Global Ship Lease (GSL) Share-based Compensation (2009 - 2026)
Global Ship Lease (GSL) posted Share-based Compensation of $5.08 million for the quarter ended Jun 30, 2026, up 139.3% from $2.12 million a year earlier but down 14.2% from the prior quarter.
Global Ship Lease (GSL) Share-based Compensation (2009 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
For the trailing twelve months through Jun 30, 2026, Share-based Compensation at Global Ship Lease was $20.72 million, up 144.1% year-over-year; for the year ended Dec 31, 2025, it came in at $13.96 million, up 60.4% from the prior year.
- Annual Share-based Compensation shows a four-year compound annual growth rate of 41.2% (years ended Dec 2021 to Dec 2025).
- In prior years, Global Ship Lease's Share-based Compensation was $8.7 million in the year ended Dec 31, 2024 (-14.6%), $10.19 million in the year ended Dec 31, 2023 (+0.8%), $10.1 million in the year ended Dec 31, 2022 (+187.9%) and $3.51 million in the year ended Dec 31, 2021.
- Quarterly Share-based Compensation has run from a low of $151,000 in the quarter ended Sep 30, 2021 to a high of $7.6 million in the quarter ended Dec 31, 2025 over five years.
- On a year-over-year basis, Share-based Compensation has increased in each of the last three quarters, with growth averaging 67.0% over the last eight quarters.
- The strongest year-over-year quarter for Share-based Compensation in the past five years was the quarter ended Dec 31, 2025, with growth of 258.2%; the weakest was the quarter ended Sep 30, 2021, with a decline of 57.8%.
- According to Business Quant data, Share-based Compensation for the three prior quarters was $5.92 million (quarter ended Mar 31, 2026), $7.6 million (quarter ended Dec 31, 2025) and $2.12 million (quarter ended Sep 30, 2025).
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | Stock Comp. (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Union Pacific | 162.85 Bn | 157.37 Bn | - | - |
| 2 | Csx | 86.62 Bn | 82.84 Bn | - | - |
| 3 | Canadian Pacific Kansas City | 76.11 Bn | 75.83 Bn | - | - |
| 4 | United Parcel Service | 70.66 Bn | 47.58 Bn | - | 34.00 Mn |
| 5 | Norfolk Southern | 70.32 Bn | 64.96 Bn | - | - |
| 6 | Fedex | 68.53 Bn | 34.48 Bn | - | 41.00 Mn |
| 7 | Delta Air Lines | 55.25 Bn | 37.43 Bn | - | - |
| 8 | Old Dominion Freight Line | 36.69 Bn | 35.95 Bn | - | - |
| 9 | Ryanair Holdings | 28.78 Bn | 12.78 Bn | 3.13 Bn | 2.67 Mn |
| 10 | Global Ship Lease | 300.94 Mn | 300.94 Mn | - | 5.08 Mn |
Historic Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Jun 30, 2026 | 5.08 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2026 | 5.92 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2025 | 7.60 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2025 | 2.12 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2025 | 2.12 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2025 | 2.12 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2024 | 2.12 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2024 | 2.12 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2024 | 2.16 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2024 | 2.30 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2023 | 2.51 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2023 | 2.51 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2023 | 2.51 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2023 | 2.67 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2022 | 2.22 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2022 | 2.22 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2022 | 2.23 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2022 | 3.43 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2021 | 1.21 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2021 | 151,000.00 |
Global Ship Lease Share-based Compensation 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=share-based-compensation&ticker=GSL&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEYimport requests
url = "https://data.businessquant.com/historic"
params = {"slug": "share-based-compensation", "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=share-based-compensation&ticker=GSL&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY");
const data = await res.json();