Global Ship Lease (GSL) Return on Invested Capital [ROIC] (2009 - 2024)
Global Ship Lease (GSL) reported Return on Invested Capital [ROIC] of 17.99% for the quarter ended Dec 31, 2024, up 3.13 percentage points from 14.86% a year earlier and up 0.38 percentage points from the prior quarter.
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Global Ship Lease (GSL) Return on Invested Capital [ROIC] (2009 - 2024) Analysis & Trends
For the year ended Dec 31, 2024, Global Ship Lease posted Return on Invested Capital [ROIC] of 15.92%, up 2.87 percentage points from the prior year.
- Return on Invested Capital [ROIC] has a three-year change of +3.72 percentage points (years ended Dec 2021 to Dec 2024).
- By year, Return on Invested Capital [ROIC] came in at 13.05% in the year ended Dec 31, 2023 and 12.19% in the year ended Dec 31, 2021.
- The figure for the quarter ended Dec 31, 2024 ranks as the highest quarterly Return on Invested Capital [ROIC] since the quarter ended Jun 30, 2023.
- Year over year, Return on Invested Capital [ROIC] gained in two of the last four quarters, with an average year-over-year change of +0.43 percentage points.
- The high point for year-over-year Return on Invested Capital [ROIC] in five years was the quarter ended Sep 30, 2022 (a gain of 6.59 percentage points); the low point was the quarter ended Sep 30, 2023 (a drop of 0.77 percentage points).
Peer Set
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | ROIC (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Union Pacific | 165.28 Bn | 159.81 Bn | - | 15.51% |
| 2 | Csx | 87.86 Bn | 84.08 Bn | - | 11.65% |
| 3 | Canadian Pacific Kansas City | 75.56 Bn | 75.27 Bn | - | 5.85% |
| 4 | Norfolk Southern | 71.27 Bn | 65.91 Bn | - | 9.62% |
| 5 | United Parcel Service | 69.70 Bn | 46.62 Bn | - | 12.85% |
| 6 | Fedex | 68.71 Bn | 34.65 Bn | - | 7.44% |
| 7 | Delta Air Lines | 55.32 Bn | 37.50 Bn | - | 11.82% |
| 8 | Old Dominion Freight Line | 37.44 Bn | 36.71 Bn | - | 24.14% |
| 9 | United Airlines Holdings | 36.52 Bn | -19.85 Bn | - | 9.15% |
| 10 | Global Ship Lease | 314.90 Mn | 314.90 Mn | - | - |
Historic Data
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Historic Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Dec 31, 2024 | 17.99% |
| Sep 30, 2024 | 17.61% |
| Dec 31, 2023 | 14.86% |
| Sep 30, 2023 | 17.53% |
| Jun 30, 2023 | 18.42% |
| Dec 31, 2022 | 15.59% |
| Sep 30, 2022 | 18.30% |
| Dec 31, 2021 | 10.81% |
| Sep 30, 2021 | 11.71% |
| Sep 30, 2020 | 8.45% |
| Jun 30, 2020 | 8.43% |
| Dec 31, 2019 | 6.71% |
| Sep 30, 2019 | 6.12% |
| Jun 30, 2019 | 5.04% |
| Mar 31, 2019 | 3.05% |
| Dec 31, 2018 | 2.67% |
| Sep 30, 2018 | 4.64% |
| Jun 30, 2018 | 5.38% |
| Mar 31, 2018 | 4.62% |
| Dec 31, 2017 | 4.72% |
API Access
Global Ship Lease Return on Invested Capital [ROIC] 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=return-on-invested-capital-%5Broic%5D&ticker=GSL&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEYimport requests
url = "https://data.businessquant.com/historic"
params = {"slug": "return-on-invested-capital-[roic]", "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-invested-capital-%5Broic%5D&ticker=GSL&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY");
const data = await res.json();