Global Ship Lease (GSL) Income from Continuing Operations (2009 - 2026)
Global Ship Lease (GSL) reported Income from Continuing Operations of $91.68 million for the quarter ended Jun 30, 2026, down 3.9% from $95.44 million a year earlier and down 2.3% from the prior quarter.
Global Ship Lease (GSL) Income from Continuing Operations (2009 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
Over the twelve months ended Jun 30, 2026, Global Ship Lease's Income from Continuing Operations came in at $383.13 million, down 2.4% year-over-year; for the year ended Dec 31, 2025, it came in at $416.4 million, up 17.8% from the prior year.
- Income from Continuing Operations has increased for four consecutive years, with a four-year compound annual growth rate of 24.8% (years ended Dec 2021 to Dec 2025).
- By year, Income from Continuing Operations came in at $353.6 million in the year ended Dec 31, 2024 (+15.8%), $305.3 million in the year ended Dec 31, 2023 (+4.2%), $292.9 million in the year ended Dec 31, 2022 (+70.6%) and $171.7 million in the year ended Dec 31, 2021.
- The figure for the quarter ended Jun 30, 2026 ranks as the lowest quarterly Income from Continuing Operations since the quarter ended Sep 30, 2024.
- Year over year, Income from Continuing Operations gained in five of the last eight quarters, with growth averaging 9.3%.
- The high point for year-over-year Income from Continuing Operations in five years was the quarter ended Sep 30, 2021 (growth of 346.8%); the low point was the quarter ended Mar 31, 2026 (a decline of 24.0%).
- Per Business Quant data, the three quarters before the quarter ended Jun 30, 2026 came in at $93.83 million (quarter ended Mar 31, 2026), $102.61 million (quarter ended Dec 31, 2025) and $95.02 million (quarter ended Sep 30, 2025).
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | Income (Continuing) (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Union Pacific | 161.62 Bn | 156.15 Bn | - | 1.99 Bn |
| 2 | Csx | 86.16 Bn | 82.37 Bn | - | 1.00 Bn |
| 3 | Canadian Pacific Kansas City | 74.78 Bn | 74.50 Bn | - | 740.28 Mn |
| 4 | United Parcel Service | 70.01 Bn | 46.94 Bn | - | 604.00 Mn |
| 5 | Norfolk Southern | 69.45 Bn | 64.09 Bn | - | 734.00 Mn |
| 6 | Fedex | 67.46 Bn | 33.40 Bn | - | 1.60 Bn |
| 7 | Delta Air Lines | 54.88 Bn | 37.06 Bn | - | 1.60 Bn |
| 8 | Old Dominion Freight Line | 36.07 Bn | 35.33 Bn | - | 350.60 Mn |
| 9 | Ryanair Holdings | 28.71 Bn | 12.72 Bn | 3.13 Bn | 753.33 Mn |
| 10 | Global Ship Lease | 303.62 Mn | 303.62 Mn | - | 91.68 Mn |
Historic Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Jun 30, 2026 | 91.68 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2026 | 93.83 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2025 | 102.61 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2025 | 95.02 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2025 | 95.44 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2025 | 123.39 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2024 | 92.56 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2024 | 81.15 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2024 | 88.03 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2024 | 91.89 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2023 | 67.94 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2023 | 85.07 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2023 | 77.79 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2023 | 74.60 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2022 | 75.06 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2022 | 91.90 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2022 | 55.74 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2022 | 70.19 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2021 | 68.48 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2021 | 65.41 Mn |
Global Ship Lease Income from Continuing Operations API
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https://data.businessquant.com/historic?slug=income-from-continuing-operations&ticker=GSL&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEYimport requests
url = "https://data.businessquant.com/historic"
params = {"slug": "income-from-continuing-operations", "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=income-from-continuing-operations&ticker=GSL&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY");
const data = await res.json();