Burford Capital Ltd (BUR)
About Burford Capital Ltd
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.
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Financial summary
- Revenue FY2025
- $413.4M
- Net income
- $62.6M
- Total assets
- $6.6B
- Market cap
- $974.9M
- Operating margin
- 56.2%
- Net margin
- 17.5%
Source: SEC EDGAR · updated Jun 7, 2026
Financial statements
Income statement
- Revenue
- $413.4M
- Operating expenses
- $181.2M
- Operating income
- $232.1M
- Income tax
- $11.8M
- Net income
- $72.2M
- EPS (basic)
- $0.29
- EPS (diluted)
- $0.28
Balance sheet
- Total assets
- $6.6B
- Current assets
- $6.6B
- Total liabilities
- $3.5B
- Current liabilities
- $3.5B
- Shareholders’ equity
- $3.1B
Cash flow
- Operating cash flow
- -$29.0M
- Investing cash flow
- -$8.8M
- Financing cash flow
- $132.4M
- Net cash flow
- $96.5M
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52-week range
- Market cap
- $974.9M
- P/E ratio
- 14.8
- EPS (diluted)
- $0.28
- Dividend yield
- 3.02%
- Shares outstanding
- 235.5M
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- IPO date
- Apr 15, 2013
Burford Capital Ltd (BUR) Stock Price
- Profitable — net income of $62.6M in FY2025.
- Trading 72% below its 52-week high.
- Pays a dividend yielding about 3.02% annually.
- Valued at a price-to-earnings (P/E) ratio of 14.8.
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Burford Capital Ltd: frequently asked questions
Is Burford Capital Ltd an American company?
Burford Capital Ltd is a US-based company, listed in the americancompanies.com directory of American companies. Its American-origin credentials have not yet been independently verified.
Is Burford Capital Ltd publicly traded?
Yes — Burford Capital Ltd is a publicly traded company. Its stock trades under the ticker symbol BUR on the NYSE.
What does Burford Capital Ltd do?
Burford Capital Ltd is an American Financial Services company in the Business & Financial Services sector.
