(GSL) Global Ship Lease - Overview

Exchange: NYSE • Country: Greece • Currency: USD • Type: Common Stock • ISIN: MHY271836006

Stock: Ships, Leasing, Containers

Total Rating 56

Risk 32

Buy Signal -0.32

Marine Shipping -18.8
Marine Transportation -14.3

Market Cap: 1,353m
Avg Trading Vol: 17.2M USD

ATR: 3.48%
Peers RS (IBD): 32.4

Risk 5d forecast
Volatility	29.7%
Relative Tail Risk	-3.31%

Reward TTM
Sharpe Ratio	1.83
Alpha	62.49

Character TTM
Beta	0.640
Beta Downside	0.620

Drawdowns 3y
Max DD	35.83%
CAGR/Max DD	1.07

EPS (Earnings per Share)

EPS CAGR: 5.32%
EPS Trend: 78.3%

Last SUE: 0.10
Qual. Beats: 0

Revenue

Rev. CAGR: 8.47%
Rev. Trend: 93.5%

Last SUE: 2.54
Qual. Beats: 5

Description: GSL Global Ship Lease March 05, 2026

Global Ship Lease, Inc. (GSL) owns and charters containerships to global shipping companies. The companys business model relies on fixed-rate charters, providing predictable revenue streams.

As of March 2025, GSL operated a fleet of 70 mid-sized and smaller containerships. These vessels have a total capacity exceeding 400,000 TEU, a common metric for container shipping capacity.

For more detailed analysis of GSLs financial performance, consider exploring valuation metrics on ValueRay.

Headlines to watch out for

Container shipping rates dictate charter revenue
Global trade volume impacts vessel demand
Fuel price volatility affects operating costs
Regulatory emissions standards increase compliance expenses
Interest rate fluctuations influence debt servicing costs

Piotroski VR‑10 (Strict, 0-10) 7.0

Net Income: 416.5m TTM > 0 and > 6% of Revenue
FCF/TA: 0.13 > 0.02 and ΔFCF/TA 4.63 > 1.0
NWC/Revenue: 42.14% < 20% (prev 5.27%; Δ 36.87% < -1%)
CFO/TA 0.18 > 3% & CFO 528.3m > Net Income 416.5m
Net Debt (364.7m) to EBITDA (557.3m): 0.65 < 3
Current Ratio: 2.04 > 1.5 & < 3
Outstanding Shares: last quarter (35.9m) vs 12m ago 1.20% < -2%
Gross Margin: 53.22% > 18% (prev 0.55%; Δ 5.27k% > 0.5%)
Asset Turnover: 29.04% > 50% (prev 29.79%; Δ -0.76% > 0%)
Interest Coverage Ratio: 11.08 > 6 (EBITDA TTM 557.3m / Interest Expense TTM 39.0m)

Altman Z'' 4.20

A: 0.11 (Total Current Assets 627.0m - Total Current Liabilities 306.8m) / Total Assets 2.86b
B: 0.39 (Retained Earnings 1.10b / Total Assets 2.86b)
C: 0.16 (EBIT TTM 431.6m / Avg Total Assets 2.62b)
D: 1.04 (Book Value of Equity 1.11b / Total Liabilities 1.06b)
Altman-Z'' Score: 4.20 = AA

Beneish M -0.72

DSRI: 3.62 (Receivables 50.0m/12.8m, Revenue 759.9m/707.0m)
GMI: 1.04 (GM 53.22% / 55.48%)
AQI: 1.16 (AQ_t 0.08 / AQ_t-1 0.07)
SGI: 1.07 (Revenue 759.9m / 707.0m)
TATA: -0.04 (NI 416.5m - CFO 528.3m) / TA 2.86b)
Beneish M-Score: -0.72 (Cap -4..+1) = D

What is the price of GSL shares?

As of March 18, 2026, the stock is trading at USD 37.82 with a total of 463,100 shares traded.
Over the past week, the price has changed by -4.57%, over one month by -1.09%, over three months by +14.75% and over the past year by +77.52%.

Is GSL a buy, sell or hold?

Global Ship Lease has received a consensus analysts rating of 4.33. Therefore, it is recommended to buy GSL.

StrongBuy: 2
Buy: 0
Hold: 1
Sell: 0
StrongSell: 0

What are the forecasts/targets for the GSL price?

Issuer	Target	Up/Down from current
Wallstreet Target Price	40	5.8%
Analysts Target Price	40	5.8%

GSL Fundamental Data Overview March 18, 2026

P/E Trailing = 3.4164
P/S = 1.7967
P/B = 0.7744
Revenue TTM = 759.9m USD
EBIT TTM = 431.6m USD
EBITDA TTM = 557.3m USD
Long Term Debt = 577.8m USD (from longTermDebt, two quarters ago)
Short Term Debt = 147.6m USD (from shortTermDebt, last quarter)
Debt = 689.1m USD (from shortLongTermDebtTotal, last quarter)
Net Debt = 364.7m USD (from netDebt column, last quarter)
Enterprise Value = 1.52b USD (1.35b + Debt 689.1m - CCE 523.5m)
Interest Coverage Ratio = 11.08 (Ebit TTM 431.6m / Interest Expense TTM 39.0m)
EV/FCF = 4.23x (Enterprise Value 1.52b / FCF TTM 358.6m)
FCF Yield = 23.62% (FCF TTM 358.6m / Enterprise Value 1.52b)
FCF Margin = 47.19% (FCF TTM 358.6m / Revenue TTM 759.9m)
Net Margin = 54.80% (Net Income TTM 416.5m / Revenue TTM 759.9m)
Gross Margin = 53.22% ((Revenue TTM 759.9m - Cost of Revenue TTM 355.5m) / Revenue TTM)
Gross Margin QoQ = 51.00% (prev 53.44%)
Tobins Q-Ratio = 0.53 (Enterprise Value 1.52b / Total Assets 2.86b)
Interest Expense / Debt = 1.30% (Interest Expense 8.96m / Debt 689.1m)
Taxrate = 21.0% (US default 21%)
NOPAT = 340.9m (EBIT 431.6m * (1 - 21.00%))
Current Ratio = 2.04 (Total Current Assets 627.0m / Total Current Liabilities 306.8m)
Debt / Equity = 0.38 (Debt 689.1m / totalStockholderEquity, last quarter 1.80b)
Debt / EBITDA = 0.65 (Net Debt 364.7m / EBITDA 557.3m)
Debt / FCF = 1.02 (Net Debt 364.7m / FCF TTM 358.6m)
Total Stockholder Equity = 1.68b (last 4 quarters mean from totalStockholderEquity)
RoA = 15.91% (Net Income 416.5m / Total Assets 2.86b)
RoE = 24.76% (Net Income TTM 416.5m / Total Stockholder Equity 1.68b)
RoCE = 19.10% (EBIT 431.6m / Capital Employed (Equity 1.68b + L.T.Debt 577.8m))
RoIC = 14.24% (NOPAT 340.9m / Invested Capital 2.40b)
WACC = 5.83% (E(1.35b)/V(2.04b) * Re(8.27%) + D(689.1m)/V(2.04b) * Rd(1.30%) * (1-Tc(0.21)))
Discount Rate = 8.27% (= CAPM, Blume Beta Adj.)
Shares Correlation 3-Years: 100.0 | Cagr: 0.95%
[DCF] Terminal Value 81.70% ; FCFF base≈290.2m ; Y1≈201.2m ; Y5≈102.3m
[DCF] Fair Price = 79.95 (EV 3.22b - Net Debt 364.7m = Equity 2.86b / Shares 35.8m; r=5.90% [WACC]; 5y FCF grow -35.96% → 2.90% )
EPS Correlation: 78.27 | EPS CAGR: 5.32% | SUE: 0.10 | # QB: 0
Revenue Correlation: 93.52 | Revenue CAGR: 8.47% | SUE: 2.54 | # QB: 5
EPS next Quarter (2026-06-30): EPS=2.38 | Chg7d=-0.110 | Chg30d=-0.110 | Revisions Net=-1 | Analysts=1
EPS current Year (2026-12-31): EPS=9.68 | Chg7d=-0.330 | Chg30d=-0.330 | Revisions Net=-1 | Growth EPS=-5.7% | Growth Revenue=+0.4%
EPS next Year (2027-12-31): EPS=9.41 | Chg7d=+1.515 | Chg30d=+1.515 | Revisions Net=+1 | Growth EPS=-2.7% | Growth Revenue=-9.0%

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