GSL vs ADNT Comparison

Global Ship Lease Inc is a containership owner, leasing ships to container shipping companies under industry-standard, fixed-rate time charters. Its fleet comprises mid-size Post-Panamax, Cypress, and smaller containerships, which tend to serve the faster-growing non-Mainlane and intra-regional trades, collectively representing the majority of the containerized trade volume globally. The company generates revenue from chartering its vessels to liner companies.

Adient began trading Oct. 31, 2016, when Johnson Controls spun off its automotive experience segment. Adient is a leading seating supplier to the industry with about a midteens share of the global market including unconsolidated joint venture business. Its share in China is around 20%, down from about 45%, following the sale of its main joint venture there at the end of fiscal 2021. Unconsolidated revenue from joint ventures was about $3.5 billion in fiscal 2025 and consolidated China revenue was $1.3 billion. The company is headquartered in Ireland but has corporate offices in the Detroit area. Fiscal 2025 (Sept. 30 year-end) consolidated revenue, which excludes joint venture sales, was $14.5 billion.