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Global Ship Lease: brands it owns and its ownership tree

Global Ship Lease (NYSE: GSL) is a publicly listed company headquartered in Kifisia, Greece that owns 1 consumer brand.[1][2]

Global Ship Lease is a Marshall Islands corporation that owns mid-sized and smaller containerships and charters them to container shipping companies on fixed-rate charters. Its FY2025 20-F gives its mailing address as Kifisia, Athens, and says it was formed in 2007 to buy and charter back 17 containerships of CMA CGM, then merged with Marathon Acquisition Corp. and listed on the NYSE on 15 August 2008.

Company facts

Legal name
Global Ship Lease, Inc. (also GSL)
Type
publicly listed company · see all publicly listed company owners
Headquarters
🇬🇷 Kifisia, Greece
Tickers
NYSE: GSL
Revenue
$766.5 million (2025)[2]
SEC CIK
0001430725
Last verified
· 2 sources

Global Ship Lease in numbers

Global Ship Lease financial history

Headline figures from Global Ship Lease's annual reports filed with the US Securities and Exchange Commission, in USD as reported, fiscal years ending 2020–2025. Revenue moved from $282.8m to $766.5m, an average of 22.1% a year (calculated).

Fiscal year endedRevenueOperating incomeOperating marginNet incomeTotal assetsLong-term debtFiling
$766.5m $435.1m 56.8% $416.5m $2.86bn $541.6m 20-F
$711.1m $379.1m 53.3% $353.6m $2.37bn $538.8m 20-F
$674.8m $343.2m 50.9% $304.5m $2.17bn $619.2m 20-F
$645.6m $354.2m 54.9% $292.9m $2.11bn $744.6m 20-F
$448m $237.5m 53.0% $171.5m $1.99bn $880.1m 20-F
$282.8m $104.8m 37.0% $41.6m $1.27bn $692.8m 20-F

Source: SEC XBRL company facts. A dash means the company did not report that line in a form we could read. Figures for a year can be restated in a later filing; the latest filing's number is shown.

Everything Global Ship Lease owns

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Everything Global Ship Lease owns Tree of 1 brands under Global Ship Lease. Global Ship Lease Global Ship Lease

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Global Ship Lease SEC filings

The documents behind the figures on this page, as listed in the SEC's EDGAR index. Each links to the filing itself.

Annual reports

Recent current and quarterly reports

FiledFormWhat it declares
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Frequently asked questions

What brands does Global Ship Lease own?

Global Ship Lease owns 1 consumer brands tracked here, including Global Ship Lease.

Is Global Ship Lease a Greek company?

Yes. Global Ship Lease is headquartered in Kifisia, Greece.

Who owns Global Ship Lease?

Global Ship Lease is a publicly listed company owned by its shareholders; it trades as GSL on the NYSE.

Sources (2) & corrections

Last verified . Every ownership fact above is backed by one of these primary documents. Numbers in brackets in the text refer to this list.

  1. [1] Global Ship Lease, Inc. Annual Report on Form 20-F filed 2026-03-16 — SEC EDGAR, SEC Form 20-F, published 16 March 2026; retrieved 5 October 2026.
  2. [2] Global Ship Lease, Inc.: Form 20-F for the year ended 2025-12-31 (revenue) — SEC EDGAR, SEC Form 20-F, published 16 March 2026; retrieved 5 October 2026.

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