Global Ship Lease, Inc.

EDGAR

Annual consolidated revenue for 2025: about USD 766.5M, using the latest reported figures. The previous period, 2024, was about USD 711.1M.

Watchlist

Latest fiscal year

Revenue

766 million USD

2025 · USD

Exact inputs and evidence

Operating margin

56.77%

2025 · %

Exact inputs and evidence
  • Operating Income: 435122000 USD Source
  • Revenue: 766451000 USD Source

Operating cash flow

528 million USD

2025 · USD

Exact inputs and evidence
  • Operating Cash Flow: 528299000 USD Source

Free cash flow

423 million USD

2024 · USD

Exact inputs and evidence
  • Operating Cash Flow: 430146000 USD Source
  • Capital Expenditure: 6850000 USD Source
Cash and cash equivalents
389 million USD Source
Exact value

388599000 USD

Long-term debt including current maturities
676 million USD Source
Exact value

676425000 USD

Shares outstanding
Not available

Company performance

Up to ten complete financial years · consolidated figures

Includes later revisions to earlier periods. Annual charts exclude incomplete years.

Latest filing recorded: 2026-10-07.

Financial data available through: 2025-12-31.

Coverage by financial measure
  • Revenue: 11 of 11 periods available· newest 2025-12-31
  • Operating income: 11 of 11 periods available· newest 2025-12-31
  • Net income: 11 of 11 periods available· newest 2025-12-31
  • Operating cash flow: 11 of 11 periods available· newest 2025-12-31
  • Capital expenditure: 4 of 11 periods available· newest 2024-12-31
  • Total assets: 11 of 11 periods available· newest 2025-12-31
  • Total liabilities: 11 of 11 periods available· newest 2025-12-31
  • Current assets: 11 of 11 periods available· newest 2025-12-31
  • Current liabilities: 11 of 11 periods available· newest 2025-12-31
  • Cash and cash equivalents: 11 of 11 periods available· newest 2025-12-31
  • Long-term debt including current maturities: 8 of 11 periods available· newest 2025-12-31
  • shares outstanding: No compatible figures in this window

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What changed year over year

Latest complete year compared with the corresponding period one year earlier. These are measured changes; they do not establish their business causes.

  • Revenue

    +7.8%

    Prior period

    USD 711.06 million

    –

    Current period

    USD 766.45 million

    –

    Exact inputs and evidence

    766451000 − 711055000 = 55396000 USD

    711055000 USD · 2024-01-01 – 2024-12-31

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    766451000 USD · 2025-01-01 – 2025-12-31

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  • Net income

    +17.8%

    Prior period

    USD 353.63 million

    –

    Current period

    USD 416.46 million

    –

    Exact inputs and evidence

    416455000 − 353628000 = 62827000 USD

    353628000 USD · 2024-01-01 – 2024-12-31

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    416455000 USD · 2025-01-01 – 2025-12-31

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  • Operating cash flow

    +22.8%

    Prior period

    USD 430.15 million

    –

    Current period

    USD 528.3 million

    –

    Exact inputs and evidence

    528299000 − 430146000 = 98153000 USD

    430146000 USD · 2024-01-01 – 2024-12-31

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    528299000 USD · 2025-01-01 – 2025-12-31

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Comparable inputs unavailable for: Capital expenditure.

Where revenue goes

How a period’s revenue divides into costs and what remains as profit. Items marked Derived are calculated by subtraction from reported figures.

2025 2025-01-01 – 2025-12-31

  • Revenue USD 766.45 million 100% of revenue
  • Operating costs Derived USD 331.33 million 43% of revenue
  • Operating income USD 435.12 million 57% of revenue
  • Tax, interest and other Derived USD 18.67 million 2.4% of revenue
  • Net income USD 416.46 million 54% of revenue

Cash

  • Operating cash flow USD 528.3 million 69% of revenue
  • Capital expenditure Unavailable An input is unavailable.
  • Free cash flow Derived Unavailable An input is unavailable.

Share of revenue by period

  • Net income
  • Tax, interest and other
  • Operating costs
  • 2016 Operating loss: operating costs were 112% of revenue.
  • 2017 Operating loss: operating costs were 110% of revenue.
  • 2018 Operating loss: operating costs were 107% of revenue.
  • 2019 15%27%57%
  • 2020 15%22%63%
  • 2021 38%15%47%
  • 2022 45%9.5%45%
  • 2023 45%49%
  • 2024 50%47%
  • 2025 54%43%
Values and sources
Revenue breakdown by annual reporting period
PeriodRevenueOperating costsOperating incomeTax, interest and otherNet incomeFree cash flowSource
2016 2016-01-01 – 2016-12-31166837000 187512000 Derived -20675000 44420000 Derived -65095000 71685000 Derived
Source
2017 2017-01-01 – 2017-12-31159278000 174631000 Derived -15353000 58913000 Derived -74266000 66865000 Derived
Source
2018 2018-01-01 – 2018-12-31157097000 167357000 Derived -10260000 47104000 Derived -57364000 36306000 Derived
Source
2019 2019-01-01 – 2019-12-31261102000 149535000 Derived 111567000 71729000 Derived 39838000 Unavailable
Source
2020 2020-01-01 – 2020-12-31282813000 178055000 Derived 104758000 63195000 Derived 41563000 Unavailable
Source
2021 2021-01-01 – 2021-12-31447954000 210437000 Derived 237517000 66022000 Derived 171495000 Unavailable
Source
2022 2022-01-01 – 2022-12-31645645000 291460000 Derived 354185000 61260000 Derived 292925000 Unavailable
Source
2023 2023-01-01 – 2023-12-31674795000 331577000 Derived 343218000 38718000 Derived 304500000 Unavailable
Source
2024 2024-01-01 – 2024-12-31711055000 331916000 Derived 379139000 25511000 Derived 353628000 423296000 Derived
Source
2025 2025-01-01 – 2025-12-31766451000 331329000 Derived 435122000 18667000 Derived 416455000 Unavailable
Source

Amounts are exact, in USD.

Growth

Sales over time and how quickly they are changing.

Revenue

Revenue reported for each complete financial period.

USD 766.5M 2025
Revenue historyRevenue reported for each complete financial period. Values are shown by financial reporting period. Open Values and sources below for the exact observations and evidence.827.8M620.8M413.9M206.9M0.0201620212025
Values and sources
Revenue values and source evidence
PeriodSeriesValue(USD)Source evidence
2016Revenue166837000
2017Revenue159278000
2018Revenue157097000
2019Revenue261102000
2020Revenue282813000
2021Revenue447954000
2022Revenue645645000
2023Revenue674795000
2024Revenue711055000
2025Revenue766451000

Revenue growth

Change in revenue from the same financial period one year earlier.

7.8% 2025
Revenue growth historyChange in revenue from the same financial period one year earlier. Values are shown by financial reporting period. Open Values and sources below for the exact observations and evidence.72%51%31%10%-10%201620212025
Values and sources
Revenue growth values and source evidence
PeriodSeriesValueSource evidence
2016Year over year1.2%
2017Year over year-4.5%
2018Year over year-1.4%
2019Year over year66.2%
2020Year over year8.3%
2021Year over year58.4%
2022Year over year44.1%
2023Year over year4.5%
2024Year over year5.4%
2025Year over year7.8%

Profit and cash

How much revenue becomes profit, and how much cash operations generate.

Profit margins

Operating income, net income and free cash flow as a share of revenue.

Operating margin 56.8% 2025
Net margin 54.3% 2025
Free cash flow margin 59.5% 2024
Profit margins historyOperating income, net income and free cash flow as a share of revenue. Values are shown by financial reporting period. Open Values and sources below for the exact observations and evidence.68%37%6%-24%-55%201620212025
  • Operating margin
  • Net margin
  • Free cash flow margin
Values and sources
Profit margins values and source evidence
PeriodSeriesValueSource evidence
2016Operating margin-12.4%
2017Operating margin-9.6%
2018Operating margin-6.5%
2019Operating margin42.7%
2020Operating margin37%
2021Operating margin53%
2022Operating margin54.9%
2023Operating margin50.9%
2024Operating margin53.3%
2025Operating margin56.8%
2016Net margin-39%
2017Net margin-46.6%
2018Net margin-36.5%
2019Net margin15.3%
2020Net margin14.7%
2021Net margin38.3%
2022Net margin45.4%
2023Net margin45.1%
2024Net margin49.7%
2025Net margin54.3%
2016Free cash flow margin43%
2017Free cash flow margin42%
2018Free cash flow margin23.1%
2019Free cash flow marginNot reported
2020Free cash flow marginNot reported
2021Free cash flow marginNot reported
2022Free cash flow marginNot reported
2023Free cash flow marginNot reported
2024Free cash flow margin59.5%
2025Free cash flow marginNot reported

Operating cash flow

Cash generated by the company’s normal business operations.

USD 528.3M 2025
Operating cash flow historyCash generated by the company’s normal business operations. Values are shown by financial reporting period. Open Values and sources below for the exact observations and evidence.570.6M427.9M285.3M142.6M0.0201620212025
Values and sources
Operating cash flow values and source evidence
PeriodSeriesValue(USD)Source evidence
2016Operating cash flow71685000
2017Operating cash flow66865000
2018Operating cash flow47742000
2019Operating cash flow93381000
2020Operating cash flow104429000
2021Operating cash flow247953000
2022Operating cash flow327484000
2023Operating cash flow375008000
2024Operating cash flow430146000
2025Operating cash flow528299000

Free cash flow

Operating cash flow minus capital expenditure for the same period and unit.

USD 423.3M 2024
Free cash flow historyOperating cash flow minus capital expenditure for the same period and unit. Values are shown by financial reporting period. Open Values and sources below for the exact observations and evidence.457.2M342.9M228.6M114.3M0.0201620212025
Values and sources
Free cash flow values and source evidence
PeriodSeriesValue(USD)Source evidence
2016Free cash flow71685000
2017Free cash flow66865000
2018Free cash flow36306000
2019Free cash flowUnavailable
2020Free cash flowUnavailable
2021Free cash flowUnavailable
2022Free cash flowUnavailable
2023Free cash flowUnavailable
2024Free cash flow423296000
2025Free cash flowUnavailable

Balance sheet

Liabilities and short-term ability to meet obligations at each period end.

Liabilities to assets

Total liabilities as a share of total assets.

37.1% 2025
Liabilities to assets historyTotal liabilities as a share of total assets. Values are shown by financial reporting period. Open Values and sources below for the exact observations and evidence.80%60%40%20%0%201620212025
Values and sources
Liabilities to assets values and source evidence
PeriodSeriesValueSource evidence
2016Liabilities / assets57.6%
2017Liabilities / assets62.8%
2018Liabilities / assets74.4%
2019Liabilities / assets69.9%
2020Liabilities / assets63.5%
2021Liabilities / assets64.3%
2022Liabilities / assets54.1%
2023Liabilities / assets45.5%
2024Liabilities / assets38.3%
2025Liabilities / assets37.1%

Current assets to current liabilities

Current assets divided by current liabilities.

2.04× 2025
Current assets to current liabilities historyCurrent assets divided by current liabilities. Values are shown by financial reporting period. Open Values and sources below for the exact observations and evidence.2.21×1.66×1.10×0.55×0.00×201620212025
Values and sources
Current assets to current liabilities values and source evidence
PeriodSeriesValueSource evidence
2016Current assets / current liabilities1.17×
2017Current assets / current liabilities1.4×
2018Current assets / current liabilities1.04×
2019Current assets / current liabilities1.25×
2020Current assets / current liabilities0.88×
2021Current assets / current liabilities0.59×
2022Current assets / current liabilities0.91×
2023Current assets / current liabilities1.05×
2024Current assets / current liabilities1.14×
2025Current assets / current liabilities2.04×

Cash generation

Compare reported profit with operating cash and capital spending. Free cash flow is calculated as operating cash flow minus capital expenditure when both exact, consolidated amounts match the same period and unit.

Cash generation by annual reporting period
PeriodNet incomeOperating cash flowCapital expenditureFree cash flow
2016 2016-01-01 – 2016-12-31
−USD 65.1 million
Exact value

Exact value: -65095000 USD

2016-01-01 – 2016-12-31: -65095000 USD Inspect Net Income Open source
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USD 71.69 million
Exact value

Exact value: 71685000 USD

2016-01-01 – 2016-12-31: 71685000 USD Inspect Operating Cash Flow Open source
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USD 0
Exact value

Exact value: 0 USD

2016-01-01 – 2016-12-31: 0 USD Inspect Capital Expenditure Open source
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USD 71.69 million
Calculation and evidence

71685000 − 0 USD

Exact free cash flow: 71685000 USD

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2017 2017-01-01 – 2017-12-31
−USD 74.27 million
Exact value

Exact value: -74266000 USD

2017-01-01 – 2017-12-31: -74266000 USD Inspect Net Income Open source
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USD 66.87 million
Exact value

Exact value: 66865000 USD

2017-01-01 – 2017-12-31: 66865000 USD Inspect Operating Cash Flow Open source
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USD 0
Exact value

Exact value: 0 USD

2017-01-01 – 2017-12-31: 0 USD Inspect Capital Expenditure Open source
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USD 66.87 million
Calculation and evidence

66865000 − 0 USD

Exact free cash flow: 66865000 USD

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2018 2018-01-01 – 2018-12-31
−USD 57.36 million
Exact value

Exact value: -57364000 USD

2018-01-01 – 2018-12-31: -57364000 USD Inspect Net Income Open source
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USD 47.74 million
Exact value

Exact value: 47742000 USD

2018-01-01 – 2018-12-31: 47742000 USD Inspect Operating Cash Flow Open source
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USD 11.44 million
Exact value

Exact value: 11436000 USD

2018-01-01 – 2018-12-31: 11436000 USD Inspect Capital Expenditure Open source
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USD 36.31 million
Calculation and evidence

47742000 − 11436000 USD

Exact free cash flow: 36306000 USD

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2019 2019-01-01 – 2019-12-31
USD 39.84 million
Exact value

Exact value: 39838000 USD

2019-01-01 – 2019-12-31: 39838000 USD Inspect Net Income Open source
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USD 93.38 million
Exact value

Exact value: 93381000 USD

2019-01-01 – 2019-12-31: 93381000 USD Inspect Operating Cash Flow Open source
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Unavailable Not reported for this period.
Unavailable

Free cash flow cannot be calculated because Capital expenditure is unavailable for this period.

2020 2020-01-01 – 2020-12-31
USD 41.56 million
Exact value

Exact value: 41563000 USD

2020-01-01 – 2020-12-31: 41563000 USD Inspect Net Income Open source
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USD 104.43 million
Exact value

Exact value: 104429000 USD

2020-01-01 – 2020-12-31: 104429000 USD Inspect Operating Cash Flow Open source
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Unavailable Not reported for this period.
Unavailable

Free cash flow cannot be calculated because Capital expenditure is unavailable for this period.

2021 2021-01-01 – 2021-12-31
USD 171.5 million
Exact value

Exact value: 171495000 USD

2021-01-01 – 2021-12-31: 171495000 USD Inspect Net Income Open source
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USD 247.95 million
Exact value

Exact value: 247953000 USD

2021-01-01 – 2021-12-31: 247953000 USD Inspect Operating Cash Flow Open source
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Unavailable Not reported for this period.
Unavailable

Free cash flow cannot be calculated because Capital expenditure is unavailable for this period.

2022 2022-01-01 – 2022-12-31
USD 292.93 million
Exact value

Exact value: 292925000 USD

2022-01-01 – 2022-12-31: 292925000 USD Inspect Net Income Open source
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USD 327.48 million
Exact value

Exact value: 327484000 USD

2022-01-01 – 2022-12-31: 327484000 USD Inspect Operating Cash Flow Open source
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Unavailable Not reported for this period.
Unavailable

Free cash flow cannot be calculated because Capital expenditure is unavailable for this period.

2023 2023-01-01 – 2023-12-31
USD 304.5 million
Exact value

Exact value: 304500000 USD

2023-01-01 – 2023-12-31: 304500000 USD Inspect Net Income Open source
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USD 375.01 million
Exact value

Exact value: 375008000 USD

2023-01-01 – 2023-12-31: 375008000 USD Inspect Operating Cash Flow Open source
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Unavailable Not reported for this period.
Unavailable

Free cash flow cannot be calculated because Capital expenditure is unavailable for this period.

2024 2024-01-01 – 2024-12-31
USD 353.63 million
Exact value

Exact value: 353628000 USD

2024-01-01 – 2024-12-31: 353628000 USD Inspect Net Income Open source
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USD 430.15 million
Exact value

Exact value: 430146000 USD

2024-01-01 – 2024-12-31: 430146000 USD Inspect Operating Cash Flow Open source
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USD 6.85 million
Exact value

Exact value: 6850000 USD

2024-01-01 – 2024-12-31: 6850000 USD Inspect Capital Expenditure Open source
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USD 423.3 million
Calculation and evidence

430146000 − 6850000 USD

Exact free cash flow: 423296000 USD

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2025 2025-01-01 – 2025-12-31
USD 416.46 million
Exact value

Exact value: 416455000 USD

2025-01-01 – 2025-12-31: 416455000 USD Inspect Net Income Open source
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USD 528.3 million
Exact value

Exact value: 528299000 USD

2025-01-01 – 2025-12-31: 528299000 USD Inspect Operating Cash Flow Open source
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Unavailable Not reported for this period.
Unavailable

Free cash flow cannot be calculated because Capital expenditure is unavailable for this period.

Capital expenditure uses the canonical mapped positive-spending convention. A missing, ambiguous, incompatible, or negative-sign input is left blank. Values use the latest reported version.

Dataset coverage and company identifiers

Coverage reflects filings processed into this Fundies dataset; it does not imply every source filing is loaded.

234 filings · 1,320 latest values · 1,320 originally reported values

Dataset published . Source filing dates and reporting periods are shown separately.

Identifiers: 0001430725, 1430725, GSL, GSL-PB, edgar:1430725

Also known as GLOBAL SHIP LEASE, INC., GSL Holdings, Inc., Global Ship Lease, Inc., Global Ship Lease, Inc.