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GSL

Global Ship Lease, Inc.

GSL

NYSE·Industrials·Marine Shipping·Mkt cap $1.4B

$38.11

▲ +0.87%

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Our plain-language verdict, the thesis, risk factors, and what is changing about the business.

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52-Week Range

$26.60 - $42.70

P/E

3.62

Fwd P/E

3.84

Beta

0.88

Div Yield

6.35%

Avg Vol

315.5K

Shares Out

35.9M

Mkt Cap

$1.4B

Price action

Price chart

Up 42.4% over the trailing year

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Total returns

Price performance

Total return across standard periods - splits & dividends adjusted by FMP. Periods longer than 1Y show annualized in the tooltip.

Why we rate it this way

The thesis at a glance

Bull and bear case · plain-English context across the five lenses we evaluate.

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Bull Case

4 reasons

  • Diversified fleet of 65 modern mid-sized and smaller vessels
  • Stable, predictable revenue from fixed-rate long-term charters
  • Capital-efficient business model with limited capital expenditure requirements
  • Strategic positioning in high-demand containerized shipping segment
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Bear Case

1 risk

  • Average volatility.

Growth

Stable outlook

Increasing global e-commerce and international trade volumes

Value

Attractively priced below Marine Shipping peer average

Momentum

Stable

-1.6% over 3m

Quality

Strong

Excellent business quality

Dividend

High yield

6.35% yield

Earnings track record

Latest print - beat on both lines

AI-summarized recap of last quarter, plus the surprise on every print.

Next: Aug 4, 2026

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Q2 26 RECAP

MAY 22, 2026

Reported EPS of $2.56 vs $2.40 consensus (+6.7% surprise). Revenue of $198.1M vs $182.9M expected (+8.3%). Beat on both top and bottom lines.

EPS beat +6.7%
Rev beat +8.3%
Double beat

EPS surprise · last 4Q

1 of 1 beats

Q2 26

+6.7%

Next: Aug 4, 2026

Revenue trend · last 8Q

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+5%

+9%

+12%

+5%

+5%

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Q4 24

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Q2 25

Q3 25

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Q1 26

$173.5M

$172.5M

$181.4M

$187.8M

$188.5M

$192.7M

$190.9M

$198.1M

Margins · last 8Q

Gross

—

Operating

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Profit

47.4%

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Wall Street consensus

1 analyst · 100% Buy

Live ratings and price targets aggregated across covering analysts.

Buy

1

100%

Hold

0%

Sell

0%

Median Price Target

$45.00

▲ +18.1% vs $38.11

Low $45.00
Median $45.00
High $45.00

Latest: Jefferies · $45.00 · Apr 24, 2026

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vs Industry

How GSL stacks vs Marine Shipping

Stock metrics vs industry averages. Green = better than industry.

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