Global Ship Lease (GSL) Return on Capital Employed (2009 - 2026)

Global Ship Lease's (GSL) quarterly Return on Capital Employed came in at 16.34% in Q1 2026, down 2531.0% year-on-year from 0.67% in Q1 2025, and down 11.09% quarter-over-quarter from 18.38% in Q4 2025.

Global Ship Lease (GSL) Return on Capital Employed (2009 - 2026) Analysis & Trends

Global Ship Lease's Return on Capital Employed history runs 18 years deep, the most recent figure standing at 16.34% for Q1 2026.

  • On a quarterly basis, Return on Capital Employed fell 2531.0% year-over-year to 16.34% in Q1 2026; TTM through Mar 2026 was 16.34%, a 2531.0% decrease from a year earlier, with the FY2025 full-year figure at 37.89%, changed N/A from the prior year.
  • Return on Capital Employed retreated to 16.34% in Q1 2026 per GSL's latest filing, from 18.38% in the prior quarter.
  • Across five years, Return on Capital Employed topped out at 46.5% in Q4 2024 and bottomed at 12.81% in Q2 2022.
  • The 5-year median for Return on Capital Employed is 19.79% (2024), against an average of 22.49%.
  • Across the five-year window, Return on Capital Employed tumbled 130658 bps in 2022 and surged 762 bps in 2023, its largest moves.
  • Year by year, Return on Capital Employed stood at 13.44% in 2022, then surged by 49 bps to 20.01% in 2023, then soared by 132 bps to 46.5% in 2024, then plunged by 60 bps to 18.38% in 2025, then dropped by 11 bps to 16.34% in 2026.
  • Per Business Quant, the three latest GSL Return on Capital Employed figures stand at 16.34% (Q1 2026), 18.38% (Q4 2025), and 18.66% (Q3 2025).

Peer Comparison

# Company Market Cap Enterprise Value Gross Profit (Qtr) ROCE (Qtr)
1 ZIM Integrated Shipping Services 2,964,341.97 Bn 2,964,341.05 Bn 57.20 Mn 6.17%
2 Danaos 2,542.12 Bn 2,541.24 Bn 203.71 Mn 18.00%
3 Sfl 1,584.69 Bn 1,584.53 Bn 66.27 Mn 24.00%
4 Capital Clean Energy Carriers 1,419.00 Bn 1,418.46 Bn 95.52 Mn 7.32%
5 Globus Maritime 59.97 Bn 59.95 Bn 8,083.00 -5,994.01%
6 Kirby 8.07 Bn 7.99 Bn 291.34 Mn 9.31%
7 Matson 6.26 Bn 6.16 Bn - 11.74%
8 Hafnia 3.73 Bn 3.62 Bn 152.41 Mn 11.85%
9 Intercont (Cayman) 3.56 Bn 3.56 Bn - -
10 Global Ship Lease 1.56 Bn 1.56 Bn - 16.34%

Historic Data

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DateValue
Mar 31, 2026 16.34%
Dec 31, 2025 18.38%
Sep 30, 2025 18.66%
Jun 30, 2025 18.42%
Mar 31, 2025 41.65%
Dec 31, 2024 46.50%
Sep 30, 2024 19.79%
Jun 30, 2024 20.63%
Sep 30, 2023 20.01%
Jun 30, 2023 20.43%
Sep 30, 2022 13.44%
Jun 30, 2022 12.81%
Mar 31, 2022 25.29%
Dec 31, 2021 24.05%
Sep 30, 2021 7.78%
Jun 30, 2021 1,265.54%
Mar 31, 2021 1,331.87%
Sep 30, 2020 1,361.62%
Jun 30, 2020 1,347.60%
Sep 30, 2019 -4.95%