# Global Ship Lease, Inc. (GSL)

- Sector: Industrials · Industry: Marine Shipping
- SEC CIK: 0001430725 ([filings on EDGAR](https://www.sec.gov/cgi-bin/browse-edgar?action=getcompany&CIK=0001430725))
- Full page: https://inspectstocks.com/stocks/gsl
- Data as of: price 2026-09-28; newest filing used 2026-08-06; latest fiscal period ended 2026-06-30

## Grade

**B+** on the growth-and-cash rubric, 4 of 5 checks passed.

| Check | Result | Now | Before |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Revenue growing overall | failed | $766.5M | $845.6M |
| Revenue growing recently | passed | $766.5M | $711.1M |
| Free cash flow positive | passed | $514.1M |  |
| Free cash flow growing overall | passed | $514.1M | $322M |
| Free cash flow growing recently | passed | $514.1M | $423.3M |

Business quality (the + / − mark): 6 of 6 checks passed.

| Check | Result | Now | Before |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Profitable | passed | 49.4% |  |
| Healthy profit margin | passed | 49.4% |  |
| Strong operating margin | passed | 51.7% |  |
| Good return on equity | passed | 21.0% |  |
| Debt under control | passed | 0.38 |  |
| Turns sales into cash | passed | 67.1% |  |

How the grade works: the letter counts failed checks (none → A, one → B, two → C, three → D, four or more → F). It is built from SEC filings only — the share price never enters it — and describes the business, not whether the stock is worth buying.

## Key figures

In US dollars, as filed.

| Measure | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Revenue, trailing twelve months | $766.5M |
| Net income, trailing twelve months | $378.3M |
| Free cash flow, trailing twelve months | $514.1M |
| Net margin | 49.4% |
| Operating margin | 51.7% |
| Return on equity | 21.0% |
| Debt to equity | 0.38 |
| Share price | $43.75 |
| Market value | $1.6B |
| Price / sales | 2.1x |

## More on this company

- [Overview](https://inspectstocks.com/stocks/gsl)
- [Financial statements](https://inspectstocks.com/stocks/gsl/financials)
- [Competitors](https://inspectstocks.com/stocks/gsl/peers)
- [Earnings](https://inspectstocks.com/stocks/gsl/earnings)

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