Global Ship Lease, Inc. (GSL) Key Metrics
GSL valuation today
Trailing 12 months · as of October 18, 2026- Market cap
- $1.55B
- Enterprise value
- $1.78B
- P/E (TTM)
- 4.0 10-yr median 2.7
- Forward P/E
- 3.1
- PEG ratio
- 0.87
- Price / sales
- 2.0 10-yr median 1.0
- Price / book
- 0.8 10-yr median 0.6
- EV / EBITDA
- 3.3 10-yr median 4.3
- Dividend yield
- 5.79% $2.50 a year
- Beta
- 0.95
GSL key metrics, 2016–2025
Fiscal year ended December 31, 2025 · U.S. dollarsGSL valuation Price multiples at each fiscal year-end price.
GSL returns How much profit the business earns on the capital it uses.
GSL per-share figures Results divided by the shares outstanding at year-end.
GSL financial health Debt, liquidity and how easily interest is covered.
GSL efficiency & capital use Working capital cycle and where the cash goes.
GSL valuation history
GSL returns on capital
Net income (ROE, ROA) or after-tax operating income (ROIC) divided by the average of the opening and closing balance.
GSL debt vs cash
Debt includes short- and long-term borrowings and, where reported, lease liabilities.
GSL cash returned to shareholders
GSL price vs earnings per share
GSL key metrics
2016–2025| 2025 | 2024 | 2023 | 2022 | 2021 | 2020 | 2019 | 2018 | 2017 | 2016 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Valuation | ||||||||||
| Market capitalization | $1.25B | $776.7M | $712.1M | $619.5M | $813.5M | $214.1M | $107.3M | $36.9M | — | — |
| Enterprise value | $1.42B | $1.29B | $1.37B | $1.46B | $1.99B | $901.9M | $866.2M | $832.1M | — | — |
| P/E ratio | 3.0 | 2.2 | 2.3 | 2.1 | 4.7 | 5.2 | 2.7 | — | — | — |
| Price / sales | 1.6 | 1.1 | 1.1 | 1.0 | 2.0 | 0.8 | 0.4 | 0.2 | — | — |
| Price / book | 0.7 | 0.5 | 0.6 | 0.6 | 1.1 | 0.5 | 0.3 | 0.1 | — | — |
| Price / free cash flow | 3.5 | 4.1 | 3.2 | 1.9 | — | 3.7 | — | 1.1 | — | — |
| Price / operating cash flow | 2.4 | 1.8 | 1.9 | 1.8 | 3.1 | 2.0 | 1.1 | 0.8 | — | — |
| EV / sales | 1.8 | 1.8 | 2.1 | 2.4 | 4.9 | 3.2 | 3.3 | 5.3 | — | — |
| EV / EBITDA | 2.5 | 2.6 | 3.1 | 3.2 | 6.6 | 5.9 | 5.4 | 32.6 | — | — |
| EV / free cash flow | 3.9 | 6.9 | 6.2 | 4.6 | — | 15.6 | — | 24.9 | — | — |
| Earnings yield | 33.3% | 45.5% | 42.8% | 47.3% | 21.1% | 19.4% | 37.1% | −155.4% | — | — |
| Free cash flow yield | 28.7% | 24.2% | 31.3% | 51.4% | −27.9% | 27.1% | −5.3% | 90.6% | — | — |
| Dividend yield | 6.8% | 8.8% | 8.8% | 9.7% | 4.5% | 1.9% | 2.9% | 8.3% | — | — |
| Shareholder yield (dividends + buybacks) | 6.9% | 9.4% | 11.9% | 12.9% | 5.7% | 1.9% | 2.9% | 8.3% | — | — |
| Share price at fiscal year-end | $35.04 | $21.83 | $19.82 | $16.65 | $22.91 | $11.89 | $8.83 | $4.96 | $9.28 | $12.00 |
| Per share | ||||||||||
| Revenue per share | $21.46 | $19.83 | $18.56 | $16.25 | $11.34 | $15.68 | $21.48 | $21.11 | — | — |
| Earnings per share | $11.66 | $9.94 | $8.48 | $7.87 | $4.83 | $2.31 | $3.28 | −$7.71 | — | — |
| Operating cash flow per share | $14.79 | $12.09 | $10.44 | $9.46 | $7.43 | $5.80 | $7.68 | $6.42 | — | — |
| Free cash flow per share | $10.06 | $5.27 | $6.19 | $8.55 | −$6.39 | $3.22 | −$0.47 | $4.49 | — | — |
| Cash per share | $14.66 | $4.71 | $4.25 | $3.46 | $2.12 | $4.53 | $11.35 | $11.03 | — | — |
| Book value per share | $50.44 | $41.13 | $32.96 | $25.98 | $20.07 | $25.82 | $33.43 | $42.52 | — | — |
| Tangible book value per share | $50.44 | $41.13 | $32.96 | $25.60 | $20.07 | $25.82 | $33.31 | $41.80 | — | — |
| Dividends per share | $2.40 | $1.91 | $1.75 | $1.61 | $1.02 | $0.22 | $0.25 | $0.41 | — | — |
| Capex per share | $4.73 | $6.82 | $4.24 | $0.91 | $13.82 | $2.58 | $8.15 | $1.92 | — | — |
| Debt per share | $19.30 | $19.23 | $22.61 | $26.04 | $35.17 | $42.74 | $73.78 | $117.90 | — | — |
| Shares outstanding | 35.7M | 35.6M | 35.9M | 37.2M | 35.5M | 18.0M | 12.2M | 7.4M | — | — |
| Change in shares outstanding | +0.4% | −1.0% | −3.4% | +4.8% | +97.2% | +48.1% | +63.4% | — | — | — |
| Returns & profitability | ||||||||||
| Return on equity (ROE) | 25.5% | 26.7% | 28.3% | 34.9% | 29.1% | 9.5% | 11.0% | −20.2% | −25.6% | −17.9% |
| Return on invested capital (ROIC) | 15.6% | 19.8% | 18.8% | 19.2% | 15.6% | 9.0% | 9.8% | −1.0% | −1.9% | −2.1% |
| Return on assets (ROA) | 15.9% | 15.6% | 14.2% | 14.3% | 10.5% | 3.2% | 3.1% | −6.0% | −10.2% | −7.7% |
| Return on tangible assets | 14.6% | 14.9% | 14.0% | 14.0% | 8.6% | 3.3% | 3.0% | −4.7% | −11.0% | −8.4% |
| Free cash flow margin | 46.9% | 26.6% | 33.4% | 52.6% | −56.4% | 20.5% | −2.2% | 21.3% | 33.3% | 38.6% |
| Income quality (OCF / net income) | 1.27 | 1.22 | 1.23 | 1.20 | 1.54 | 2.51 | 2.34 | — | — | — |
| Financial health | ||||||||||
| Total debt | $689.1M | $684.1M | $812.4M | $968.8M | $1.25B | $769.5M | $896.9M | $877.2M | $398.5M | $419.9M |
| Cash & short-term investments | $523.5M | $167.5M | $152.6M | $128.7M | $75.2M | $81.6M | $138.0M | $82.1M | $73.3M | $54.2M |
| Net debt | $165.6M | $516.5M | $659.8M | $840.1M | $1.17B | $687.9M | $758.9M | $795.2M | $325.2M | $365.6M |
| Debt / equity | 0.38 | 0.47 | 0.69 | 1.00 | 1.75 | 1.66 | 2.21 | 2.77 | 1.58 | 1.28 |
| Debt / assets | 0.24 | 0.29 | 0.37 | 0.46 | 0.63 | 0.60 | 0.66 | 0.71 | 0.59 | 0.54 |
| Net debt / EBITDA | 0.29 | 1.04 | 1.49 | 1.87 | 3.88 | 4.47 | 4.72 | 31.15 | 15.23 | 17.89 |
| Current ratio | 2.04 | 1.14 | 1.05 | 0.91 | 0.59 | 0.88 | 1.25 | 1.04 | 1.36 | 1.19 |
| Quick ratio | 2.00 | 1.07 | 1.00 | 0.86 | 0.54 | 0.82 | 1.21 | 0.98 | 1.34 | 1.18 |
| Interest coverage | 10.0 | 9.3 | 7.7 | 4.7 | 3.4 | 1.6 | 1.5 | -0.2 | -0.3 | -0.5 |
| Working capital | $320.2M | $37.2M | $15.2M | −$24.7M | −$101.4M | −$13.6M | $32.3M | $3.5M | $20.4M | $8.9M |
| Invested capital | $1.97B | $1.98B | $1.84B | $1.81B | $1.89B | $1.15B | $1.17B | $1.11B | $576.9M | $694.5M |
| Tangible asset value | $1.80B | $1.46B | $1.18B | $952.3M | $712.6M | $464.7M | $404.9M | $311.0M | $251.6M | $328.9M |
| Net current asset value | −$433.1M | −$608.5M | −$691.7M | −$902.7M | −$1.14B | −$710.8M | −$783.6M | −$818.2M | −$346.2M | −$390.4M |
| Graham number | $115.05 | $95.91 | $79.28 | $67.84 | $46.70 | $36.62 | $49.65 | — | — | — |
| Graham net-net per share | −$13.77 | −$20.33 | −$22.90 | −$26.92 | −$33.69 | −$40.06 | −$65.70 | −$111.40 | — | — |
| Capital allocation | ||||||||||
| Dividends paid | $85.6M | $68.0M | $62.8M | $60.0M | $36.2M | $4.0M | $3.1M | $3.1M | $3.1M | $3.1M |
| Share buybacks (net) | $332,000 | $5.0M | $22.0M | $20.0M | $10.0M | $76,000 | $0 | — | — | $0 |
| Dividend payout ratio | 20.6% | 19.2% | 20.6% | 20.5% | 21.1% | 9.6% | 7.7% | — | — | — |
| Dividends + buybacks / free cash flow | 23.9% | 38.9% | 38.1% | 25.2% | — | 7.0% | — | 9.2% | 5.8% | 4.8% |
| Capex / revenue | 22.0% | 34.4% | 22.9% | 5.6% | 121.9% | 16.5% | 38.0% | 9.1% | 3.1% | 4.2% |
| Capex / operating cash flow | 32.0% | 56.4% | 40.7% | 9.6% | 186.0% | 44.5% | 106.1% | 30.0% | 8.5% | 9.7% |
| Capex / depreciation | 1.39 | 2.43 | 1.66 | 0.84 | 30.43 | 1.00 | 2.16 | 0.42 | 0.14 | 0.17 |
| Stock-based compensation / revenue | 1.8% | 1.2% | 1.5% | 1.7% | 0.9% | 0.7% | 0.7% | 0.0% | 0.2% | 0.2% |
| SG&A / revenue | 2.9% | 2.4% | 2.7% | 3.1% | 3.3% | 3.0% | 3.4% | 5.9% | 3.3% | 3.8% |
| Efficiency | ||||||||||
| Days sales outstanding | 15.0 | 4.7 | 2.7 | 3.2 | 4.9 | 8.2 | 8.7 | 8.0 | 3.8 | 3.6 |
| Days of inventory on hand | 17.2 | 20.1 | 17.4 | 16.0 | 15.8 | 13.5 | 14.7 | 13.8 | 2.9 | 2.4 |
| Days payables outstanding | 38.1 | 15.8 | 21.1 | 18.3 | 16.4 | 21.1 | 22.1 | 21.4 | 4.9 | 3.3 |
| Cash conversion cycle (days) | -5.9 | 9.0 | -1.1 | 0.9 | 4.3 | 0.6 | 1.4 | 0.3 | 1.9 | 2.8 |
| Receivables turnover | 24.38 | 77.49 | 137.13 | 115.43 | 73.97 | 44.50 | 42.03 | 45.82 | 95.23 | 100.44 |
| Payables turnover | 9.58 | 23.15 | 17.32 | 19.98 | 22.20 | 17.27 | 16.54 | 17.03 | 75.06 | 111.67 |
| Inventory turnover | 21.22 | 18.16 | 21.04 | 22.83 | 23.13 | 27.03 | 24.77 | 26.51 | 125.77 | 152.19 |
| Asset turnover | 0.29 | 0.31 | 0.31 | 0.29 | 0.25 | 0.21 | 0.20 | 0.16 | 0.22 | 0.20 |
| Average receivables | $31.4M | $9.1M | $4.9M | $5.2M | $5.4M | $6.3M | $6.2M | $3.4M | $1.7M | $1.7M |
| Average payables | $37.1M | $13.6M | $17.0M | $13.5M | $9.2M | $9.3M | $8.5M | $5.1M | $1.1M | $792,500 |
| Average inventory | $16.8M | $17.3M | $14.0M | $11.8M | $8.9M | $6.0M | $5.7M | $3.3M | $647,500 | $581,500 |
| Intangibles / total assets | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.7% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.1% | 0.4% | 0.0% | 0.0% |
Computed from GSL's annual financial statements (latest annual report filed March 16, 2026) and the closing share price on each fiscal year-end, adjusted for stock splits. Figures in U.S. dollars; data from EODHD. Averages use the opening and closing balance of each year.
GSL valuation and financial ratios
At the end of fiscal 2025 (December 31, 2025), Global Ship Lease traded at 3.0 times earnings, against a 10-year median of 2.7. Based on the latest twelve months, the trailing P/E is 4.0 and the forward P/E is 3.1. Global Ship Lease earned a return on equity of 25.5% and a return on invested capital of 15.6% in fiscal 2025. It ended the year with $689.1 million of debt and $523.5 million in cash and short-term investments, net debt of $165.6 million. It returned $85.9 million to shareholders: $85.6 million in dividends and $0.3 million in share buybacks, 24% of free cash flow.
See the GSL income statement, the GSL chart for price history, or the GSL stock overview for the latest quote and news.
GSL key metrics FAQ
What is Global Ship Lease's P/E ratio?
Global Ship Lease's trailing P/E ratio is 4.0 based on the last twelve months of earnings (as of October 18, 2026), and its forward P/E is 3.1. At the end of fiscal 2025 it was 3.0, compared with a 10-year median of 2.7.
What is Global Ship Lease's EV/EBITDA?
Global Ship Lease's enterprise value was 2.5 times EBITDA at the end of fiscal 2025 (enterprise value $1.4 billion, EBITDA $577.4 million); the current EV/EBITDA is 3.3.
What is Global Ship Lease's return on equity?
Global Ship Lease's return on equity (ROE) was 25.5% in fiscal 2025: net income of $416.5 million on average shareholders' equity of $1.6 billion.
What is Global Ship Lease's ROIC?
Global Ship Lease's return on invested capital was 15.6% in fiscal 2025, using after-tax operating income divided by average debt plus equity minus cash.
How much debt does Global Ship Lease have?
Global Ship Lease had total debt of $689.1 million at the end of fiscal 2025, a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.38 and $165.6 million of net debt (0.29 times EBITDA).
What is Global Ship Lease's dividend yield?
Global Ship Lease's forward dividend yield is 5.79%. Global Ship Lease paid $85.6 million in dividends in fiscal 2025 ($2.40 per share), a payout ratio of 20.6%.
Does Global Ship Lease buy back its shares?
Yes. Global Ship Lease spent $0.3 million on net share repurchases in fiscal 2025 Shares outstanding changed +0.4% over the year, to 35.7M..
What is Global Ship Lease's free cash flow yield?
Global Ship Lease generated $359.4 million of free cash flow in fiscal 2025, a free cash flow yield of 28.7% on its market value at year-end ($1.3 billion).
What is Global Ship Lease's current ratio?
Global Ship Lease's current ratio was 2.04 at the end of fiscal 2025: current assets were 2.04 times current liabilities.