47.58 Bn | - | 3.33% |
| 5 | Norfolk Southern | 70.32 Bn | 64.96 Bn | - | 27.68% |
| 6 | Fedex | 68.53 Bn | 34.48 Bn | - | 8.43% |
| 7 | Delta Air Lines | 55.25 Bn | 37.43 Bn | - | 10.17% |
| 8 | Old Dominion Freight Line | 36.69 Bn | 35.95 Bn | - | 30.08% |
| 9 | Ryanair Holdings | 28.78 Bn | 12.78 Bn | 3.13 Bn | 13.52% |
| 10 | Global Ship Lease | 300.94 Mn | 300.94 Mn | - | 46.14% |
Historic Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Jun 30, 2026 | 46.14% |
| Mar 31, 2026 | 47.37% |
| Dec 31, 2025 | 53.73% |
| Sep 30, 2025 | 49.32% |
| Jun 30, 2025 | 49.74% |
| Mar 31, 2025 | 64.61% |
| Dec 31, 2024 | 50.74% |
| Sep 30, 2024 | 46.62% |
| Jun 30, 2024 | 50.30% |
| Mar 31, 2024 | 51.17% |
| Dec 31, 2023 | 37.73% |
| Sep 30, 2023 | 48.74% |
| Jun 30, 2023 | 47.99% |
| Mar 31, 2023 | 46.84% |
| Dec 31, 2022 | 45.45% |
| Sep 30, 2022 | 53.29% |
| Jun 30, 2022 | 36.08% |
| Mar 31, 2022 | 45.69% |
| Dec 31, 2021 | 44.60% |
| Sep 30, 2021 | 47.16% |
Global Ship Lease EBT Margin API
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https://data.businessquant.com/historic?slug=ebt-margin&ticker=GSL&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEYimport requests
url = "https://data.businessquant.com/historic"
params = {"slug": "ebt-margin", "ticker": "GSL", "period": "max", "api_key": "YOUR_API_KEY"}
data = requests.get(url, params=params).json()const res = await fetch("https://data.businessquant.com/historic?slug=ebt-margin&ticker=GSL&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY");
const data = await res.json();