Global Ship Lease Inc (GSL) — Free Cash Flow Generation Index
Global Ship Lease Inc (GSL) has a Free Cash Flow Generation Index of 0.53x as of December 2025. Free cash flow of $101.80 Million represents 1% of operating cash flow ($193.80 Million). See Global Ship Lease Inc current assets vs equity to evaluate short-term liquidity relative to the company's equity base.
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Global Ship Lease Inc Free Cash Flow Generation Index (2006–2025)
Historical FCF Generation Index trend for Global Ship Lease Inc across 20 annual periods. Explore GSL operating cash to total liabilities to assess how comfortably operating cash covers total debt obligations.
Annual Free Cash Flow Generation for Global Ship Lease Inc (2006–2025)
Year-by-year Free Cash Flow Generation Index for Global Ship Lease Inc. For the full company profile including market capitalisation, see Global Ship Lease Inc (GSL) total market value.
| Year | FCG Index | Free Cash Flow (USD) | Operating CF | Capital Expenditures | YoY Change |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 0.68x | $359.36 Million | $528.30 Million | $168.94 Million | ▲ +55.9% |
| 2024 | 0.44x | $187.65 Million | $430.15 Million | $242.49 Million | ▼ -26.5% |
| 2023 | 0.59x | $222.53 Million | $375.01 Million | $152.47 Million | ▼ -34.4% |
| 2022 | 0.90x | $318.25 Million | $351.94 Million | $33.69 Million | ▲ +205.2% |
| 2021 | -0.86x | $-226.91 Million | $263.95 Million | $490.86 Million | ▼ -254.8% |
| 2020 | 0.56x | $57.98 Million | $104.43 Million | $46.45 Million | ▲ +1006.8% |
| 2019 | -0.06x | $-5.72 Million | $93.38 Million | $99.10 Million | ▼ -108.7% |
| 2018 | 0.70x | $33.43 Million | $47.74 Million | $14.31 Million | ▼ -23.5% |
| 2017 | 0.92x | $52.93 Million | $57.82 Million | $4.89 Million | ▲ +1.4% |
| 2016 | 0.90x | $64.22 Million | $71.15 Million | $6.93 Million | ▲ +216.2% |
| 2015 | -0.78x | $-48.40 Million | $62.34 Million | $110.73 Million | ▼ -1688.9% |
| 2014 | 0.05x | $2.98 Million | $60.90 Million | $57.93 Million | ▼ -94.9% |
| 2013 | 0.97x | $71.75 Million | $74.34 Million | $2.60 Million | ▲ +3.8% |
| 2012 | 0.93x | $77.78 Million | $83.70 Million | $5.91 Million | ▼ -6.9% |
| 2011 | 1.00x | $74.72 Million | $74.87 Million | $156.00K | ▲ +1.8% |
| 2010 | 0.98x | $83.34 Million | $85.03 Million | $1.68 Million | ▲ +766.3% |
| 2009 | -0.15x | $-10.73 Million | $72.91 Million | $83.64 Million | ▲ +97.9% |
| 2008 | -6.87x | $-238.25 Million | $34.68 Million | $272.93 Million | ▼ -787.1% |
| 2007 | 1.00x | $56.59 Million | $56.59 Million | $0.00 | ▲ +0.0% |
| 2006 | 1.00x | $22.84 Million | $22.84 Million | $0.00 | — |