Global Ship Lease (GSL) Operating Income (2009 - 2026)
Global Ship Lease's Operating Income was $93.87 million in the quarter ended Jun 30, 2026, down 7.8% from $101.76 million a year earlier and down 3.6% from the prior quarter.
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Global Ship Lease (GSL) Operating Income (2009 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
On a trailing twelve-month basis, Global Ship Lease's Operating Income was $396.15 million through Jun 30, 2026, down 5.3% year-over-year; for the year ended Dec 31, 2025, it was $435.2 million, up 14.8% from the prior year.
- Operating Income shows a four-year compound annual growth rate of 16.3% (years ended Dec 2021 to Dec 2025).
- In earlier years, Operating Income was $379.1 million in the year ended Dec 31, 2024 (+10.5%), $343.2 million in the year ended Dec 31, 2023 (-3.1%), $354.2 million in the year ended Dec 31, 2022 (+49.1%) and $237.6 million in the year ended Dec 31, 2021.
- The figure for the quarter ended Jun 30, 2026 marks the lowest quarterly Operating Income since the quarter ended Sep 30, 2024.
- Compared with a year earlier, Operating Income was higher in five of the last eight quarters, with growth averaging 5.8%.
- The best year-over-year quarter for Operating Income over five years was the quarter ended Mar 31, 2022 (growth of 176.6%); the worst was the quarter ended Mar 31, 2026 (a decline of 24.2%).
- Per Business Quant data, GSL's Operating Income in the three quarters before the quarter ended Jun 30, 2026 was $97.42 million (quarter ended Mar 31, 2026), $105.66 million (quarter ended Dec 31, 2025) and $99.2 million (quarter ended Sep 30, 2025).
Peer Set
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | Op. Inc (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Union Pacific | 162.83 Bn | 157.35 Bn | - | 2.76 Bn |
| 2 | Csx | 86.94 Bn | 83.15 Bn | - | 1.51 Bn |
| 3 | Canadian Pacific Kansas City | 76.07 Bn | 75.78 Bn | - | 1.06 Bn |
| 4 | United Parcel Service | 70.39 Bn | 47.31 Bn | - | 930.00 Mn |
| 5 | Norfolk Southern | 70.35 Bn | 64.99 Bn | - | 1.12 Bn |
| 6 | Fedex | 68.01 Bn | 33.95 Bn | - | 1.55 Bn |
| 7 | Delta Air Lines | 55.83 Bn | 38.01 Bn | - | 1.86 Bn |
| 8 | Old Dominion Freight Line | 36.82 Bn | 36.08 Bn | - | 465.30 Mn |
| 9 | Ryanair Holdings | 28.96 Bn | 12.97 Bn | 3.13 Bn | 668.82 Mn |
| 10 | Global Ship Lease | 303.14 Mn | 303.14 Mn | - | 93.87 Mn |
Historic Data
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Historic Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Jun 30, 2026 | 93.87 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2026 | 97.42 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2025 | 105.66 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2025 | 99.20 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2025 | 101.76 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2025 | 128.50 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2024 | 96.01 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2024 | 92.19 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2024 | 93.84 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2024 | 97.10 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2023 | 78.85 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2023 | 94.16 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2023 | 85.11 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2023 | 85.10 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2022 | 85.13 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2022 | 101.73 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2022 | 83.59 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2022 | 83.74 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2021 | 82.20 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2021 | 79.64 Mn |
API Access
Global Ship Lease Operating Income 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=operating-income&ticker=GSL&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEYimport requests
url = "https://data.businessquant.com/historic"
params = {"slug": "operating-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=operating-income&ticker=GSL&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY");
const data = await res.json();