Global Ship Lease (GSL) Retained Earnings (2009 - 2026)
Global Ship Lease's Retained Earnings came in at $1.24 billion for the quarter ended Jun 30, 2026, up 30.1% from $953.02 million a year earlier and up 5.7% from the prior quarter.
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Global Ship Lease (GSL) Retained Earnings (2009 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
As of Dec 31, 2025, Global Ship Lease's Retained Earnings was $1.1 billion, up 42.8% from the prior year.
- Retained Earnings has increased in each of the last three years.
- Going back by year, Retained Earnings was $773.76 million in the year ended Dec 31, 2024 (+58.5%), $488.11 million in the year ended Dec 31, 2023 (+98.1%), $246.39 million in the year ended Dec 31, 2022 and $13.5 million in the year ended Dec 31, 2021.
- The figure for the quarter ended Jun 30, 2026 represents the highest quarterly Retained Earnings in data going back to the quarter ended Jun 30, 2009.
- Year-over-year, Retained Earnings has increased for 14 consecutive quarters, with growth averaging 47.2% over the last eight quarters.
- Across the past five years, year-over-year growth in Retained Earnings ran from 30.1% in the quarter ended Jun 30, 2026 to 310.2% in the quarter ended Mar 31, 2023.
- Business Quant data shows GSL's Retained Earnings at $1.17 billion (quarter ended Mar 31, 2026), $1.1 billion (quarter ended Dec 31, 2025) and $1.03 billion (quarter ended Sep 30, 2025) in the three quarters before the quarter ended Jun 30, 2026.
Peer Set
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | Retained Earnings (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Union Pacific | 162.83 Bn | 157.35 Bn | - | 71.58 Bn |
| 2 | Csx | 86.94 Bn | 83.15 Bn | - | 11.35 Bn |
| 3 | Canadian Pacific Kansas City | 76.07 Bn | 75.78 Bn | - | 14.26 Bn |
| 4 | United Parcel Service | 70.39 Bn | 47.31 Bn | - | 18.83 Bn |
| 5 | Norfolk Southern | 70.35 Bn | 64.99 Bn | - | 13.91 Bn |
| 6 | Fedex | 68.01 Bn | 33.95 Bn | - | 44.46 Bn |
| 7 | Delta Air Lines | 55.83 Bn | 38.01 Bn | - | 14.27 Bn |
| 8 | Old Dominion Freight Line | 36.82 Bn | 36.08 Bn | - | 4.29 Bn |
| 9 | Ryanair Holdings | 28.96 Bn | 12.97 Bn | 3.13 Bn | 8.31 Bn |
| 10 | Global Ship Lease | 303.14 Mn | 303.14 Mn | - | 1.24 Bn |
Historic Data
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Historic Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Jun 30, 2026 | 1.24 Bn |
| Mar 31, 2026 | 1.17 Bn |
| Dec 31, 2025 | 1.10 Bn |
| Sep 30, 2025 | 1.03 Bn |
| Jun 30, 2025 | 953.02 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2025 | 878.73 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2024 | 773.76 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2024 | 699.58 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2024 | 636.79 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2024 | 564.40 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2023 | 488.11 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2023 | 436.70 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2023 | 367.31 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2023 | 305.26 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2022 | 246.39 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2022 | 187.32 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2022 | 115.12 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2022 | 74.42 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2021 | 13.50 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2021 | -43.36 Mn |
API Access
Global Ship Lease Retained Earnings 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=retained-earnings&ticker=GSL&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEYimport requests
url = "https://data.businessquant.com/historic"
params = {"slug": "retained-earnings", "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=retained-earnings&ticker=GSL&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY");
const data = await res.json();