Global Ship Lease (GSL) Payout Ratio (2021 - 2026)
Global Ship Lease's (GSL) Payout Ratio stood at 2.13 in the year ended Dec 31, 2025, up 28.7% from 1.66 a year earlier.
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Global Ship Lease (GSL) Payout Ratio (2021 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
Starting with the year ended Dec 31, 2021, Global Ship Lease's Payout Ratio history includes 5 years.
- Annual Payout Ratio has increased for four straight years.
- The figure for the year ended Dec 31, 2025 is the highest annual Payout Ratio in data going back to the year ended Dec 31, 2021.
- Per Business Quant data, GSL's Payout Ratio was 1.66 in the year ended Dec 31, 2024 (+10.1%), 1.50 in the year ended Dec 31, 2023 (+9.0%), 1.38 in the year ended Dec 31, 2022 (+73.3%) and 0.80 in the year ended Dec 31, 2021.
Peer Set
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Union Pacific | 170.65 Bn | 165.18 Bn | - |
| 2 | Csx | 89.70 Bn | 85.91 Bn | - |
| 3 | United Parcel Service | 84.71 Bn | 61.60 Bn | - |
| 4 | Canadian Pacific Kansas City | 78.00 Bn | 77.02 Bn | - |
| 5 | Norfolk Southern | 73.24 Bn | 67.88 Bn | - |
| 6 | Fedex | 70.67 Bn | 36.62 Bn | - |
| 7 | Delta Air Lines | 50.97 Bn | 33.15 Bn | - |
| 8 | Old Dominion Freight Line | 39.24 Bn | 38.51 Bn | - |
| 9 | United Airlines Holdings | 32.98 Bn | -23.39 Bn | - |
| 10 | Global Ship Lease | 1.49 Bn | 132.96 Mn | - |
Historic Data
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Historic Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Jun 30, 2026 | 0.23 |
| Mar 31, 2026 | 0.22 |
| Dec 31, 2025 | 0.19 |
| Sep 30, 2025 | 0.18 |
| Jun 30, 2025 | 0.17 |
| Mar 31, 2025 | 0.02 |
| Dec 31, 2024 | 0.02 |
| Sep 30, 2024 | 0.01 |
| Jun 30, 2024 | 0.00 |
| Mar 31, 2024 | 0.00 |
| Dec 31, 2023 | 0.00 |
| Sep 30, 2023 | 0.00 |
| Jun 30, 2023 | 0.00 |
| Mar 31, 2023 | 0.03 |
| Dec 31, 2022 | 0.02 |
| Sep 30, 2022 | 0.00 |
| Jun 30, 2022 | 0.02 |
| Mar 31, 2022 | 0.14 |
| Dec 31, 2021 | 0.17 |
API Access
Global Ship Lease Payout Ratio 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
frequency, period or values and it follows. Swap YOUR_API_KEY for your own key.
https://data.businessquant.com/historic?slug=payout-ratio&ticker=GSL&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEYimport requests
url = "https://data.businessquant.com/historic"
params = {"slug": "payout-ratio", "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=payout-ratio&ticker=GSL&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY");
const data = await res.json();