Global Ship Lease (GSL) Free Cash Flow (2009 - 2026)
Global Ship Lease (GSL) posted Free Cash Flow of $126.34 million for the quarter ended Jun 30, 2026, up 6.0% from $119.23 million a year earlier and up 57.4% from the prior quarter.
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Global Ship Lease (GSL) Free Cash Flow (2009 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
For the trailing twelve months through Jun 30, 2026, Free Cash Flow at Global Ship Lease was $512.87 million, up 15.0% year-over-year; for the year ended Dec 31, 2025, it came in at $406.76 million, up 81.1% from the prior year.
- In prior years, Global Ship Lease's Free Cash Flow was $224.65 million in the year ended Dec 31, 2024 (-10.8%), $251.71 million in the year ended Dec 31, 2023 (-21.8%), $322.04 million in the year ended Dec 31, 2022 and -$215.8 million in the year ended Dec 31, 2021.
- Quarterly Free Cash Flow has run from a low of $44.83 million in the quarter ended Sep 30, 2021 to a high of $193.8 million in the quarter ended Dec 31, 2025 over five years.
- On a year-over-year basis, Free Cash Flow increased in six of the last eight quarters, with growth averaging 14.2%.
- The strongest year-over-year quarter for Free Cash Flow in the past five years was the quarter ended Mar 31, 2022, with growth of 182.6%; the weakest was the quarter ended Dec 31, 2022, with a decline of 44.8%.
- According to Business Quant data, Free Cash Flow for the three prior quarters was $80.28 million (quarter ended Mar 31, 2026), $193.8 million (quarter ended Dec 31, 2025) and $112.45 million (quarter ended Sep 30, 2025).
Peer Set
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | FCF (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Union Pacific | 161.62 Bn | 156.15 Bn | - | 2.20 Bn |
| 2 | Csx | 86.16 Bn | 82.37 Bn | - | 751.00 Mn |
| 3 | Canadian Pacific Kansas City | 74.78 Bn | 74.50 Bn | - | 699.79 Mn |
| 4 | United Parcel Service | 70.01 Bn | 46.94 Bn | - | 166.00 Mn |
| 5 | Norfolk Southern | 69.45 Bn | 64.09 Bn | - | 615.00 Mn |
| 6 | Fedex | 67.46 Bn | 33.40 Bn | - | 1.79 Bn |
| 7 | Delta Air Lines | 54.88 Bn | 37.06 Bn | - | 2.38 Bn |
| 8 | Old Dominion Freight Line | 36.07 Bn | 35.33 Bn | - | 195.66 Mn |
| 9 | Ryanair Holdings | 28.71 Bn | 12.72 Bn | 3.13 Bn | 551.77 Mn |
| 10 | Global Ship Lease | 303.62 Mn | 303.62 Mn | - | 126.34 Mn |
Historic Data
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Historic Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Jun 30, 2026 | 126.34 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2026 | 80.28 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2025 | 193.80 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2025 | 112.45 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2025 | 119.23 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2025 | 102.81 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2024 | 105.84 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2024 | 118.21 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2024 | 105.48 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2024 | 100.62 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2023 | 105.46 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2023 | 87.32 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2023 | 95.50 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2023 | 86.73 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2022 | 88.57 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2022 | 115.56 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2022 | 86.85 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2022 | 56.22 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2021 | 160.38 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2021 | 44.83 Mn |
API Access
Global Ship Lease Free Cash Flow API
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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=free-cash-flow&ticker=GSL&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEYimport requests
url = "https://data.businessquant.com/historic"
params = {"slug": "free-cash-flow", "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=free-cash-flow&ticker=GSL&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY");
const data = await res.json();