Global Ship Lease (GSL) EPS (Basic) (2009 - 2026)
Global Ship Lease (GSL) recorded EPS (Basic) of $16.04 in the quarter ended Jun 30, 2026, down 3.8% from $16.68 a year earlier and down 2.2% from the prior quarter.
Global Ship Lease (GSL) EPS (Basic) (2009 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
On a TTM basis, Global Ship Lease's EPS (Basic) came in at $66.15 as of Jun 30, 2026, down 2.4% year-over-year; for the year ended Dec 31, 2025, it came in at $6.09, up 1.1% from the prior year.
- Annual EPS (Basic) has a four-year compound annual growth rate of 0.4% (years ended Dec 2021 to Dec 2025).
- Across earlier years, EPS (Basic) came in at $6.02 in the year ended Dec 31, 2024 (-0.3%), $6.04 in the year ended Dec 31, 2023 (-3.3%), $6.24 in the year ended Dec 31, 2022 (+4.3%) and $5.99 in the year ended Dec 31, 2021.
- Quarterly EPS (Basic) has ranged from $8.29 in the quarter ended Jun 30, 2022 to $21.45 in the quarter ended Mar 31, 2025 over the past five years.
- On a year-over-year basis, EPS (Basic) rose in five of the last eight quarters, with growth averaging 10.3%.
- Peak year-over-year performance for EPS (Basic) in the last five years was growth of 918.3% in the quarter ended Mar 31, 2022, against a decline of 23.5% in the quarter ended Mar 31, 2026 at the low end.
- Per Business Quant, the preceding three quarters came in at $16.41 (quarter ended Mar 31, 2026), $17.90 (quarter ended Dec 31, 2025) and $15.80 (quarter ended Sep 30, 2025).
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | EPS (Basic) (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Union Pacific | 171.40 Bn | 165.93 Bn | - | 3.36 |
| 2 | Csx | 89.64 Bn | 85.85 Bn | - | 0.54 |
| 3 | United Parcel Service | 84.91 Bn | 61.80 Bn | - | 0.71 |
| 4 | Canadian Pacific Kansas City | 78.30 Bn | 77.32 Bn | - | 0.84 |
| 5 | Norfolk Southern | 73.47 Bn | 68.11 Bn | - | 3.27 |
| 6 | Fedex | 70.82 Bn | 36.76 Bn | - | 6.74 |
| 7 | Delta Air Lines | 51.86 Bn | 34.04 Bn | - | 1.15 |
| 8 | Old Dominion Freight Line | 39.37 Bn | 38.63 Bn | - | 1.69 |
| 9 | United Airlines Holdings | 33.91 Bn | -22.47 Bn | - | 2.48 |
| 10 | Global Ship Lease | 1.49 Bn | 136.71 Mn | - | 2.50 |
Historic Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Jun 30, 2026 | 2.50 |
| Mar 31, 2026 | 2.56 |
| Dec 31, 2025 | 2.81 |
| Sep 30, 2025 | 2.62 |
| Jun 30, 2025 | 2.63 |
| Mar 31, 2025 | 3.43 |
| Dec 31, 2024 | 2.55 |
| Sep 30, 2024 | 2.22 |
| Jun 30, 2024 | 2.42 |
| Mar 31, 2024 | 2.53 |
| Dec 31, 2023 | 1.83 |
| Sep 30, 2023 | 2.26 |
| Jun 30, 2023 | 2.06 |
| Mar 31, 2023 | 1.97 |
| Dec 31, 2022 | 1.98 |
| Sep 30, 2022 | 2.55 |
| Jun 30, 2022 | 1.52 |
| Mar 31, 2022 | 1.93 |
| Dec 31, 2021 | 1.88 |
| Sep 30, 2021 | 3.56 |
Global Ship Lease EPS (Basic) API
Pull this series into your own models, spreadsheets and apps with the Business Quant
Historical Metrics API. The request below matches the chart above — change the
frequency, period or values and it follows. Swap YOUR_API_KEY for your own key.
https://data.businessquant.com/historic?slug=eps-basic&ticker=GSL&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY
import requests
url = "https://data.businessquant.com/historic"
params = {"slug": "eps-basic", "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=eps-basic&ticker=GSL&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY");
const data = await res.json();