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Global Ship Lease, Inc.

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Global Ship Lease, Inc.

GSL·NYSE·Energy & Transportation·CIK 0001430725

Global Ship Lease, Inc. owns and charters containerships globally. The company leases its vessels under fixed-rate charters to various container shipping companies. As of March 12, 2026, Global Ship Lease, Inc. owned a fleet of 71 mid-sized and smaller containerships. These vessels have individual capacities ranging from 2,207 to 11,040 twenty-foot equivalent units (TEU), resulting in a total aggregate capacity of 423,003 TEU across its fleet. The company was established in 2007 and is headquartered in Athens, Greece. It operated under the name Marathon Acquisition Corp. before changing to Global Ship Lease, Inc. in August 2008.

Global Ship Lease, Inc. (NYSE:GSL) is a publicly traded company in the Energy & Transportation sector. Wiseek has independently scored 12 items for GSL at importance 7 or higher on its 1–10 market-impact scale. Its most recent item scored 7 or higher is dated 2026-08-28, rated 7/10. Across its 12 most recent items scored 7 or higher, the top rating is 9/10, with 8 rated 8 or above. Recent SEC coverage for GSL spans 4, 6-K, 20-F.

Recent high-impact activity:

  • CFO Sells $2.25M of GSL Stock Near 52-Week High
  • Global Ship Lease Q2 Revenue Climbs 3.5%, Backlog Hits $3B
  • Global Ship Lease Orders 5 Additional Newbuild Containerships for $413M, Expanding Fleet Modernization
  • Shareholders Approve Charter Amendment, Credit Outlook Upgraded to Positive
  • Moody's Upgrades Global Ship Lease Outlook to Positive, Affirms Ratings

Financial Snapshot

Fiscal year ended December 31, 2025
Revenue
$766.45M
Net Income
$416.45M
Op. Cash Flow
$528.3M
Free Cash Flow
$514.13M
Operating Income
$435.12M
Cash & Equivalents
$273.88M
Total Debt
$689.14M
Debt / Equity
0.38×
Net Margin
54.3%
Source: 20-F · filed 2026-03-16 · accession 0001140361-26-009637

Dilution Risk

Low risk

Filing-implied dilution signals for GSL, detected from its recent SEC filings · based on capital-structure filings through 2026-04-28.

Proposal to Increase Authorized Shares · Significant Potential Dilution

⚠ A more recent filing has been published for this ticker since this signal was computed; it may not yet be reflected — see the filings below.

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Insider Transactions

GSL files as a Foreign Private Issuer (FPI). Under SEC Exchange Act Section 16(a), officers, directors, and 10% owners of FPIs are exempt from Form 4 insider-transaction reporting requirements. Comparable disclosures, when applicable, appear in the company's Form 20-F (annual) or Form 6-K (interim) filings on SEC EDGAR.

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$45.84
52-week range · as of 2026-08-28 $27.28 – $45.84
Market cap
$1.65B
Volume
303.7K (0.9× avg)
3-mo avg 322.1K
Live data · 2026-09-20 02:37 UTC · Market closed

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GSL
Aug 28, 2026, 7:07 PM EDT
Filing Type: 4
Importance Score:
7
Price at Filing: $44.86
Real-time Price: $45.84 info
Change: +$0.980 (+2%) info
Market Cap: $1.652B info
GSL
Aug 05, 2026, 8:10 AM EDT
Source: Reuters
Importance Score:
8
Price at Filing: $43.80
Real-time Price: $45.84 info
Change: +$2.04 (+5%) info
Market Cap: $1.652B info
GSL
Jun 24, 2026, 4:35 PM EDT
Filing Type: 6-K
Importance Score:
9
Price at Filing: $38.50
Real-time Price: $45.84 info
Change: +$7.34 (+19%) info
Market Cap: $1.652B info
GSL
Jun 18, 2026, 8:41 AM EDT
Filing Type: 6-K
Importance Score:
8
Price at Filing: $37.95
Real-time Price: $45.84 info
Change: +$7.89 (+21%) info
Market Cap: $1.652B info
GSL
Jun 16, 2026, 4:15 PM EDT
Source: GlobeNewswire
Importance Score:
8
Price at Filing: $38.78
Real-time Price: $45.84 info
Change: +$7.06 (+18%) info
Market Cap: $1.652B info
GSL
Jun 04, 2026, 4:17 PM EDT
Source: Dow Jones Newswires
Importance Score:
9
Price at Filing: $37.92
Real-time Price: $45.84 info
Change: +$7.92 (+21%) info
Market Cap: $1.652B info
GSL
May 22, 2026, 4:48 PM EDT
Filing Type: 6-K
Importance Score:
7
Price at Filing: $38.02
Real-time Price: $45.84 info
Change: +$7.82 (+21%) info
Market Cap: $1.652B info
GSL
Apr 28, 2026, 9:00 AM EDT
Filing Type: 6-K
Importance Score:
9
Price at Filing: $38.50
Real-time Price: $45.84 info
Change: +$7.34 (+19%) info
Market Cap: $1.652B info
GSL
Apr 09, 2026, 4:06 PM EDT
Filing Type: 4
Importance Score:
7
Price at Filing: $38.27
Real-time Price: $45.84 info
Change: +$7.57 (+20%) info
Market Cap: $1.652B info
GSL
Mar 16, 2026, 5:00 PM EDT
Filing Type: 20-F
Importance Score:
9
Price at Filing: $37.82
Real-time Price: $45.84 info
Change: +$8.02 (+21%) info
Market Cap: $1.652B info
GSL
Mar 06, 2026, 9:25 AM EST
Filing Type: 6-K
Importance Score:
8
Price at Filing: $38.51
Real-time Price: $45.84 info
Change: +$7.33 (+19%) info
Market Cap: $1.652B info
GSL
Mar 05, 2026, 8:11 AM EST
Source: Reuters
Importance Score:
7
Price at Filing: $40.90
Real-time Price: $45.84 info
Change: +$4.94 (+12%) info
Market Cap: $1.652B info
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