Global Ship Lease (GSL) Net Margin (2009 - 2026)
Global Ship Lease (GSL) reported Net Margin of 47.34% for the quarter ended Jun 30, 2026, down 3.65 percentage points from 50.99% a year earlier and down 1.23 percentage points from the prior quarter.
Global Ship Lease (GSL) Net Margin (2009 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
Over the twelve months ended Jun 30, 2026, Global Ship Lease's Net Margin came in at 49.71%, down 4.03 percentage points year-over-year; for the year ended Dec 31, 2025, it was 4.66%, down 0.31 percentage points from the prior year.
- Net Margin has declined for four consecutive years, with a four-year change of -3.18 percentage points (years ended Dec 2021 to Dec 2025).
- By year, Net Margin came in at 4.96% in the year ended Dec 31, 2024 (-0.28 pp), 5.25% in the year ended Dec 31, 2023 (-0.42 pp), 5.67% in the year ended Dec 31, 2022 (-2.17 pp) and 7.84% in the year ended Dec 31, 2021.
- The figure for the quarter ended Jun 30, 2026 ranks as the lowest quarterly Net Margin since the quarter ended Sep 30, 2024.
- Year over year, Net Margin gained in five of the last eight quarters, with an average year-over-year change of +1.42 percentage points.
- The high point for year-over-year Net Margin in five years was the quarter ended Mar 31, 2022 (a gain of 37.47 percentage points); the low point was the quarter ended Mar 31, 2026 (a drop of 17.29 percentage points).
- Per Business Quant data, the three quarters before the quarter ended Jun 30, 2026 came in at 48.57% (quarter ended Mar 31, 2026), 54.98% (quarter ended Dec 31, 2025) and 48.08% (quarter ended Sep 30, 2025).
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | Net Margin (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Union Pacific | 171.28 Bn | 165.81 Bn | - | 29.04% |
| 2 | Csx | 89.38 Bn | 85.59 Bn | - | 25.46% |
| 3 | United Parcel Service | 84.42 Bn | 61.31 Bn | - | 2.65% |
| 4 | Canadian Pacific Kansas City | 78.13 Bn | 77.15 Bn | - | 24.59% |
| 5 | Norfolk Southern | 73.28 Bn | 67.92 Bn | - | 21.18% |
| 6 | Fedex | 70.91 Bn | 36.85 Bn | - | 6.39% |
| 7 | Delta Air Lines | 50.98 Bn | 33.16 Bn | - | 3.75% |
| 8 | Old Dominion Freight Line | 39.21 Bn | 38.47 Bn | - | 22.56% |
| 9 | United Airlines Holdings | 33.02 Bn | -23.35 Bn | - | 4.56% |
| 10 | Global Ship Lease | 1.50 Bn | 142.96 Mn | - | 44.94% |
Historic Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Jun 30, 2026 | 44.94% |
| Mar 31, 2026 | 46.17% |
| Dec 31, 2025 | 52.49% |
| Sep 30, 2025 | 48.08% |
| Jun 30, 2025 | 48.50% |
| Mar 31, 2025 | 63.36% |
| Dec 31, 2024 | 49.43% |
| Sep 30, 2024 | 45.25% |
| Jun 30, 2024 | 48.94% |
| Mar 31, 2024 | 49.85% |
| Dec 31, 2023 | 36.15% |
| Sep 30, 2023 | 47.38% |
| Jun 30, 2023 | 46.52% |
| Mar 31, 2023 | 45.34% |
| Dec 31, 2022 | 44.01% |
| Sep 30, 2022 | 51.94% |
| Jun 30, 2022 | 34.54% |
| Mar 31, 2022 | 44.14% |
| Dec 31, 2021 | 43.05% |
| Sep 30, 2021 | 45.40% |
Global Ship Lease Net Margin 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=net-margin&ticker=GSL&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEYimport requests
url = "https://data.businessquant.com/historic"
params = {"slug": "net-margin", "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-margin&ticker=GSL&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY");
const data = await res.json();