Global Ship Lease (GSL) Interest Coverage Ratio (2009 - 2025)

Global Ship Lease (GSL) recorded quarterly Interest Coverage Ratio of 11.79 in Q4 2025, down 4.29% quarter-over-quarter from 12.32 in Q4 2024, and down 4.29% on a YoY basis from 12.32 in Q4 2024.

Global Ship Lease (GSL) Interest Coverage Ratio (2009 - 2025) Analysis & Trends

Global Ship Lease's Interest Coverage Ratio history runs 17 years deep, the most recent figure standing at 11.79 for Q4 2025.

  • In Q4 2025, Interest Coverage Ratio fell 4.29% year-over-year to 11.79; the TTM figure through Mar 2026 stood at 45.09 (down 14.41% YoY), while the FY2025 annual figure was 11.17, up 19.8% from the prior year.
  • Interest Coverage Ratio was 11.79 for Q4 2025 at Global Ship Lease, down from 12.32 in the prior quarter.
  • In the past five years, Interest Coverage Ratio ranged from a high of 12.32 in Q4 2024 to a low of 4.52 in Q2 2022.
  • Historically, Interest Coverage Ratio has averaged 5.15 across 5 years, with a median of 7.04 in 2023.
  • The sharpest annual moves came in 2023 and 2024: Interest Coverage Ratio retreated 13.96% in 2023, then surged 75.0% in 2024.
  • A 5-year view of Interest Coverage Ratio shows it stood at 5.51 in 2021, then surged by 48.57% to 8.18 in 2022, then retreated by 13.96% to 7.04 in 2023, then soared by 75.0% to 12.32 in 2024, then retreated by 4.29% to 11.79 in 2025.
  • The last three Interest Coverage Ratio figures came in at 11.79 (Q4 2025), 12.32 (Q4 2024), and 7.04 (Q4 2023), per Business Quant data.

Peer Comparison

# Company Market Cap Enterprise Value Gross Profit (Qtr) Interest Cover (Qtr)
1 C3is 744.65 Bn 744.65 Bn 9.11 Mn -2,842.87
2 Kirby 7.86 Bn 7.78 Bn 291.34 Mn -23.85
3 Matson 5.69 Bn 5.59 Bn - 38.38
4 Hafnia 3.63 Bn 3.52 Bn 152.41 Mn -8.49
5 Star Bulk Carriers 3.14 Bn 3.13 Bn 371.22 Mn 0.60
6 ZIM Integrated Shipping Services 3.12 Bn 1.01 Bn 57.20 Mn 0.16
7 Costamare 1.93 Bn 1.42 Bn - -5.13
8 Navios Maritime Partners 1.87 Bn 1.47 Bn 262.01 Mn -9.34
9 Global Ship Lease 1.37 Bn 1.37 Bn - -
10 Capital Clean Energy Carriers 1.33 Bn 792.93 Mn 78.44 Mn -1.90

Historic Data

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DateValue
Dec 31, 2025 11.79
Dec 31, 2024 12.32
Dec 31, 2023 7.04
Dec 31, 2022 8.18
Jun 30, 2022 -4.52
Mar 31, 2022 -4.28
Dec 31, 2021 5.51
Sep 30, 2020 -2.02
Jun 30, 2020 -1.84
Dec 31, 2019 1.48
Sep 30, 2019 -1.68
Jun 30, 2019 -1.51
Mar 31, 2019 -1.49
Dec 31, 2018 3.62
Sep 30, 2018 -1.39
Jun 30, 2018 -1.42
Mar 31, 2018 -1.44
Dec 31, 2017 -2.67
Sep 30, 2017 -1.92
Jun 30, 2017 -1.68