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Global Ship Lease, Inc. GSL
Global Ship Lease, Inc. (GSL) earns a Piotroski F-score of 5/9 (mixed financial health), with an Altman Z″ in the safe zone. It pays a dividend yielding 5.60% (safety: safe). FY2025 revenue was $766.5M at a 54.3% net margin.
Quality score trend · recomputed for each fiscal year
Each year's score is computed from that year's filing — a rising Piotroski F or Altman Z″ means improving financial health, a fall is worth a look.
Analyst price target
Wall Street analyst consensus — a sentiment gauge, not our scoring.
Smart money · insiders, last 12 months
Open-market insider purchases minus sells (SEC Form 4) — real buying with their own money is a bullish “smart money” signal; grants and option exercises are excluded.
How it ranks in Transportation & Utilities · percentile among 348 companies
Percentile vs other Transportation & Utilities companies we cover — e.g. “stronger than 90%” means only 10% score higher on that measure.
Piotroski F breakdown · 5/9 tests passed
- Positive return on assets
- Positive operating cash flow
- Rising ROA
- Cash flow exceeds net income
- Lower long-term debt
- Rising current ratio
- No share dilution
- Rising gross margin
- Rising asset turnover
Altman Z″ components · safe zone
| Component | Value |
|---|---|
| Working capital / assets | 0.112 |
| Retained earnings / assets | 0.386 |
| EBIT / assets | 0.152 |
| Equity / liabilities | 1.699 |
Sector peers · similar-size Transportation & Utilities companies compare side by side →
| Ticker | Company | Piotroski F | Altman Z″ | P / E | Revenue growth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| GSL | Global Ship Lease, Inc. | 5/9 | 4.8 | 3.3 | +7.8% |
| FRO | Frontline plc | 2/9 | 0.79 | — | -38.6% |
| SFL | SFL Corp Ltd. | 3/9 | -0.21 | — | -18.9% |
| CMRE | Costamare Inc. | 6/9 | 3.35 | 4.8 | -1.2% |
| PANL | Pangaea Logistics Solutions Ltd. | 5/9 | 2.62 | 23 | +17.8% |
| NVGS | Navigator Holdings Ltd. | 6/9 | 2.52 | 12.4 | +3.6% |
| TK | TEEKAY CORP LTD | 5/9 | 15.1 | 9.5 | -22.2% |
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About Global Ship Lease, Inc.
Global Ship Lease, Inc., together with its subsidiaries, engages in owning and chartering out containerships under fixed-rate charters to container liner companies worldwide. As of March 12, 2026, it owned 71 mid-sized and smaller containerships, ranging from 2,207 to 11,040 (TEU), with an aggregate capacity of 423,003 TEU. Global Ship Lease, Inc. was founded in 2007 and is based in Athens, Greece.
FAQ
Is GSL financially healthy?
Global Ship Lease, Inc.'s Piotroski F-score is 5/9 (8–9 is excellent, 0–3 weak), and its Altman Z″ distress score is in the safe zone.
Does GSL pay a dividend, and is it safe?
Yes. Global Ship Lease, Inc. pays a dividend yielding about 5.60% with a 18.3% payout ratio, rated “safe” for safety.
How profitable is GSL?
In FY2025, Global Ship Lease, Inc. had a net margin of 54.3% and a return on equity of 23.1%.
What is GSL's P/E ratio?
Global Ship Lease, Inc.'s trailing price-to-earnings (P/E) ratio is about 3.3×, based on its latest annual earnings.
What is the analyst price target for GSL?
The average Wall-Street price target for Global Ship Lease, Inc. is $48.00, about 16.4% above the recent price, from 3 analysts.
Is GSL a good stock to buy?
Stocktoria doesn't give buy or sell advice, but here is the data on Global Ship Lease, Inc.: a Piotroski F-score of 5/9, an Altman Z″ in the safe zone, a P/E of about 3.3×, a dividend yield of 5.60%. Weigh these quality and valuation signals against your own goals.
Computed from company filings · US · as of 2025-12-31. Facts plus Stocktoria's own computed scores — not investment advice.