Global Ship Lease Inc Stock Price, News & Analysis

Global Ship Lease (NYSE:GSL) will release third quarter 2025 financial results before market open on Monday, November 10, 2025 and will host a conference call and webcast the same day at 10:30 a.m. ET. The call can be accessed by dial-in (Event ID: 9222938) or via live webcast and slide presentation at www.globalshiplease.com, with the webcast archived on the site.

The company reports a fleet of 69 vessels (as of June 30, 2025) with a TEU-weighted average age of 17.7 years. TEU-weighted contracted revenue is $1.73 billion (excluding charterer options) and $2.23 billion (including charterer options). Average remaining charter term is 2.1 years on a TEU-weighted basis (2.8 years including charterer options).

Global Ship Lease (NYSE:GSL) issued a statement on Oct 15, 2025 regarding China’s Implementation Measures on Special Port Charges for U.S. vessels.

GSL says it is a Marshall Islands corporation with executive management and principal office in Greece, qualifies as a foreign private issuer under SEC rules, and is not owned, operated or controlled by any U.S. enterprise or individual. The board has 9 directors with one U.S.-based non-executive director. GSL reports no vessel flies the U.S. flag, none were built in the U.S., and all vessels are managed by a Greece-based company 100% owned by Greek citizens. Publicly available shareholder records show no disclosed holder with ≥25% ownership.

Global Ship Lease (NYSE:GSL) announced participation in Capital Link’s 17th Annual New York Maritime Forum on October 14, 2025 at the Metropolitan Club in New York City. Management will host one-on-one investor meetings during the conference; institutional investors can request meetings via Capital Link at ir@capitallink.com or the event request link. Presentation schedule: Thomas Lister, CEO, on the Container Shipping Sector panel at 9:50–10:25 AM ET; George Youroukos, Executive Chairman, on the Capital Markets panel at 11:35 AM–12:15 PM ET. Registration for institutional investors is complimentary. The release provides contact and registration details for investor access.

Global Ship Lease (NYSE:GSL), a containership owner and lessor, has declared a quarterly cash dividend of $0.546875 per depositary share for its 8.75% Series B Cumulative Redeemable Perpetual Preferred Shares. The dividend covers the period from July 1, 2025 to September 30, 2025 and will be paid on October 1, 2025. Shareholders of record as of September 24, 2025 will be eligible for the dividend payment.

Global Ship Lease (NYSE:GSL) reported strong Q2 2025 financial results with significant year-over-year growth. Operating revenue increased 9.7% to $191.9 million, while net income reached $93.1 million ($2.61 EPS), up 8.8% from Q2 2024.

The company secured $397 million in new contracted revenues during 1H 2025, bringing total contracted revenues to $1.73 billion with 96% coverage for 2025 and 80% for 2026. GSL maintains a strong financial position with credit ratings affirmations from Moody's (Ba2), S&P (BB+), and KBRA (BB+).

Strategic developments include vessel sales, fleet renewal with four ECO-9,000 TEU containerships, and refinancing activities reducing weighted average debt cost to 4.18%. The company declared a quarterly dividend of $0.525 per Class A share.

Global Ship Lease (NYSE:GSL), a leading containership owner and lessor, has scheduled its Q2 2025 earnings conference call for August 5, 2025, at 10:30 a.m. ET. The company will release its financial results before market opening on the same day.

As of March 31, 2025, GSL operates a fleet of 69 vessels with an average age of 17.5 years weighted by TEU capacity, including 39 wide-beam Post-Panamax ships. The company's contracted revenue stands at $1.87 billion with an average remaining charter term of 2.3 years, extending to $2.37 billion and 3.0 years when including charterer-controlled options.

Global Ship Lease (NYSE: GSL), a containership owner and lessor, has received affirmed credit ratings from three major agencies. Moody's maintained its Ba2 Corporate Family Rating, S&P affirmed its BB+ long-term issuer credit rating, and KBRA maintained its BB+ corporate rating, all with stable outlooks. KBRA also affirmed the BBB investment grade rating for GSL's 5.69% Senior Secured Notes due 2027.

The rating agencies highlighted GSL's strong cash flow utilization for deleveraging, disciplined low leverage strategy, and revenue stability from multi-year charter agreements. They also noted the company's resilience during industry disruptions and its strategic focus on mid-sized and smaller containerships with value-added features like high-reefer capacity.

Global Ship Lease (NYSE: GSL) held its 2025 Annual Meeting of Shareholders in Athens, Greece on June 17, 2025. During the meeting, shareholders approved two key agenda items: First, they re-elected three directors - George Giouroukos, Ian J. Webber, and Michael Chalkias - who will serve until the 2028 Annual Meeting of Shareholders. Second, shareholders ratified the appointment of PricewaterhouseCoopers S.A. as GSL's independent public accounting firm for the fiscal year ending December 31, 2025.

Global Ship Lease (NYSE:GSL) has announced a quarterly cash dividend of $0.546875 per depositary share for its 8.75% Series B Cumulative Redeemable Perpetual Preferred Shares (NYSE:GSLPrB). The dividend covers the period from April 1, 2025 to June 30, 2025, and will be paid on July 1, 2025. Shareholders of record as of June 23, 2025, will be eligible to receive the dividend payment. Each depositary share represents a 1/100th interest in a share of the Series B Preferred Shares.