GSL Stock Analysis: Global Ship Lease | NYSE
Marine Shipping | NYSE, USA | Market Cap: 1.529m USD | 12M Return: 49% | MHY271836006 | Charts, Fundamentals & Technical Analysis
Avg Turnover: 14.9M
EPS Trend: 81.3%
Qual. Beats: 2
Rev. Trend: 98.1%
Qual. Beats: 0
Warnings
Tailwinds
No distinct edge detected
Seasonality 11.6 years of data
How good or bad each month usually is (without trend). The score below shows how much you can trust it: 0 = pure chance, >40 gets interesting and >55 is strong.
Global Ship Lease, Inc. (NYSE: GSL) is a Greece-based, Athens-headquartered owner and charterer of containerships, founded in 2007 and originally listed in 2006. The company charters its vessels under fixed-rate agreements to container shipping lines worldwide, a model that locks in contracted revenue and reduces exposure to short-term freight rate swings. As of March 12, 2026, the fleet comprised 71 mid-sized and smaller containerships (2,207–11,040 TEU), with an aggregate capacity of 423,003 TEU. Global Ship Lease was formed through a 2008 corporate rebranding of Marathon Acquisition Corp., and it operates within the Marine Transportation sub-industry of the broader Industrials sector.
- Container charter rates strengthen on tight vessel supply and demand
- Debt refinancing costs pressure margins amid higher interest rate environment
- Fleet acquisitions expand TEU capacity and long-term charter coverage
| Net Income: 383.1m TTM > 0 and > 6% of Revenue |
| FCF/TA: 0.10 > 0.02 and ΔFCF/TA 4.40 > 1.0 |
| NWC/Revenue: 45.74% < 20% (prev 38.94%; Δ 6.80% < -1%) |
| CFO/TA 0.17 > 3% & CFO 512.9m > Net Income 383.1m |
| Net Debt (191.8m) to EBITDA (550.4m): 0.35 < 3 |
| Current Ratio: 2.13 > 1.5 & < 3 |
| Outstanding Shares: last quarter (36.0m) vs 12m ago 1.19% < -2% |
| Gross Margin: 51.84% > 18% (prev 54.46%; Δ -2.62% > 0.5%) |
| Asset Turnover: 27.51% > 50% (prev 27.63%; Δ -0.12% > 0%) |
| Interest Coverage Ratio: 11.28 > 6 (EBIT TTM 420.4m / Interest Expense TTM 37.3m) |
| A: 0.12 (Total Current Assets 668.0m - Total Current Liabilities 314.0m) / Total Assets 2.98b |
| B: 0.42 (Retained Earnings 1.24b / Total Assets 2.98b) |
| C: 0.15 (EBIT TTM 420.4m / Avg Total Assets 2.81b) |
| D: 1.88 (Book Value of Equity 1.95b / Total Liabilities 1.04b) |
| Altman-Z'' = 5.11 = AAA |
| DSRI: 1.65 (Receivables 51.8m/29.6m, Revenue 774.0m/730.3m) |
| GMI: 1.05 (GM 54.46% / 51.84%) |
| AQI: 1.22 (AQ_t 0.07 / AQ_t-1 0.06) |
| SGI: 1.06 (Revenue 774.0m / 730.3m) |
| TATA: -0.04 (NI 383.1m - CFO 512.9m) / TA 2.98b) |
| Beneish M = -2.27 (Cap -4..+1) = BBB |
As of August 16, 2026, the stock is trading at USD 42.17 with a total of 316,960 shares traded. Over the past week, the price has changed by -0.64%, over one month by +2.26%, over three months by +3.49% and over the past year by +49.01%.
Current recommended Stop Loss: 40.50 (which is 4% or 1.4 ATR below the current price).
Global Ship Lease has received a consensus analysts rating of 5.00. Therefore, it is recommended to buy GSL.
- StrongBuy: 3
- Buy: 0
- Hold: 0
- Sell: 0
- StrongSell: 0
| Analysts Target Price | 51 | 20.9% |
P/E Trailing = 4.0039
P/E Forward = 3.1066
P/S = 2.0063
P/B = 0.7752
P/EG = 0.8742
Revenue TTM = 774.0m USD
EBIT TTM = 420.4m USD
EBITDA TTM = 550.4m USD
Long Term Debt = 517.3m USD (from longTermDebt, last quarter)
Short Term Debt = 154.5m USD (from shortTermDebt, last quarter)
Debt = 690.8m USD (from shortLongTermDebtTotal, last quarter) + Leases 19.1m
Net Debt = 191.8m USD (calculated: Debt 690.8m - CCE 499.0m)
Enterprise Value = 1.72b USD (1.53b + Debt 690.8m - CCE 499.0m)
Interest Coverage Ratio = 11.28 (Ebit TTM 420.4m / Interest Expense TTM 37.3m)
EV/FCF = 5.92x (Enterprise Value 1.72b / FCF TTM 290.8m)
FCF Yield = 16.90% (FCF TTM 290.8m / Enterprise Value 1.72b)
FCF Margin = 37.58% (FCF TTM 290.8m / Revenue TTM 774.0m)
Net Margin = 49.50% (Net Income TTM 383.1m / Revenue TTM 774.0m)
Gross Margin = 51.84% ((Revenue TTM 774.0m - Cost of Revenue TTM 372.7m) / Revenue TTM)
Gross Margin QoQ = 49.21% (prev 53.65%)
Tobins Q-Ratio = 0.58 (Enterprise Value 1.72b / Total Assets 2.98b)
Interest Expense / Debt = 5.40% (Interest Expense 37.3m / Debt 690.8m)
Taxrate = 0.0% (0.0 / 383.1m)
NOPAT = 420.4m (EBIT 420.4m * (1 - 0.00%))
Current Ratio = 2.13 (Total Current Assets 668.0m / Total Current Liabilities 314.0m)
Debt / Equity = 0.35 (Debt 690.8m / totalStockholderEquity, last quarter 1.95b)
Debt / EBITDA = 0.35 (Net Debt 191.8m / EBITDA 550.4m)
Debt / FCF = 0.66 (Net Debt 191.8m / FCF TTM 290.8m)
Total Stockholder Equity = 1.84b (last 4 quarters mean from totalStockholderEquity)
RoA = 13.62% (Net Income 383.1m / Total Assets 2.98b)
RoE = 20.88% (Net Income TTM 383.1m / Total Stockholder Equity 1.84b)
RoCE = 17.87% (EBIT 420.4m / Capital Employed (Equity 1.84b + L.T.Debt 517.3m))
RoIC = 15.10% (NOPAT 420.4m / Invested Capital 2.78b)
WACC = 7.23% (E(1.53b)/V(2.22b) * Re(8.06%) + D(690.8m)/V(2.22b) * Rd(5.40%) * (1-Tc(0.0)))
Discount Rate = 8.06% (= CAPM, Blume Beta Adj.)
Shares (quarterly) Correlation: 78.25 | Cagr: 0.50%
[DCF] Terminal Value 77.97% ; FCFF base≈231.1m ; Y1≈264.9m ; Y5≈389.8m
[DCF] Fair Price = 157.5 (EV 5.87b - Net Debt 191.8m = Equity 5.67b / Shares 36.0m; r=8.35% [WACC [floored]]; 5y FCF grow 15.0% → 2.50% )
EPS Correlation: 81.27 | EPS CAGR: 5.24% | SUE: 0.96 | # QB: 2
Revenue Correlation: 98.07 | Revenue CAGR: 6.36% | SUE: 0.21 | # QB: 0
EPS current Quarter (2026-09-30): EPS=2.42 | Chg30d=-0.82% | Revisions=-40% | Analysts=2
EPS current Year (2026-12-31): EPS=9.89 | Chg30d=+0.07% | Revisions=+0% | GrowthEPS=-3.6% | GrowthRev=+0.4%
EPS next Year (2027-12-31): EPS=8.86 | Chg30d=-1.37% | Revisions=-17% | GrowthEPS=-10.3% | GrowthRev=-7.0%
[Analyst] Revisions Ratio: -30% (up=2, down=5)