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

Global Ship Lease's Return on Capital Employed history runs 18 years deep, the most recent figure standing at 15.67% for Q1 2026.

• In Q1 2026, Return on Capital Employed fell 292.0% year-over-year to 15.67%; the TTM figure through Mar 2026 stood at 15.67% (down 292.0% YoY), while the FY2025 annual figure was 18.83%, down 4.0% from the prior year.
• Return on Capital Employed was 15.67% for Q1 2026 at Global Ship Lease, down from 17.7% in the prior quarter.
• In the past five years, Return on Capital Employed ranged from a high of 19.26% in Q4 2022 to a low of 15.67% in Q1 2026.
• Historically, Return on Capital Employed has averaged 18.27% across 5 years, with a median of 18.57% in 2024.
• The sharpest annual moves came in 2022 and 2026: Return on Capital Employed surged 810 bps in 2022, then slumped 292 bps in 2026.
• A 5-year view of Return on Capital Employed shows it stood at 19.26% in 2022, then slipped by 6 bps to 18.05% in 2023, then increased by 3 bps to 18.57% in 2024, then slipped by 5 bps to 17.7% in 2025, then declined by 12 bps to 15.67% in 2026.
• The last three Return on Capital Employed figures came in at 15.67% (Q1 2026), 17.7% (Q4 2025), and 17.95% (Q3 2025), per Business Quant data.