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Global Ship Lease vs SFL Corp

Global Ship Lease and SFL Corp are similar in size: $766m and $733m of revenue in their latest fiscal years. Global Ship Lease grew faster (7.8% against -18.9%). Global Ship Lease kept more of each dollar of sales as profit: a net margin of 54.3% against -3.6%. Global Ship Lease carries less debt relative to equity (38.6% against 268.9%).

Latest fiscal yearGlobal Ship LeaseGSL, 2025SFL CorpSFL, 2025
Revenue $766m $733m
Revenue growth 7.8% -18.9%
Net income $416m −$26.4m
Operating margin 56.8% 18.6%
Net margin 54.3% -3.6%
Return on equity 25.5% -2.5%
Free cash flow $514m —
Cash $274m $151m
Total debt $695m $2.58bn
Debt to equity 38.6% 268.9%
Dividend per share — —
Dividend yield 5.3% 7.1%
Share buybacks — $10.0m
Employees — —
Market value $1.45bn $1.79bn
Price vs our value range Below our value range Within our value range
Moat score — 60 (Moderate)
Insider trades, 12 months 0 buys, 8 sales 0 buys, 0 sales

Each figure is from the company's latest annual report and links to the page it comes from. Fiscal years can end on different dates. Market value and the value verdict use the delayed price shown on the stock pages. Not a recommendation.

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Figures from each company's latest annual report filed with the SEC (10-K or 20-F), as reported, with the fiscal year shown. Not investment advice. How we read filings: methodology.