Global Ship Lease, Inc. (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, Inc. (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
Historic Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Jun 30, 2026 | 47.34% |
| Mar 31, 2026 | 48.57% |
| Dec 31, 2025 | 54.98% |
| Sep 30, 2025 | 48.08% |
| Jun 30, 2025 | 50.99% |
| Mar 31, 2025 | 65.86% |
| Dec 31, 2024 | 52.05% |
| Sep 30, 2024 | 45.25% |
| Jun 30, 2024 | 46.22% |
| Mar 31, 2024 | 52.50% |
| Dec 31, 2023 | 38.81% |
| Sep 30, 2023 | 50.11% |
| Jun 30, 2023 | 43.57% |
| Mar 31, 2023 | 48.33% |
| Dec 31, 2022 | 46.90% |
| Sep 30, 2022 | 54.70% |
| Jun 30, 2022 | 31.45% |
| Mar 31, 2022 | 47.24% |
| Dec 31, 2021 | 46.16% |
| Sep 30, 2021 | 48.84% |
Global Ship Lease, Inc. Net Margin API
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