Global Ship Lease (GSL) Free Cash Flow (2009 - 2026)

Global Ship Lease's (GSL) quarterly Free Cash Flow came in at -$5000.0 in Q1 2026, down 100.01% year-on-year from $61.5 million in Q1 2025, and down 100.0% quarter-over-quarter from $133.8 million in Q4 2025.

Global Ship Lease (GSL) Free Cash Flow (2009 - 2026) Analysis & Trends

Global Ship Lease's Free Cash Flow history runs 18 years deep, the most recent figure standing at -$5000.0 for Q1 2026.

  • On a quarterly basis, Free Cash Flow fell 100.01% year-over-year to -$5000.0 in Q1 2026; TTM through Mar 2026 was $467.8 million, a 152.26% increase from a year earlier, with the FY2025 full-year figure at $514.1 million, up 128.86% from the prior year.
  • Free Cash Flow fell to -$5000.0 in Q1 2026 per GSL's latest filing, from $133.8 million in the prior quarter.
  • Across five years, Free Cash Flow topped out at $222.0 million in Q2 2025 and bottomed at -$99.7 million in Q4 2024.
  • The 5-year median for Free Cash Flow is $86.7 million (2023), against an average of $56.3 million.
  • Biggest YoY gain for Free Cash Flow was 4366150.0% in 2023; the steepest drop was 9557.75% in 2023.
  • Year by year, Free Cash Flow stood at -$284000.0 in 2022, then slumped by 9557.75% to -$27.4 million in 2023, then plunged by 263.35% to -$99.7 million in 2024, then surged by 234.26% to $133.8 million in 2025, then sank by 100.0% to -$5000.0 in 2026.
  • Per Business Quant, the three latest GSL Free Cash Flow figures stand at -$5000.0 (Q1 2026), $133.8 million (Q4 2025), and $112.0 million (Q3 2025).

Peer Comparison

# Company Market Cap Enterprise Value Gross Profit (Qtr) Free Cash Flow (Qtr)
1 ZIM Integrated Shipping Services 2,964,341.97 Bn 2,964,341.05 Bn 57.20 Mn 294.00 Mn
2 Danaos 2,542.12 Bn 2,541.24 Bn 203.71 Mn 163.14 Mn
3 Sfl 1,584.69 Bn 1,584.53 Bn 66.27 Mn 34.09 Mn
4 Capital Clean Energy Carriers 1,419.00 Bn 1,418.46 Bn 95.52 Mn 49.15 Mn
5 Globus Maritime 59.97 Bn 59.95 Bn 8,083.00 -17.72 Mn
6 Kirby 8.07 Bn 7.99 Bn 291.34 Mn 265.18 Mn
7 Matson 6.26 Bn 6.16 Bn - 63.70 Mn
8 Hafnia 3.73 Bn 3.62 Bn 152.41 Mn 190.61 Mn
9 Intercont (Cayman) 3.56 Bn 3.56 Bn - -
10 Global Ship Lease 1.56 Bn 1.56 Bn - -5,000.00

Historic Data

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Mar 31, 2026 -5,000.00
Mar 31, 2026 -5,000.00
Dec 31, 2025 133.80 Mn
Dec 31, 2025 133.80 Mn
Sep 30, 2025 112.01 Mn
Sep 30, 2025 112.01 Mn
Jun 30, 2025 222.04 Mn
Jun 30, 2025 222.04 Mn
Mar 31, 2025 61.54 Mn
Mar 31, 2025 61.54 Mn
Dec 31, 2024 -99.66 Mn
Dec 31, 2024 -99.66 Mn
Sep 30, 2024 118.10 Mn
Sep 30, 2024 118.10 Mn
Jun 30, 2024 105.48 Mn
Jun 30, 2024 105.48 Mn
Mar 31, 2024 100.62 Mn
Mar 31, 2024 100.62 Mn
Dec 31, 2023 -27.43 Mn
Dec 31, 2023 -27.43 Mn