Burford Capital Ltd
BURNYSE
$3.92
↓ -4.2%Jul 17 close · end-of-day
Price
1Y↓ -71.7%
End-of-day closes; the latest point is the live 15-min-delayed price · split & dividend adjusted · chart by TradingView
Key statistics
Market Cap
$857.8M
Enterprise Value
$2.6B
P/E
—
P/S
-0.6
P/B
1.0
EV/EBITDA
—
PEG
—
FCF Yield
-37.4%
Dividend Yield
318.9%
Revenue (TTM)
-$1.4B
Net Income (TTM)
-$1.6B
Free Cash Flow (TTM)
-$321.1M
Gross Margin
—
Operating Margin
—
Net Margin
—
ROE
-193.3%
ROIC
-44.3%
Debt / Equity
2.9
Net Cash
-$1.7B
Return 1Y
-72.2%
Company profile
Burford Capital provides legal finance products and services. The company was incorporated in 2009 and is based in Saint Peter Port, Guernsey. It offers asset management services, including core legal finance, complex strategies, and post-settlement finance.
- CEO
- Christopher P. Bogart
- Sector
- Finance, Insurance, And Real Estate
- Industry
- Banking
- Employees
- 140
- Website
- burfordcapital.com
Management & directors
- Bogart Christopher PChief Executive Officer
- Oconnell ElizabethChief Strategy Officer
- Arnott CraigChief Investment Officer-Int'l
- Klein Mark N.GC&ChiefAdministrative Officer
- Lenkner TravisChief Development Officer
- Licht Jordan DavidChief Financial Officer
- Molot Jonathan ToddChief Investment Officer
- Perla DavidVice Chair
- Utley CharlesChief Accounting Officer
- Will Aviva O.President
Roles derived from SEC Form 4 filings.
Earnings
BUR Q1 2026 Earnings
Period ends 2026-03-31
MetricActualYoY
Revenue-$1.7B↓ -1547.4%
Diluted EPS-$7.46↓ -5428.6%
Actuals from SEC filings; YoY vs the year-ago quarter. Analyst estimates & surprise require a data feed (coming soon).
Financial statements
| Line item | FY2020 | FY2021 | FY2022 | FY2023 | FY2024 | FY2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Revenue | $327.9M | $217.3M | $319.2M | $1.1B | $546.1M | $413.4M |
| Gross profit | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Operating income | $208.8M | $68.6M | $195.0M | $815.7M | $390.6M | $232.1M |
| Net income | $143.3M | -$28.8M | $30.5M | $610.5M | $146.5M | $62.6M |
| Diluted EPS | $0.65 | -$0.13 | $0.14 | $2.74 | $0.66 | $0.28 |
| Operating cash flow | $53.8M | -$585.4M | -$466.1M | -$274.7M | $216.7M | -$29.0M |
| Free cash flow | $53.5M | -$585.6M | -$466.5M | -$277.9M | $216.1M | -$29.3M |
| Gross margin | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Operating margin | 63.7% | 31.6% | 61.1% | 75.0% | 71.5% | 56.2% |
| Net margin | 43.7% | -13.2% | 9.6% | 56.2% | 26.8% | 15.1% |
| Line item | Q2 '24 | Q3 '24 | Q4 '24 | Q1 '25 | Q2 '25 | Q3 '25 | Q4 '25 | Q1 '26 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Revenue | $159.7M | $249.1M | $93.0M | $118.9M | $191.3M | $69.8M | $33.4M | -$1.7B |
| Gross profit | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Operating income | $121.5M | $202.2M | $52.7M | $77.8M | $142.2M | $24.8M | -$12.7M | -$1.6B |
| Net income | $53.7M | $135.6M | -$13.0M | $30.9M | $88.3M | -$19.2M | -$37.5M | -$1.6B |
| Diluted EPS | $0.24 | $0.61 | -$0.05 | $0.14 | $0.39 | -$0.09 | -$0.16 | -$7.46 |
| Operating cash flow | -$97.4M | $279.8M | -$18.7M | $155.2M | -$84.2M | -$20.1M | -$79.9M | -$136.6M |
| Free cash flow | -$97.4M | $279.8M | -$19.2M | $155.1M | -$84.3M | -$20.1M | -$80.0M | -$136.7M |
| Gross margin | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Operating margin | 76.1% | 81.2% | 56.7% | 65.4% | 74.3% | 35.5% | -37.9% | 91.3% |
| Net margin | 33.7% | 54.5% | -13.9% | 26.0% | 46.2% | -27.4% | -112.2% | 94.9% |
Company news
Jun 5, 2026
Analyst estimates
Coming soonConsensus revenue & EPS estimates and price targets will appear here once a forward-estimates data feed is connected.
Insider transactions
BoughtSoldMonthly insider $ volume · trailing 12 months
| Date | Insider | Type | Shares | Price | Value | Filing |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-06-15 | BOGART CHRISTOPHER P· Chief Executive Officer | Tax withholding | 18,294 | $4.64 | $84,885.55 | filing |
| 2026-06-15 | OCONNELL ELIZABETH· Chief Strategy Officer | Tax withholding | 9,265 | $4.64 | $42,989.60 | filing |
| 2026-06-15 | Sievwright John P. | Award | 32,076 | $0.00 | $0.00 | filing |
| 2026-06-15 | Halmy Christopher A | Award | 22,406 | $0.00 | $0.00 | filing |
| 2026-06-15 | Noel Ricky J. | Award | 7,121 | $0.00 | $0.00 | filing |
| 2026-06-15 | Gillespie Robert Andrew Joseph | Award | 11,203 | $0.00 | $0.00 | filing |
| 2026-06-15 | Corrie Pamela B | Award | 11,203 | $0.00 | $0.00 | filing |
| 2026-06-15 | Dames Rukia Baruti | Award | 11,203 | $0.00 | $0.00 | filing |
| 2026-06-15 | BOGART CHRISTOPHER P· Chief Executive Officer | Option exercise | 121,880 | $0.00 | $0.00 | filing |
| 2026-06-15 | OCONNELL ELIZABETH· Chief Strategy Officer | Option exercise | 42,112 | $0.00 | $0.00 | filing |
| 2026-03-26 | Licht Jordan David· Chief Financial Officer | Tax withholding | 18,597 | $7.70 | $143,196.90 | filing |
| 2026-03-26 | Klein Mark N.· GC&ChiefAdministrative Officer | Tax withholding | 18,148 | $7.70 | $139,739.60 | filing |
| 2026-03-26 | OCONNELL ELIZABETH· Chief Strategy Officer | Tax withholding | 13,029 | $7.70 | $100,323.30 | filing |
| 2026-03-26 | Utley Charles· Chief Accounting Officer | Tax withholding | 8,466 | $7.70 | $65,188.20 | filing |
| 2026-03-26 | Perla David· Vice Chair | Tax withholding | 1,739 | $7.70 | $13,390.30 | filing |
| 2026-03-26 | Molot Jonathan Todd· Chief Investment Officer | Tax withholding | 1,104 | $7.70 | $8,500.80 | filing |
| 2026-03-26 | BOGART CHRISTOPHER P· Chief Executive Officer | Tax withholding | 1,104 | $7.70 | $8,500.80 | filing |
| 2026-03-26 | Lenkner Travis· Chief Development Officer | Tax withholding | 517 | $7.70 | $3,980.90 | filing |
| 2026-03-26 | Licht Jordan David· Chief Financial Officer | Option exercise | 14,197 | $0.00 | $0.00 | filing |
| 2026-03-26 | OCONNELL ELIZABETH· Chief Strategy Officer | Option exercise | 18,437 | $0.00 | $0.00 | filing |
| 2026-03-26 | Arnott Craig· Chief Investment Officer-Int'l | Option exercise | 18,437 | $0.00 | $0.00 | filing |
| 2026-03-26 | Arnott Craig· Chief Investment Officer-Int'l | Option exercise | 14,197 | $0.00 | $0.00 | filing |
| 2026-03-26 | Arnott Craig· Chief Investment Officer-Int'l | Option exercise | 3,791 | $0.00 | $0.00 | filing |
| 2026-03-26 | Lenkner Travis· Chief Development Officer | Option exercise | 1,100 | $0.00 | $0.00 | filing |
| 2026-03-26 | Klein Mark N.· GC&ChiefAdministrative Officer | Option exercise | 18,437 | $0.00 | $0.00 | filing |
Showing the latest 25 transactions — full history in the linked SEC filings.
Fundamentals & filings from SEC EDGAR. Prices adjusted for splits & dividends. Not investment advice.