Global Ship Lease (GSL) Operating Interest Expenses (2018 - 2026)

Global Ship Lease's (GSL) quarterly Operating Interest Expenses came in at -$9.3 million in Q1 2026, up 5.35% year-on-year from -$8.9 million in Q1 2025, and down 4.22% quarter-over-quarter from -$9.0 million in Q4 2025.

Global Ship Lease (GSL) Operating Interest Expenses (2018 - 2026) Analysis & Trends

Global Ship Lease's Operating Interest Expenses history runs 9 years deep, the most recent figure standing at -$9.3 million for Q1 2026.

  • On a quarterly basis, Operating Interest Expenses rose 5.35% year-over-year to -$9.3 million in Q1 2026; TTM through Mar 2026 was -$38.4 million, a 4.13% increase from a year earlier, with the FY2025 full-year figure at -$39.0 million, up 4.2% from the prior year.
  • Operating Interest Expenses declined to -$9.3 million in Q1 2026 per GSL's latest filing, from -$9.0 million in the prior quarter.
  • Across five years, Operating Interest Expenses topped out at -$7.8 million in Q4 2024 and bottomed at -$48.7 million in Q2 2022.
  • The 5-year median for Operating Interest Expenses is -$10.6 million (2025), against an average of -$13.4 million.
  • Across the five-year window, Operating Interest Expenses sank 248.21% in 2022 and soared 77.63% in 2023, its largest moves.
  • Year by year, Operating Interest Expenses stood at -$10.4 million in 2022, then retreated by 7.65% to -$11.2 million in 2023, then soared by 30.43% to -$7.8 million in 2024, then declined by 14.99% to -$9.0 million in 2025, then fell by 4.22% to -$9.3 million in 2026.
  • Per Business Quant, the three latest GSL Operating Interest Expenses figures stand at -$9.3 million (Q1 2026), -$9.0 million (Q4 2025), and -$9.5 million (Q3 2025).

Peer Comparison

# Company Market Cap Enterprise Value Gross Profit (Qtr) Operating Interest Expenses (Qtr)
1 ZIM Integrated Shipping Services 3,084,216.90 Bn 3,084,215.99 Bn 57.20 Mn -
2 Danaos 37,407.52 Bn 37,406.64 Bn 203.71 Mn -
3 Sfl 1,574.06 Bn 1,573.91 Bn 66.27 Mn -
4 Capital Clean Energy Carriers 37.96 Bn 37.42 Bn 95.52 Mn -
5 Kirby 9.76 Bn 9.69 Bn 291.34 Mn -
6 Matson 6.49 Bn 6.39 Bn - -
7 C3is 5.03 Bn 5.03 Bn 10.51 Mn -
8 Hafnia 3.79 Bn 3.79 Bn 152.41 Mn -
9 Intercont (Cayman) 3.29 Bn 3.29 Bn - -
10 Global Ship Lease 1.55 Bn 1.55 Bn - -9.34 Mn

Historic Data

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DateValue
Mar 31, 2026 -9.34 Mn
Mar 31, 2026 -9.34 Mn
Dec 31, 2025 -8.96 Mn
Dec 31, 2025 -8.96 Mn
Sep 30, 2025 -9.54 Mn
Sep 30, 2025 -9.54 Mn
Jun 30, 2025 -10.60 Mn
Jun 30, 2025 -10.60 Mn
Mar 31, 2025 -9.87 Mn
Mar 31, 2025 -9.87 Mn
Dec 31, 2024 -7.79 Mn
Dec 31, 2024 -7.79 Mn
Sep 30, 2024 -12.54 Mn
Sep 30, 2024 -12.54 Mn
Jun 30, 2024 -9.89 Mn
Jun 30, 2024 -9.89 Mn
Mar 31, 2024 -10.45 Mn
Mar 31, 2024 -10.45 Mn
Dec 31, 2023 -11.20 Mn
Dec 31, 2023 -11.20 Mn