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Burford Capital BUR.L · GBp

Financials · LSE · 🇬🇧 United Kingdom

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272.60p

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Close of 9 Nov 2026, in pence

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At a glance

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FY2025

Net income

$62.6m

FY2016FY2025

Total assets

$6.64bn

FY2016FY2025

Shareholders' equity

$2.45bn

FY2016FY2025

Income statement

Fiscal years

FY2025FY2024FY2023FY2022FY2021FY2020FY2019FY2018FY2017FY2016
Operating income$84.0m$390.6m$815.7m$109.0m−$75.1m$208.2m$240.2m$342.4m$272.7m$117.7m
Net income$62.6m$146.5m$610.5m$30.5m−$56.4m$143.3m$212.1m$317.6m$249.3m$108.9m
Diluted earnings per share0.290.662.720.14-0.260.650.961.481.190.53

Balance sheet

At each fiscal year end

FY2025FY2024FY2023FY2022FY2021FY2020FY2019FY2018FY2017FY2016
Total assets$6.64bn$6.18bn$5.84bn$4.29bn$3.52bn$2.73bn$2.65bn$2.32bn$1.50bn$968.2m
Cash and short-term investments$656.2m$549.0m$328.1m$107.7m$180.3m$322.2m$186.6m$265.6m$135.4m$158.4m
Total liabilities$3.51bn$2.92bn$2.63bn$1.90bn$1.58bn$1.03bn$1.12bn$955.8m$5.9m$372.1m
Debt$2.15bn$1.78bn$1.55bn$1.27bn$1.03bn$681.3m$675.3m$638.7m$486.9m$43.8m
Shareholders' equity$2.45bn$2.42bn$2.29bn$1.74bn$1.55bn$1.70bn$1.53bn$1.36bn$798.6m$596.2m
Shares outstanding219m223m224m220m219m219m220m214m209m205m

Latest quarters

By quarter end

Jun 2026Mar 2026Dec 2025Sept 2025Jun 2025Mar 2025Dec 2024Sept 2024
Operating income$14.0m—−$53.7m$24.8m$109.7m$44.5m$16.2m—
Net income$2.2m−$1.63bn−$37.5m−$20.3m$88.3m$30.9m−$13.0m$135.6m
Diluted earnings per share0.01-7.25-0.17-0.090.400.14-0.060.61
Total assets$4.27bn$4.27bn$6.64bn$6.69bn$6.33bn$6.18bn$6.18bn$6.27bn
Cash and short-term investments$696.9m—$566.4m$756.7m$372.2m$486.6m$469.9m—
Shareholders' equity$819.1m$827.9m$2.45bn$2.50bn$2.50bn$2.43bn$2.42bn$2.43bn

Financial ratios

Data as of 30 Oct 2026

FY2025FY2024FY2023FY2022FY2021FY2020FY2018FY2017FY2016FY2015
Operating margin24.7%139.7%74.9%40.3%-21.9%65.8%————
Net margin18.4%31.0%56.6%11.3%442.4%45.2%————
Return on equity2.6%6.1%26.7%1.8%-3.6%8.4%————
Return on assets0.9%2.4%10.5%0.7%-1.6%5.3%————
Revenue growth-28.0%-56.2%298.7%-2221.6%-104.0%-3.3%————
Earnings growth-57.3%-76.0%1901.3%-154.1%-139.4%-32.5%————
Current ratio3.80x56.30x2.17x14.60x20.60x38.10x————
Debt to equity0.09x—0.00x———0.47x1.22x0.92x0.60x
Equity ratio36.9%39.2%39.2%40.6%44.0%62.3%————
Interest coverage0.55x5.04x8.54x1.45x0.05x5.33x————
Buybacks as a share of market value1.8%0.4%-1.7%-0.6%0.0%0.4%————

Growth per year

Compound annual rate

3 years5 years10 years
Revenue7.9%1.4%13.7%
Operating income-8.3%-16.6%0.9%
Net income27.1%-15.3%-0.5%

Average margins

Over each period

1 year3 years5 years10 years
Operating margin58.4%64.7%62.2%69.0%
Net margin25.7%39.3%38.0%50.5%

Valuation history

At each fiscal year end

FY2025FY2024FY2023FY2022FY2021FY2020
Price to earnings18.012.23.437.2-23.18.4
Price to sales3.33.81.94.2-102.23.8

Dividends and splits

Per share, in the currency the company pays

Paid for 5 years. Last went ex-dividend on 21 May 2026.

FY2026FY2025FY2024FY2023FY2022FY2021FY2019FY2018
Paid in the year0.0620.1250.1880.1250.1250.1880.130.116

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