Burford Capital/$BUR
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About Burford Capital
Burford Capital Ltd provides capital against the underlying value of litigation and legal assets, known as legal finance, serving the legal industry with financial products and services. Its business is funding clients engaged in ongoing legal disputes to pay legal fees and monetize the expected future value of disputes, focusing on large, complex matters. The company has two reportable segments: Principal Finance, which earns maximum revenue and allocates capital to legal finance assets from its balance sheet and through interests in private funds managed by the company, and Asset Management and Other Services, which manages legal finance assets for third-party investors and provides other services to the legal industry.
- Ticker
- $BUR
- Sector
- Finance
- Primary listing
- NYSE
- Employees
- 172
- Headquarters
- Saint Peter Port, Guernsey
- Website
- www.burfordcapital.com
Burford Capital Metrics
BasicAdvanced
$766M
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-$7.70
1.06
$0.13
3.58%
Price and volume
Market cap
$766M
Beta
1.06
52-week high
$10.10
52-week low
$2.86
Average daily volume
2.5M
Dividend rate
$0.13
Financial strength
Current ratio
6.049
Quick ratio
6.049
Long term debt to equity
1.645
Total debt to equity
1.645
Interest coverage (TTM)
-8.48%
Profitability
Gross margin (TTM)
100.97%
Net profit margin (TTM)
111.34%
Operating margin (TTM)
102.09%
Effective tax rate (TTM)
-0.10%
Revenue per employee (TTM)
-$8,810,000
Management effectiveness
Return on assets (TTM)
-18.24%
Return on equity (TTM)
-72.12%
Valuation
Price to revenue (TTM)
-0.505
Price to book
0.94
Price to tangible book (TTM)
1.12
Price to free cash flow (TTM)
-4.137
Free cash flow yield (TTM)
-24.17%
Free cash flow per share (TTM)
-0.844
Dividend yield (TTM)
3.58%
Forward dividend yield
3.58%
Growth
Revenue change (TTM)
-333.30%
Earnings per share change (TTM)
-805.68%
3-year revenue growth (CAGR)
25.93%
10-year revenue growth (CAGR)
26.87%
3-year earnings per share growth (CAGR)
86.88%
10-year earnings per share growth (CAGR)
32.62%
3-year dividend per share growth (CAGR)
-20.63%
10-year dividend per share growth (CAGR)
-2.84%
What the Analysts think about Burford Capital
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Burford generated $157 million of Burford-only cash receipts in the second quarter, its strongest quarterly figure since early 2025, and held $733 million in cash and marketable securities at June-end. That cash flow gives it capacity to fund cases and manage its balance sheet. (Burford Capital)
Several recent legal developments offer potential upside beyond the existing portfolio: a mining arbitration award could yield about $200 million for Burford if paid in full, while a US jury verdict could bring it $83 million group-wide. A favourable German Supreme Court ruling also opens a route for claims exceeding $500 million. (Burford Capital)
Management said it sees no pause in global demand for legal finance, as rising legal fees make it attractive for companies to shift litigation costs away from their own operating budgets. Continued demand could support new business and portfolio growth. (StockAnalysis)
Burford’s June balance sheet showed $2.4 billion of debt against $733 million of cash and marketable securities. Its later refinancing retired the $400 million 2028 notes but reduced total debt by only $100 million and used a further $100 million of cash, leaving leverage a continuing concern. (SEC, Burford Capital)
Court delays and uncertain collections can postpone cash returns: management described recent case progress as slower than average, and warned that awards may ultimately be collected for less than their face value or not at all. That makes the timing and amount of cash generation difficult to predict. (StockAnalysis, Burford Capital)
Data summarised monthly by Lightyear AI. Last updated on 25 Oct 2026.
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Funds containing Burford Capital
Fund name | Fund size | $BUR weighting |
|---|---|---|
iShares MSCI USA Small Cap ESG Enhanced CTB€SXRG | $3.2B | 0.03% |
iShares MSCI USA Small Cap CTB Enhanced ESG£CUS1 | $3.2B | 0.03% |
SPDR MSCI USA Small Cap Value Weighted$USSC | $1.1B | 0.03% |
SPDR Russell 2000 US Small Cap£R2SC | $5.3B | 0.02% |
SPDR Russell 2000 US Small Cap€R2US | $5.3B | 0.02% |
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