Global Ship Lease (GSL) Net Income (2009 - 2026)
Global Ship Lease's Net Income was $91.68 million in the quarter ended Jun 30, 2026, down 3.9% from $95.44 million a year earlier and down 2.3% from the prior quarter.
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Global Ship Lease (GSL) Net Income (2009 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
On a trailing twelve-month basis, Global Ship Lease's Net Income was $383.13 million through Jun 30, 2026, 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.
- Net Income has now increased for four consecutive years, with a four-year compound annual growth rate of 24.8% (years ended Dec 2021 to Dec 2025).
- In earlier years, Net Income was $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 marks the lowest quarterly Net Income since the quarter ended Sep 30, 2024.
- Compared with a year earlier, Net Income was higher in five of the last eight quarters, with growth averaging 9.3%.
- The best year-over-year quarter for Net Income over five years was the quarter ended Sep 30, 2021 (growth of 346.8%); the worst was the quarter ended Mar 31, 2026 (a decline of 24.0%).
- Per Business Quant data, GSL's Net Income in the three quarters before the quarter ended Jun 30, 2026 was $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 Set
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | Net Income (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 | 625.00 Mn |
| 10 | Global Ship Lease | 303.62 Mn | 303.62 Mn | - | 91.68 Mn |
Historic Data
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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 |
API Access
Global Ship Lease Net Income 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
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https://data.businessquant.com/historic?slug=net-income&ticker=GSL&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEYimport requests
url = "https://data.businessquant.com/historic"
params = {"slug": "net-income", "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=net-income&ticker=GSL&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY");
const data = await res.json();