Global Ship Lease (GSL) Invested Capital (2009 - 2026)
Global Ship Lease's Invested Capital came in at $2.62 billion for the quarter ended Jun 30, 2026, up 8.9% from $2.4 billion a year earlier and up 3.6% from the prior quarter.
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Global Ship Lease (GSL) Invested Capital (2009 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
For the year ended Dec 31, 2025, Global Ship Lease's Invested Capital was $2.49 billion, up 16.0% from the prior year.
- Invested Capital carries a five-year compound annual growth rate of 15.1% (years ended Dec 2020 to Dec 2025).
- Going back by year, Invested Capital was $2.15 billion in the year ended Dec 31, 2024 (-17.9%), $2.62 billion in the year ended Dec 31, 2023 (-1.1%), $2.65 billion in the year ended Dec 31, 2022 (-0.7%) and $2.66 billion in the year ended Dec 31, 2021 (+115.8%).
- The figure for the quarter ended Jun 30, 2026 represents the highest quarterly Invested Capital since the quarter ended Dec 31, 2022.
- Year-over-year, Invested Capital has increased for six consecutive quarters, with growth averaging 8.7% over the last eight quarters.
- The fastest year-over-year change in Invested Capital over five years came in the quarter ended Dec 31, 2021 (growth of 115.8%), and the weakest in the quarter ended Dec 31, 2024 (a decline of 17.9%).
- Business Quant data shows GSL's Invested Capital at $2.53 billion (quarter ended Mar 31, 2026), $2.49 billion (quarter ended Dec 31, 2025) and $2.44 billion (quarter ended Sep 30, 2025) in the three quarters before the quarter ended Jun 30, 2026.
Peer Set
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | Invested Cap. (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Union Pacific | 161.62 Bn | 156.15 Bn | - | 51.00 Bn |
| 2 | Csx | 86.16 Bn | 82.37 Bn | - | 32.95 Bn |
| 3 | Canadian Pacific Kansas City | 74.78 Bn | 74.50 Bn | - | 52.60 Bn |
| 4 | United Parcel Service | 70.01 Bn | 46.94 Bn | - | 39.58 Bn |
| 5 | Norfolk Southern | 69.45 Bn | 64.09 Bn | - | 32.87 Bn |
| 6 | Fedex | 67.46 Bn | 33.40 Bn | - | 57.36 Bn |
| 7 | Delta Air Lines | 54.88 Bn | 37.06 Bn | - | 36.87 Bn |
| 8 | Old Dominion Freight Line | 36.07 Bn | 35.33 Bn | - | 4.57 Bn |
| 9 | Ryanair Holdings | 28.71 Bn | 12.72 Bn | 3.13 Bn | 11.09 Bn |
| 10 | Global Ship Lease | 303.62 Mn | 303.62 Mn | - | 2.62 Bn |
Historic Data
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Historic Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Jun 30, 2026 | 2.62 Bn |
| Mar 31, 2026 | 2.53 Bn |
| Dec 31, 2025 | 2.49 Bn |
| Sep 30, 2025 | 2.44 Bn |
| Jun 30, 2025 | 2.40 Bn |
| Mar 31, 2025 | 2.34 Bn |
| Dec 31, 2024 | 2.15 Bn |
| Sep 30, 2024 | 2.07 Bn |
| Jun 30, 2024 | 2.04 Bn |
| Mar 31, 2024 | 2.02 Bn |
| Dec 31, 2023 | 2.62 Bn |
| Sep 30, 2023 | 2.00 Bn |
| Jun 30, 2023 | 1.98 Bn |
| Mar 31, 2023 | 1.89 Bn |
| Dec 31, 2022 | 2.65 Bn |
| Sep 30, 2022 | 1.90 Bn |
| Jun 30, 2022 | 1.94 Bn |
| Mar 31, 2022 | 1.85 Bn |
| Dec 31, 2021 | 2.66 Bn |
| Sep 30, 2021 | 1.73 Bn |
API Access
Global Ship Lease Invested Capital 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=invested-capital&ticker=GSL&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEYimport requests
url = "https://data.businessquant.com/historic"
params = {"slug": "invested-capital", "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=invested-capital&ticker=GSL&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY");
const data = await res.json();