Global Ship Lease (GSL) Return on Capital Employed [ROCE] (2009 - 2026)
Global Ship Lease's Return on Capital Employed [ROCE] was 15.08% in the quarter ended Jun 30, 2026, down 2.90 percentage points from 17.98% a year earlier and down 0.59 percentage points from the prior quarter.
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Global Ship Lease (GSL) Return on Capital Employed [ROCE] (2009 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
For the year ended Dec 31, 2025, Return on Capital Employed [ROCE] at Global Ship Lease came in at 18.84%, down 0.04 percentage points from the prior year.
- Return on Capital Employed [ROCE] shows a four-year change of +1.74 percentage points (years ended Dec 2021 to Dec 2025).
- In earlier years, Return on Capital Employed [ROCE] was 18.87% in the year ended Dec 31, 2024 (+0.41 pp), 18.47% in the year ended Dec 31, 2023 (-1.34 pp), 19.81% in the year ended Dec 31, 2022 (+2.70 pp) and 17.10% in the year ended Dec 31, 2021.
- The figure for the quarter ended Jun 30, 2026 marks the lowest quarterly Return on Capital Employed [ROCE] since the quarter ended Dec 31, 2021.
- Compared with a year earlier, Return on Capital Employed [ROCE] has declined for six straight quarters, with an average year-over-year change of -0.94 percentage points over the last eight quarters.
- The best year-over-year quarter for Return on Capital Employed [ROCE] over five years was the quarter ended Jun 30, 2022 (a gain of 8.10 percentage points); the worst was the quarter ended Mar 31, 2026 (a drop of 2.92 percentage points).
- Per Business Quant data, GSL's Return on Capital Employed [ROCE] in the three quarters before the quarter ended Jun 30, 2026 was 15.67% (quarter ended Mar 31, 2026), 17.70% (quarter ended Dec 31, 2025) and 17.95% (quarter ended Sep 30, 2025).
Peer Set
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | ROCE (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Union Pacific | 165.28 Bn | 159.81 Bn | - | 15.69% |
| 2 | Csx | 87.86 Bn | 84.08 Bn | - | 12.29% |
| 3 | Canadian Pacific Kansas City | 75.56 Bn | 75.27 Bn | - | 6.84% |
| 4 | Norfolk Southern | 71.27 Bn | 65.91 Bn | - | 9.67% |
| 5 | United Parcel Service | 69.70 Bn | 46.62 Bn | - | 11.61% |
| 6 | Fedex | 68.71 Bn | 34.65 Bn | - | 7.01% |
| 7 | Delta Air Lines | 55.32 Bn | 37.50 Bn | - | 10.65% |
| 8 | Old Dominion Freight Line | 37.44 Bn | 36.71 Bn | - | 28.03% |
| 9 | United Airlines Holdings | 36.52 Bn | -19.85 Bn | - | 8.86% |
| 10 | Global Ship Lease | 314.90 Mn | 314.90 Mn | - | 15.08% |
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Historic Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Jun 30, 2026 | 15.08% |
| Mar 31, 2026 | 15.67% |
| Dec 31, 2025 | 17.70% |
| Sep 30, 2025 | 17.95% |
| Jun 30, 2025 | 17.98% |
| Mar 31, 2025 | 18.59% |
| Dec 31, 2024 | 18.57% |
| Sep 30, 2024 | 18.42% |
| Jun 30, 2024 | 18.88% |
| Mar 31, 2024 | 18.60% |
| Dec 31, 2023 | 18.05% |
| Sep 30, 2023 | 18.38% |
| Jun 30, 2023 | 19.25% |
| Mar 31, 2023 | 19.21% |
| Dec 31, 2022 | 19.26% |
| Sep 30, 2022 | 18.92% |
| Jun 30, 2022 | 18.69% |
| Mar 31, 2022 | 16.53% |
| Dec 31, 2021 | 14.18% |
| Sep 30, 2021 | 12.66% |
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Global Ship Lease Return on Capital Employed [ROCE] API
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Historical Metrics API. The request below matches the chart above — change the
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https://data.businessquant.com/historic?slug=return-on-capital-employed-%5Broce%5D&ticker=GSL&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEYimport requests
url = "https://data.businessquant.com/historic"
params = {"slug": "return-on-capital-employed-[roce]", "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=return-on-capital-employed-%5Broce%5D&ticker=GSL&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY");
const data = await res.json();