Global Ship Lease, Inc.

GSL

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.

About the company

Country: Marshall IslandsPrice: $43.05Market Cap: $1.6B

Investment snapshot

24%positive consensus

Scored 1d ago

Positive

BUY / PASS

Neutral / negative

8 / 5

NEUTRAL / FAIL

Median fair value

$84.87

+97.1% vs price

Models with upside

3 / 17

Positive margin of safety

Strongest signal

GSL undervalued: all 3 models price fair value above $43.05 (median $84.87)

Key risk

11 of 13 flag GSL's valuation — Graham, Lynch, Greenblatt +8 more

Framework analysis

Verdict	Meaning
BUY	Positive purchase signal: the framework's buy requirements are met.
PASS	The company clears the framework's checklist or screen, but the framework does not produce a buy signal. For valuation frameworks this often means margin of safety is missing, insufficient, or unavailable; some screen-only frameworks have no intrinsic-value BUY state.
NEUTRAL	Neither a positive nor negative conclusion. It does not mean to hold an existing position.
FAIL	The company does not clear the framework's requirements.
Ranked	Ranked strategies do not use PASS: selected cohort is BUY, outside the cohort is FAIL, and unranked is NEUTRAL.

Current investor scores use trailing 12-month flows and the latest balance sheet where supported. Multi-year and EPS tests retain annual history; each framework shows its financial basis below. Intrinsic values use annual financials.

Metric	Graham Defensive Value	Buffett Quality Compounder	Lynch GARP	Greenblatt Magic Formula	Piotroski F-Score	Dreman Contrarian Value	Munger Quality Focus	Pabrai Dhandho Framework	Akre Three-Legged Stool	Marks Risk-Aware Value	Ackman Activist Value	Templeton Global Bargain Hunter	Sleep Scale Economies Shared	Asness Systematic Factors	Neff Low-P/E Total Return	Schloss Asset-Value Discipline	O'Shaughnessy Systematic Factor Composite
Verdict	FAIL	PASS	FAIL	BUY · Rank #399 (Top 12.9%)	PASS	NEUTRAL	NEUTRAL	FAIL	FAIL	NEUTRAL	PASS	NEUTRAL	NEUTRAL	NEUTRAL	FAIL	NEUTRAL	NEUTRAL
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Intrinsic Value (annual)	N/A	N/A	N/A		N/A	N/A	N/A			N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A
Margin of Safety	N/A	N/A	N/A	+49.3%	N/A	N/A	N/A	+70.1%	+35.6%	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A
Financial Basis	Annual history · FY 2025 Latest source filing: 2026-03-16 Score computed: 2026-11-14	Annual history · FY 2025 Latest source filing: 2026-03-16 Score computed: 2026-11-14	Annual history · FY 2025 Latest source filing: 2026-03-16 Score computed: 2026-11-14	Annual history · FY 2025 Latest source filing: 2026-03-16 Score computed: 2026-11-14	Annual history · FY 2025 Latest source filing: 2026-03-16 Score computed: 2026-11-14	Annual history · FY 2025 · Market data at 2026-11-01 Latest source filing: 2026-03-16 Score computed: 2026-11-14	Qualitative assessment · Annual history · FY 2025 Latest source filing: 2026-03-16 Score computed: 2026-11-14	Qualitative assessment · Annual history · FY 2025 Latest source filing: 2026-03-16 Score computed: 2026-11-14	Annual history · FY 2025 · Qualitative assessment Latest source filing: 2026-03-16 Score computed: 2026-11-14	Annual history · FY 2025 · Qualitative assessment Latest source filing: 2026-03-16 Score computed: 2026-11-14	Annual history · FY 2025 · Market data at 2026-11-01 Latest source filing: 2026-03-16 Score computed: 2026-11-14	Annual history · FY 2025 · Price history 2025-01-01–2026-11-01 Latest source filing: 2026-03-16 Score computed: 2026-11-14	Annual history · FY 2025 · Qualitative assessment Latest source filing: 2026-03-16 Score computed: 2026-11-14	Annual history · FY 2025 · Price history 2025-01-01–2026-11-01 Latest source filing: 2026-03-16 Score computed: 2026-11-14	Annual history · FY 2025 Latest source filing: 2026-03-16 Score computed: 2026-11-14	Annual history · FY 2025 Latest source filing: 2026-03-16 Score computed: 2026-11-14	Annual history · FY 2025 · Price history 2025-01-01–2026-11-01 Latest source filing: 2026-03-16 Score computed: 2026-11-14

Where It Passes

Valuation models100% pass✓ 3▾
GSL undervalued: all 3 models price fair value above $43.05 (median $84.87)
Greenblatt fair value$84.87
✓Greenblatt+49.3% margin vs $43.05
Pabrai fair value$143.85
✓Pabrai+70.1% margin vs $43.05
Akre fair value$66.85
✓Akre+35.6% margin vs $43.05
Debt & Leverage67% pass✓ 10✗ 5▾
8 of 12 pass — Graham, Lynch, Akre +1 more object
Debt Levels0.38
✓MungerDebt/Equity < 0.5✗AkreDebt/Equity < 0.3
LT Debt vs Net Current AssetsLT Debt $541.6M vs NCA $320.2M
✗GrahamLT Debt <= Net Current Assets
Debt/Equity & Interest CoverageD/E: 0.38, IC: 9.3x
✓BuffettD/E < 0.5 AND Interest Coverage > 5x
Total Debt / Equity0.38
✗Lynch< 0.33
Cash - Long-term Debt$-267.7M
✗LynchPositive preferred
LT Debt / Total Assets Change22.70% -> 18.93%
✓PiotroskiDecreased YoY
Current Assets / Current Liabilities2.04
✓Dreman> 1.5✓SchlossCurrent ratio >= 1.50x (app cutoff)
Total Debt / Shareholders' Equity0.38
✓Dreman< 0.8✓Templeton< 1.0 (fixed cap; proxy for below-sector-median leverage)✓SchlossD/E < 1.00x
Interest Coverage & Debt/EBITDAIC=9.3x, D/EBITDA=1.2x
✓MarksInterest Coverage > 3x; Debt/EBITDA < 4x
Total Debt / Shareholders Equity0.38
✓Ackman<= 1.0
Negative debt-to-equity (higher means less debt)-0.3826; #2207/4210 (top 52.4%)
✗AsnessTop 30% of eligible cross-section

Where It Falls Short

Valuation15% pass✓ 12✗ 16▾
11 of 13 flag GSL's valuation — Graham, Lynch, Greenblatt +8 more
Price / Book Value per Share0.9x
✓Dreman< 1.2x✓Templeton< 1.5x✗SchlossP/B <= 0.80x (app cutoff)
Price / 3-yr avg EPS
✗Graham<= 15x
Price-to-Book Ratio0.9x
✓Graham<= 1.5x
P/E x P/B
✗Graham<= 22.5
Basic earnings-growth PEG (dividends excluded)
✗Lynch< 1.0 (ideally < 0.5)
EBIT / Enterprise Value22.1%
✓Greenblatt> 10%
Earnings Yield + ROC AssessmentEY=22.1%, ROC=20.2%
✗GreenblattBoth EY > 10% and ROC > 25%
Price / EPS
✗Dreman< 12x✗Templeton< 12x (fixed ceiling; proxy for the market's cheapest 40%)
Price / (CFO / Shares)2.9x
✓Dreman< 8x
Valuation ReasonablenessOE Yield=34.8%
✓MungerP/E < 25 or Owner Earnings Yield > 5%
P/E or FCF Yield
✗PabraiP/E < 15 or FCF Yield > 10%
P/B or P/E vs. Historical AverageP/B=0.9x
✓MarksP/E < 15 or P/B < 2.0
Discount to Intrinsic Value
✗Marks>= 20% below intrinsic value
Price / FCF per Share
✗Ackman<= 25
Price vs. Trailing Low200% of trailing low ($21.52)
✗Templeton<= 120% of trailing low (certified split-adjusted live window)
Net income / market capitalization+26.84%; #210/6340 (top 3.3%)
✓AsnessTop 30% of eligible cross-section✓OshaughnessyTop 10% of eligible cross-section
Positive book equity / market capitalization+1.1608; #1258/6449 (top 19.5%)
✓AsnessTop 30% of eligible cross-section
Price / Diluted EPS
✗NeffP/E <= 15x (app proxy for a P/E 40%-60% below the market)
(EPS CAGR % + Dividend Yield %) / P/E
✗Neff> 0.7 (Neff's published traditional edge)
Price / Tangible Book Value per Share0.86x
✓SchlossP/TBV <= 1.00x (app cutoff)
Book Value per Share Change+156.6%
✓SchlossLatest BVPS >= earliest BVPS over >= 3 years (app rule)
Revenue / market capitalization+0.4940; #2645/5247 (top 50.4%)
✗OshaughnessyTop 10% of eligible cross-section
(Operating cash flow - capex) / market capitalization
✗OshaughnessyTop 10% of eligible cross-section
Trailing six-month price return through the evaluation date+18.17%; #1440/6202 (top 23.2%)
✗OshaughnessyTop 10% of eligible cross-section
Growth25% pass✓ 5✗ 8▾
6 of 8 flag GSL's growth — Graham, Lynch, Dreman +3 more
EPS Growth (3-yr avg, 10-yr window)
✗Graham>= 33% growth
Basic earnings-growth PEG (dividends excluded)
✗Lynch< 1.0 (ideally < 0.5)
3-5 Year EPS CAGR
✗Lynch15-30% (Fast Grower); > 0% to pass
Inventory Growth vs Revenue GrowthInv: -22.8% vs Rev: 7.8%
✓LynchInventory growth < Revenue growth
EPS Growth Direction
✗DremanPositive over recent years
EPS CAGR
✗Dreman> 5% annualized
Positive Net Income Frequency12/17 years positive
✓MarksPositive net income in >= 7 of last 10 years
3yr Median Revenue Growth5.4%
✓Ackman>= 5%
Positive EPS Growth Frequency
✗AckmanPositive EPS growth in >= 3 of last 5 years
5-Year EPS CAGR
✗Templeton> 0% (5-year EPS CAGR)
Revenue growth vs. gross and operating margin trendrevenue up, operating margin 50.9% -> 56.8%
✓SleepRevenue rising; gross margin flat or falling; operating margin holding
5-year Revenue CAGR22.1%
✓SleepCAGR > 7%
3-5 Year Diluted EPS CAGR
✗Neff7%-20% annualized
Profitability38% pass✓ 19✗ 16▾
10 of 16 flag GSL's profitability — Graham, Buffett, Lynch +7 more
Positive EPS (10 years)0/18 years positive
✗GrahamPositive EPS every year for 10 years
EPS Growth (3-yr avg, 10-yr window)
✗Graham>= 33% growth
Net Income Positive (10+ years)12/18 years positive
✗BuffettPositive every year for 10+ years
ROE (up to 5-year arithmetic mean)25.5%
✓Buffett> 15% arithmetic mean (app rule)
Operating Margin (10-yr trend)56.8% (latest)
✓BuffettStable or rising over 10 years
Free Cash Flow Proxy$-33.3M
✗BuffettPositive and growing
Earnings Variance (10-yr CoV)
✗BuffettCoV < 0.3
Retained Earnings Effectiveness
✗Buffett$1 retained -> > $1 market value created
Basic earnings-growth PEG (dividends excluded)
✗Lynch< 1.0 (ideally < 0.5)
3-5 Year EPS CAGR
✗Lynch15-30% (Fast Grower); > 0% to pass
ROE23.1%
✓Lynch> 15%
EBIT / Enterprise Value22.1%
✓Greenblatt> 10%
Earnings Yield + ROC AssessmentEY=22.1%, ROC=20.2%
✗GreenblattBoth EY > 10% and ROC > 25%
Net Income / Total Assets14.56%
✓PiotroskiROA > 0
ROA Change YoY14.90% -> 14.56% (delta: -0.35%)
✗PiotroskiCurrent ROA > Prior ROA
(CFO / Total Assets) vs ROACFO/Assets=18.46%, ROA=14.56%
✓PiotroskiCFO/Assets > ROA
Gross Margin Change YoY
✗PiotroskiImproved YoY
Pre-Tax Income / Revenue54.3%
✓Dreman>= 8%
Net Income / Shareholders' Equity23.1%
✓Dreman> 12%
Margin of SafetyP/B=0.9x
✓PabraiP/B < 1.5 or P/E < 15
Return on Equity24.3% (3-yr avg)
✓AkreROE > 20% (3-year avg)
Discount to Intrinsic Value
✗Marks>= 20% below intrinsic value
Positive Net Income Frequency12/17 years positive
✓MarksPositive net income in >= 7 of last 10 years
Operating Income / Revenue56.8%
✓Ackman>= 15%
Net Income / Shareholders Equity23.1%
✓Ackman>= 15%
5-Year EPS CAGR
✗Templeton> 0% (5-year EPS CAGR)
Operating Margin Trend50.9% (2023) -> 56.8% (2025)
✓TempletonNon-negative operating-margin trend over 3 years
Revenue growth vs. gross and operating margin trendrevenue up, operating margin 50.9% -> 56.8%
✓SleepRevenue rising; gross margin flat or falling; operating margin holding
Net income / market capitalization+26.84%; #210/6340 (top 3.3%)
✓AsnessTop 30% of eligible cross-section✓OshaughnessyTop 10% of eligible cross-section
Gross profit / total assets
✗AsnessTop 30% of eligible cross-section
Net income / positive book equity+23.12%; #668/5226 (top 12.8%)
✓AsnessTop 30% of eligible cross-section
Negative 5-year standard deviation of ROA-0.0233; #1611/5884 (top 27.4%)
✓AsnessTop 30% of eligible cross-section
3-5 Year Diluted EPS CAGR
✗Neff7%-20% annualized
Positive Diluted-EPS Years
✗Schloss>= 70% positive over 5-10 observed years (app rule)
Cash Flow40% pass✓ 5✗ 7▾
6 of 10 flag GSL's cash flow — Buffett, Lynch, Pabrai +3 more
Free Cash Flow Proxy$-33.3M
✗BuffettPositive and growing
FCF Positive and Growing$36.3M
✗LynchPositive and growing
Operating Cash Flow$528.3M
✓PiotroskiCFO > 0
(CFO / Total Assets) vs ROACFO/Assets=18.46%, ROA=14.56%
✓PiotroskiCFO/Assets > ROA
Price / (CFO / Shares)2.9x
✓Dreman< 8x
P/E or FCF Yield
✗PabraiP/E < 15 or FCF Yield > 10%
FCF Positive4/5 years FCF positive
✓MarksPositive FCF in majority of recent years
(OCF - CapEx) / Market Cap
✗Ackman>= 4%
Price / FCF per Share
✗Ackman<= 25
Positive Operating Cash Flow frequency17/17 years positive
✓SleepPositive OCF in >= 70% of available years
Operating Cash Flow - Capital Expenditures
✗Neff> $0 (app proxy for a strong fundamental case)
(Operating cash flow - capex) / market capitalization
✗OshaughnessyTop 10% of eligible cross-section
Verdicts44% pass✓ 4✗ 5▾
Split decision: 8 NEUTRAL · 5 FAIL · 3 PASS
Overall verdict
✗GrahamFAIL (3/9)✓BuffettPASS (5/9)✗LynchFAIL (2/7)✓GreenblattRank #399✓PiotroskiPASS (F-Score 5)•DremanNEUTRAL (8/11)•MungerNEUTRAL (3/4)✗PabraiFAIL (1/3)✗AkreFAIL (2/6)•MarksNEUTRAL (4/5)✓AckmanPASS (5/9)•TempletonNEUTRAL (5/8)•SleepNEUTRAL (4/6)•AsnessNEUTRAL (Not ranked)✗NeffFAIL (2/6)•SchlossNEUTRAL (5/7)•OshaughnessyNEUTRAL (Not ranked)
Efficiency50% pass✓ 7✗ 4▾
4 of 8 pass — Greenblatt, Piotroski, Munger +1 more object
Current Ratio2.04
✓Graham>= 2.0
ROIC (3-5 yr avg)14.3%
✓Buffett> 10%
ROIC - WACC+4.3%
✓BuffettPositive (WACC = 10%)
EBIT / (NWC + Net Fixed Assets)20.2%
✗Greenblatt> 25%
Current Ratio Change YoY1.14 -> 2.04
✓PiotroskiIncreased YoY
Revenue / Total Assets Change YoY0.30x -> 0.27x
✗PiotroskiImproved YoY
Current Assets / Current Liabilities2.04
✓Dreman> 1.5
Return on Invested Capital13.8%
✗Munger> 15%
ROIC (high and growing)FY2023: ROIC=13.6%; FY2024: ROIC=13.9%; FY2025: ROIC=13.8%
✗AkreLatest 3 consecutive FYs: ROIC > 15% in each
Reinvestment Rate x ROIC11.3% (RR=82% x ROIC=13.8%)
✓AkreReinvestment Rate * ROIC > 10%
ROIC (5-year)4/5 years above 12% (latest 13.8%)
✓SleepROIC > 12% in a majority of years

Business & financials

Financial snapshot: annual FY 2025. Current investor scores may use newer quarterly data.

Company Profile

Industry: Transportation

SIC Sector: Water Transportation

Size: Small Cap($1.6B)

Revenue: $766.5M+7.8% YoY

Net Income: $416.5M+17.8% YoY

Financial Snapshot

Operating Margin56.8%

Return on Equity23.1%

Debt / Equity0.38

Current Ratio2.04

Shares Retired−1.3% / −2.1% 2y

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Shareholder Return

Fiscal 2025

Issued 1.3% of shares last year, 2.1% issued over two.

Buybacks: —
Dividends: $76.1M

Company Financials

Latest TTM and quarters alongside annual years

TTM sums four consecutive quarters and uses the latest quarter-end balances. Quarter columns show three-month results; annual columns show full-year totals. Growth compares the same period a year earlier. EPS is not added for TTM; full-year ratios are blank for quarters.

Metric	FY 2025 Sources 20-F · 2026-03-16	FY 2024 Sources 20-F · 2025-03-18	FY 2023 Sources 20-F · 2024-03-20	FY 2022 Sources 20-F · 2023-03-23	FY 2021 Sources 20-F · 2022-03-24
Market Cap	$1.6Bcurrent	$765.0Mest.	$630.4Mest.	$514.8Mest.	$704.9Mest.
Revenue	$766.5M↑8%	$711.1M↑5%	$674.8M↑5%	$645.6M↑44%	$448.0M
Operating Income	$435.1M↑15%	$379.1M↑10%	$343.2M↓3%	$354.2M↑49%	$237.5M
Net Income	$416.5M↑18%	$353.6M↑16%	$304.5M↑4%	$292.9M↑71%	$171.5M
EPS (Diluted)	--	--	--	--	--
Gross Margin	—	—	—	—	—
Operating Margin	56.8%↑6%	53.3%↑5%	50.9%↓7%	54.9%↑3%	53.0%
ROE	23.1%↓4%	24.2%↓6%	25.7%↓15%	30.3%↑26%	24.1%
Total Debt	$689.1M↑1%	$684.1M↓16%	$812.4M↓13%	$934.4M↓13%	$1.1B
Shareholders' Equity	$1.8B↑23%	$1.5B↑24%	$1.2B↑23%	$966.5M↑36%	$712.6M
Current Ratio	2.04↑79%	1.14↑8%	1.05↑16%	0.91↑55%	0.59
Debt / Equity	0.38↓18%	0.47↓32%	0.69↓29%	0.97↓36%	1.50
Operating Cash Flow	$528.3M↑23%	$430.1M↑15%	$375.0M↑15%	$327.5M↑32%	$248.0M
Free Cash Flow	--	--	--	--	--

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Revenue$766.5MBottom 25%

Net Income$416.5MBottom 25%

ROE23.1%Median

D/E0.38Top 25%

Op. Margin56.8%Top 25%

Curr. Ratio2.04Top 25%

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