Burford Capital Limited (BUR) Financial Statements
$3.36NYSE: BURMarket Cap $737.84M
Burford Capital Limited most recently reported annual revenue of $340.0M, net profit of $63.0M. Revenue grew at an average annual rate of 1.4% over the last 5 fiscal years. See the full income statement, balance sheet, and cash flow statement below, plus valuation and return ratios.
Burford Capital Limited: Revenue rose from $150.0M in 2016 to $340.0M in 2025, a change of +126.7% over 9 years; net profit was positive in 9 of 10 reported years; operating margin moved from 78.6% to 24.7%, a shift of -53.8 percentage points; the most recent year shows net profit of $63.0M.
Income Statement — 10 Years (USD millions)
Metric
2016
2017
2018
2019
2020
2021
2022
2023
2024
2025
Revenue
$150.0M
$319.0M
$388.0M
$328.0M
$317.0M
$108.0M
$271.0M
$1.1B
$472.0M
$340.0M
Operating Expenses
$32.0M
$46.0M
$45.0M
$102.0M
$108.0M
$105.0M
$162.0M
$263.0M
$219.0M
$256.0M
Operating Profit
$118.0M
$273.0M
$342.0M
$226.0M
$209.0M
$3.0M
$109.0M
$816.0M
$254.0M
$84.0M
Operating Margin
78.6%
85.5%
88.3%
68.8%
65.9%
2.6%
40.3%
75.6%
53.7%
24.7%
Other Income
$-20.0M
$-24.0M
$-39.0M
$226.0M
$-28.0M
$0
$0
$-77.0M
$0
$0
Interest
$14.0M
$24.0M
$39.0M
$38.0M
$39.0M
$56.0M
$75.0M
$95.0M
$131.0M
$146.0M
Depreciation
$1.0M
$12.0M
$10.0M
$13.0M
$11.0M
$3.0M
$4.0M
$14.0M
$0
$0
Profit Before Tax
$104.0M
$249.0M
$305.0M
$226.0M
$209.0M
$3.0M
$109.0M
$738.0M
$254.0M
$84.0M
Tax
$-4.6M
$-50,000
$-4.1M
$6.0M
$17.7M
$348.8M
$10.6M
$2.7M
$9.5M
$14.1M
Net Profit
$109.0M
$249.0M
$318.0M
$212.0M
$143.0M
$-29.0M
$31.0M
$611.0M
$146.0M
$63.0M
EPS
$0.53
$1.20
$1.51
$0.97
$0.65
$-0.26
$0.14
$2.74
$0.66
$0.28
Dividend Payout
0.0%
0.0%
0.0%
0.0%
0.0%
0.0%
0.0%
0.0%
0.0%
0.0%
Quarterly Results — Last 12 Quarters (USD millions)
8 duplicate period labels in the source data were collapsed.
Metric
Dec '20
Jun '21
Dec '21
Jun '22
Dec '22
Jun '23
Dec '23
Mar '24
Sep '24
Jun '25
Sep '25
Jun '26
Revenue
$98.0M
$95.0M
$128.0M
$18.0M
$90.0M
$19.0M
$154.0M
$37.0M
$227.0M
$175.0M
$53.0M
$-1.6B
Operating Expenses
$74.0M
$85.0M
$64.0M
$22.0M
$-51.0M
$29.0M
$9.0M
$56.0M
$58.0M
$65.0M
$70.0M
$-97.0M
Operating Profit
$24.0M
$10.0M
$64.0M
$-4.0M
$140.0M
$-11.0M
$144.0M
$-19.0M
$169.0M
$110.0M
$-16.0M
$-1.5B
Operating Margin
24.6%
10.6%
49.8%
-20.0%
156.4%
-56.2%
93.9%
-50.6%
74.5%
62.8%
-30.9%
94.0%
Interest
$0
$25.0M
$0
$20.0M
$20.0M
$20.0M
$24.0M
$33.0M
$33.0M
$34.0M
$40.0M
$48.0M
Profit Before Tax
$22.0M
$-20.0M
$23.0M
$-3.0M
$100.0M
$-11.0M
$144.0M
$-19.0M
$169.0M
$110.0M
$-16.0M
$-1.6B
Tax
$-1.1M
$2.7M
$44.3M
$-462.6M
$750,000
$-79.3M
$3.1M
$7.4M
$6.8M
$4.2M
$-22.9M
$-130,000
Net Profit
$14.0M
$-29.0M
$0
$-49.0M
$82.0M
$-22.0M
$100.0M
$-30.0M
$136.0M
$88.0M
$-19.0M
$-1.6B
EPS
$0.06
$-0.13
$0.00
$-0.21
$0.37
$-0.10
$0.45
$-0.14
$0.61
$0.39
$-0.09
$0.01
Over the 10 years reported for Burford Capital Limited, borrowings increased from $44.0M in 2016 to $2.2B in 2025, cash stood at $566.0M in the latest year, shareholders' equity was $615.0M, current assets covered current liabilities 2.95 times.
Balance Sheet — 10 Years (USD millions)
Metric
2016
2017
2018
2019
2020
2021
2022
2023
2024
2025
Total Assets
$968.0M
$1.5B
$2.3B
$2.7B
$2.7B
$3.7B
$4.3B
$5.8B
$6.2B
$6.6B
Current Assets
$211.0M
$200.0M
$495.0M
$344.0M
$364.0M
$288.0M
$246.0M
$517.0M
$681.0M
$656.0M
Cash
$158.0M
$135.0M
$266.0M
$187.0M
$322.0M
$180.0M
$108.0M
$221.0M
$470.0M
$566.0M
Inventory
$0
$-45.0M
$0
$0
$-24.0M
$0
$0
$0
$0
$0
Receivables
$19.0M
$4.0M
$167.0M
$54.0M
$27.0M
$106.0M
$138.0M
$287.0M
$201.0M
$187.0M
Fixed Assets
$2.0M
$2.0M
$2.0M
$20.0M
$15.0M
$13.0M
$14.0M
$17.0M
$16.0M
$14.0M
Capital Work in Progress
$0
$0
$0
$0
$0
$0
$0
$0
$0
$0
Investments
$571.0M
$1.1B
$1.6B
$2.1B
$2.2B
$0
$0
$0
$0
$89.0M
Other Assets
$134.0M
$134.0M
$134.0M
$134.0M
$134.0M
$134.0M
$134.0M
$134.0M
$134.0M
$134.0M
Total Liabilities
$372.0M
$6.0M
$956.0M
$1.1B
$1.0B
$1.6B
$1.9B
$2.6B
$2.9B
$3.5B
Current Liabilities
$72.0M
$6.0M
$10.0M
$9.0M
$10.0M
$14.0M
$17.0M
$34.0M
$12.0M
$222.0M
Borrowings
$44.0M
$487.0M
$639.0M
$675.0M
$681.0M
$1.0B
$1.3B
$1.6B
$1.8B
$2.2B
Other Liabilities
$328.0M
$0
$317.0M
$444.0M
$347.0M
$599.0M
$635.0M
$1.1B
$1.1B
$1.4B
Equity
$351.0M
$351.0M
$596.0M
$596.0M
$599.0M
$599.0M
$599.0M
$602.0M
$610.0M
$615.0M
Reserves
$596.0M
$799.0M
$1.4B
$1.5B
$1.7B
$1.7B
$1.7B
$2.3B
$2.4B
$2.4B
For Burford Capital Limited, operating cash flow was positive in 2 of 10 reported years; free cash flow in the latest year was negative at $29.0M; free cash flow was positive in 2 of 10 years; financing activities used $193.0M in the latest year, which covers debt repayment, dividends and buybacks.
Cash Flow Statement — 10 Years (USD millions)
Metric
2016
2017
2018
2019
2020
2021
2022
2023
2024
2025
Operating Cash Flow
$-7.0M
$-102.0M
$-233.0M
$-8.0M
$181.0M
$-585.0M
$-466.0M
$-275.0M
$217.0M
$-29.0M
Investing Cash Flow
$-39.0M
$-59.0M
$0
$-7.0M
$-1.0M
$-1.0M
$-1.0M
$-6.0M
$-1.0M
$-9.0M
Financing Cash Flow
$-14.0M
$-26.0M
$-41.0M
$183.0M
$0
$120.0M
$149.0M
$149.0M
$-174.0M
$-193.0M
Net Cash Flow
$113.0M
$-23.0M
$130.0M
$-79.0M
$136.0M
$-142.0M
$-248.0M
$113.0M
$249.0M
$97.0M
Free Cash Flow
$-8.0M
$-103.0M
$-233.0M
$-12.0M
$180.0M
$-586.0M
$-467.0M
$-278.0M
$216.0M
$-29.0M
Valuation & Return Ratios
Metric
Value
PEG Ratio
0.41
EV / EBITDA
-987.00
FCF Yield
-13.48%
Quick Ratio
5.25
Interest Coverage
-17.26
Return 1Y
-70.17%
Return 3Y
-66.49%
Return 5Y
-58.18%
Burford Capital Limited (BUR) financials — frequently asked questions
What is Burford Capital Limited's annual revenue?
Burford Capital Limited (BUR) reported annual revenue of $340.0M in its most recent fiscal year.
What is Burford Capital Limited's net profit?
Burford Capital Limited (BUR) reported net profit of $63.0M in its most recent fiscal year.
What is BUR EV/EBITDA?
Burford Capital Limited's enterprise value to EBITDA (EV/EBITDA) ratio is -987.00. A negative value means EBITDA was negative over the period, so the ratio is not a meaningful valuation measure.