# Global Ship Lease Inc New (GSL) fundamentals

Data as of 2026-11-13. NYSE, United States. Sector: Industrials / Shipping. Price $43.37, market value $1.6 billion.

## Valuation
- **P/E (trailing): 4.2×**. Global Ship Lease Inc New trades at 4.2× trailing earnings. The Industrials median in the September 2026 study was 25.7×. Forward P/E is 4.5×, higher than trailing, so analysts expect earnings to fall.
- **Price / sales: 2.1×**. Each dollar of revenue is priced at 2.1×.
- **Price / book: 0.9×**. The shares trade below book value, which can signal a bargain or a balance sheet the market doubts.
- **EV / EBITDA: 3.6×**. Enterprise value is 3.6× operating earnings before depreciation, the multiple that ignores how the company is financed; below 8× is inexpensive for most sectors.
- **Free-cash-flow yield: 18.6%**. Free cash flow equals 18.6% of the market value. Above 5% is generally attractive.
- **Earnings yield: 23.6%**. The inverse of the P/E: 23.6% of the price is earned each year.

## Profitability
- **Gross margin: 51.0%**. Global Ship Lease Inc New keeps 51.0% of revenue after the direct cost of what it sells.
- **Operating margin: 47.1%**. 47.1% of revenue is left after running the business, an exceptional level.
- **Net margin: 54.3%**. 54.3% of each dollar of sales reaches the bottom line.
- **Return on equity: 23.1%**. 23.1% on shareholders' equity is excellent if it is not driven by leverage; sustained above 20% usually signals a competitive advantage.
- **Return on invested capital: 12.8%**. Return on all capital, debt included, is 12.8%.
- **Return on assets: 13.4%**. Each dollar of assets produces 13.4% of profit.

## Growth
- **Revenue growth (1 yr): 7.8%** (3-yr 5.9%/yr, 5-yr 22.1%/yr). Revenue grew 7.8% over the last year, against 22.1% a year compounded over five years: growth is slowing.

## Financial health
- **Debt to equity: 0.38**. Debt is 0.38 times equity: a conservative balance sheet.
- **Net debt / EBITDA: 0.8×**. It would take 0.8 years of operating earnings to repay net borrowings, within the comfortable range.
- **Interest coverage: 9.6×**. Operating profit covers interest 9.6× over, a safe margin.
- **Current ratio: 2.04** (quick 2.04). Current assets cover the next year's liabilities 2.04 times.
- **Altman Z-score: 2.67**. A Z-score of 2.67 is in the grey zone; not distressed, not clearly safe.
- **Piotroski F-score: 5/9**. 5 of 9 checks pass: mixed.

## Dividends
- **Dividend yield: 6.41%** ($2.50 per share, trailing). Global Ship Lease Inc New yields 6.41%, high enough to check carefully: yields this high often precede a cut.
- **Payout ratio: 18%** (33% of free cash flow). 18% of earnings goes out as dividends, leaving room to keep raising it.
- **Consecutive years of increases: 5**. 5 straight years of increases.

## Analyst view
- **Analyst consensus: strong_buy** (3 analysts). 3 analysts cover Global Ship Lease Inc New; the consensus is strong_buy, with an average price target of $51.00 (+18% from the current price). Analyst opinion is shown for context; it is not part of the Fundamental Score.

## Price and momentum
- **Total return (1 yr): 28.3%** (YTD 24.5%, 3-mo 3.7%). The shares are up 28.3% over twelve months including dividends.
- **From 52-week high: -6.9%** (32.5% above the low). Trading 7% below its 52-week high.
- **200-day average: above**. The price sits above its 200-day moving average, the usual definition of an uptrend.
- **RSI (14-day): 52**. An RSI of 52 is neutral.
- **Beta (1 yr): 0.86** (volatility 29%). Beta of 0.86 against the S&P 500: the shares move roughly with the market.

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