Global Ship Lease (GSL) Liabilities and Shareholders Equity (2009 - 2026)
Global Ship Lease's Liabilities and Shareholders Equity came in at $2.98 billion for the quarter ended Jun 30, 2026, up 12.9% from $2.64 billion a year earlier and up 2.9% from the prior quarter.
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Global Ship Lease (GSL) Liabilities and Shareholders Equity (2009 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
As of Dec 31, 2025, Global Ship Lease's Liabilities and Shareholders Equity was $2.86 billion, up 20.6% from the prior year.
- Liabilities and Shareholders Equity has increased in each of the last five years, with a five-year compound annual growth rate of 17.6% (years ended Dec 2020 to Dec 2025).
- Going back by year, Liabilities and Shareholders Equity was $2.37 billion in the year ended Dec 31, 2024 (+9.3%), $2.17 billion in the year ended Dec 31, 2023 (+3.1%), $2.11 billion in the year ended Dec 31, 2022 (+5.6%) and $1.99 billion in the year ended Dec 31, 2021 (+56.5%).
- The figure for the quarter ended Jun 30, 2026 represents the highest quarterly Liabilities and Shareholders Equity in data going back to the quarter ended Mar 31, 2009.
- Year-over-year, Liabilities and Shareholders Equity has increased for 22 consecutive quarters, with growth averaging 14.3% over the last eight quarters.
- Over the past five years, the year-over-year growth in Liabilities and Shareholders Equity ranged from 0.4% (the quarter ended Jun 30, 2024) to 56.5% (the quarter ended Dec 31, 2021).
- Business Quant data shows GSL's Liabilities and Shareholders Equity at $2.9 billion (quarter ended Mar 31, 2026), $2.86 billion (quarter ended Dec 31, 2025) and $2.67 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) | Liabilities and Shareholders Equity (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Union Pacific | 161.62 Bn | 156.15 Bn | - | 71.21 Bn |
| 2 | Csx | 86.16 Bn | 82.37 Bn | - | 44.73 Bn |
| 3 | Canadian Pacific Kansas City | 74.78 Bn | 74.50 Bn | - | 64.54 Bn |
| 4 | United Parcel Service | 70.01 Bn | 46.94 Bn | - | 71.27 Bn |
| 5 | Norfolk Southern | 69.45 Bn | 64.09 Bn | - | 45.12 Bn |
| 6 | Fedex | 67.46 Bn | 33.40 Bn | - | 98.94 Bn |
| 7 | Delta Air Lines | 54.88 Bn | 37.06 Bn | - | 86.32 Bn |
| 8 | Old Dominion Freight Line | 36.07 Bn | 35.33 Bn | - | 5.74 Bn |
| 9 | Ryanair Holdings | 28.71 Bn | 12.72 Bn | 3.13 Bn | 21.11 Bn |
| 10 | Global Ship Lease | 303.62 Mn | 303.62 Mn | - | 2.98 Bn |
Historic Data
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Historic Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Jun 30, 2026 | 2.98 Bn |
| Mar 31, 2026 | 2.90 Bn |
| Dec 31, 2025 | 2.86 Bn |
| Sep 30, 2025 | 2.67 Bn |
| Jun 30, 2025 | 2.64 Bn |
| Mar 31, 2025 | 2.58 Bn |
| Dec 31, 2024 | 2.37 Bn |
| Sep 30, 2024 | 2.24 Bn |
| Jun 30, 2024 | 2.20 Bn |
| Mar 31, 2024 | 2.18 Bn |
| Dec 31, 2023 | 2.17 Bn |
| Sep 30, 2023 | 2.19 Bn |
| Jun 30, 2023 | 2.19 Bn |
| Mar 31, 2023 | 2.10 Bn |
| Dec 31, 2022 | 2.11 Bn |
| Sep 30, 2022 | 2.09 Bn |
| Jun 30, 2022 | 2.13 Bn |
| Mar 31, 2022 | 2.05 Bn |
| Dec 31, 2021 | 1.99 Bn |
| Sep 30, 2021 | 1.85 Bn |
API Access
Global Ship Lease Liabilities and Shareholders Equity API
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Historical Metrics API. The request below matches the chart above — change the
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https://data.businessquant.com/historic?slug=liabilities-and-shareholders-equity&ticker=GSL&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEYimport requests
url = "https://data.businessquant.com/historic"
params = {"slug": "liabilities-and-shareholders-equity", "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=liabilities-and-shareholders-equity&ticker=GSL&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY");
const data = await res.json();