Global Ship Lease (GSL) Share-based Compensation (2009 - 2026)

Global Ship Lease's (GSL) quarterly Share-based Compensation came in at $5.9 million in Q1 2026, up 178.93% year-on-year from $2.1 million in Q1 2025, and down 22.12% quarter-over-quarter from $7.6 million in Q4 2025.

Global Ship Lease (GSL) Share-based Compensation (2009 - 2026) Analysis & Trends

Global Ship Lease's Share-based Compensation history runs 18 years deep, the most recent figure standing at $5.9 million for Q1 2026.

  • On a quarterly basis, Share-based Compensation rose 178.93% year-over-year to $5.9 million in Q1 2026; TTM through Mar 2026 was $17.8 million, a 108.41% increase from a year earlier, with the FY2025 full-year figure at $14.0 million, up 60.43% from the prior year.
  • Share-based Compensation retreated to $5.9 million in Q1 2026 per GSL's latest filing, from $7.6 million in the prior quarter.
  • Across five years, Share-based Compensation topped out at $7.6 million in Q4 2025 and bottomed at $2.1 million in Q3 2025.
  • The 5-year median for Share-based Compensation is $2.2 million (2022), against an average of $2.9 million.
  • Across the five-year window, Share-based Compensation soared 1371.52% in 2022 and decreased 22.04% in 2023, its largest moves.
  • Year by year, Share-based Compensation stood at $2.2 million in 2022, then increased by 12.74% to $2.5 million in 2023, then declined by 15.29% to $2.1 million in 2024, then surged by 258.15% to $7.6 million in 2025, then slipped by 22.12% to $5.9 million in 2026.
  • Per Business Quant, the three latest GSL Share-based Compensation figures stand at $5.9 million (Q1 2026), $7.6 million (Q4 2025), and $2.1 million (Q3 2025).

Peer Comparison

# Company Market Cap Enterprise Value Gross Profit (Qtr) Share-based Compensation (Qtr)
1 ZIM Integrated Shipping Services 2,964,341.97 Bn 2,964,341.05 Bn 57.20 Mn -
2 Danaos 2,542.12 Bn 2,541.24 Bn 203.71 Mn 2.39 Mn
3 Sfl 1,584.69 Bn 1,584.53 Bn 66.27 Mn -
4 Capital Clean Energy Carriers 1,419.00 Bn 1,418.46 Bn 95.52 Mn 1.58 Mn
5 Globus Maritime 59.97 Bn 59.95 Bn 8,083.00 -
6 Kirby 8.07 Bn 7.99 Bn 291.34 Mn 59.77 Mn
7 Matson 6.26 Bn 6.16 Bn - 36.50 Mn
8 Hafnia 3.73 Bn 3.62 Bn 152.41 Mn 849,000.00
9 Intercont (Cayman) 3.56 Bn 3.56 Bn - -
10 Global Ship Lease 1.56 Bn 1.56 Bn - 5.92 Mn

Historic Data

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Mar 31, 2026 5.92 Mn
Mar 31, 2026 5.92 Mn
Dec 31, 2025 7.60 Mn
Dec 31, 2025 7.60 Mn
Sep 30, 2025 2.12 Mn
Sep 30, 2025 2.12 Mn
Jun 30, 2025 2.12 Mn
Jun 30, 2025 2.12 Mn
Mar 31, 2025 2.12 Mn
Mar 31, 2025 2.12 Mn
Dec 31, 2024 2.12 Mn
Dec 31, 2024 2.12 Mn
Sep 30, 2024 2.12 Mn
Sep 30, 2024 2.12 Mn
Jun 30, 2024 2.16 Mn
Jun 30, 2024 2.16 Mn
Mar 31, 2024 2.30 Mn
Mar 31, 2024 2.30 Mn
Dec 31, 2023 2.51 Mn
Dec 31, 2023 2.51 Mn