Burford Capital Ltd. (BUR)
NYSE · Finance Services · Finance, insurance and real estate · CIK 1714174 · fiscal year ends in Dec
Closing price $3.48 on 29 Oct 2026; 52-week range $2.98 to $10.06.
Key figures
The last twelve months reported, with the latest price and balance sheet.
- Revenue, last twelve months
- -$1.5B
- Net income, last twelve months
- -$1.7B
- Earnings per share
- -$7.70
- Free cash flow
- -$184.9M
- Return on equity
- -205.9%
- Market value
- $764.2M
- Dividend yield
- 359.2%
- Cash
- $696.9M
- Debt
- $2.4B
- Debt to equity
- 2.93
- Shares outstanding
- 219.6M
Financial statements
Revenue, profit and cash flow by fiscal year, each year linked to its annual report.
| Fiscal year | Year end | Revenue | Operating income | Net income | EPS | Free cash flow | Filing |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| FY2025 | 31 Dec 2025 | $413.4M | $232.1M | $62.6M | $0.28 | -$29.3M | 10-K filed 26 Feb 2026 |
| FY2024 | 31 Dec 2024 | $546.1M | $390.6M | $146.5M | $0.66 | $216.1M | 10-K filed 3 Mar 2025 |
| FY2023 | 31 Dec 2023 | $1.1B | $815.7M | $610.5M | $2.74 | -$277.9M | 20-F filed 28 Mar 2024 |
| FY2022 | 31 Dec 2022 | $319.2M | $195.0M | $30.5M | $0.14 | -$466.5M | 20-F filed 16 May 2023 |
| FY2021 | 31 Dec 2021 | $217.3M | $68.6M | -$28.8M | -$0.13 | -$585.6M | 20-F filed 16 May 2023 |
By quarter
| Quarter | Quarter end | Revenue | Net income | EPS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Q2 FY2026 | 30 Jun 2026 | $110.7M | $2.2M | $0.01 |
| Q1 FY2026 | 31 Mar 2026 | -$1.7B | -$1.6B | -$7.46 |
| Q4 FY2025 | 31 Dec 2025 | $33.4M | -$37.5M | -$0.16 |
| Q3 FY2025 | 30 Sep 2025 | $69.8M | -$19.2M | -$0.09 |
| Q2 FY2025 | 30 Jun 2025 | $191.3M | $88.3M | $0.39 |
| Q1 FY2025 | 31 Mar 2025 | $118.9M | $30.9M | $0.14 |
| Q4 FY2024 | 31 Dec 2024 | $93.0M | -$13.0M | -$0.05 |
| Q3 FY2024 | 30 Sep 2024 | $249.1M | $135.6M | $0.61 |
Company events
The newest 8-K filings of 24 held.
| Filed | Form | Event | Items |
|---|---|---|---|
| 28 Sep 2026 | 8-K | Investor update | 7.01, 9.01 |
| 17 Sep 2026 | 8-K | Material agreement, New debt | 1.01, 2.03, 9.01 |
| 14 Sep 2026 | 8-K | Other events | 8.01 |
| 6 Aug 2026 | 8-K | Results | 2.02, 9.01 |
| 14 May 2026 | 8-K | Shareholder vote | 5.07 |
| 8 May 2026 | 8-K | Results | 2.02, 9.01 |
| 27 Mar 2026 | 8-K | Investor update | 7.01, 9.01 |
| 6 Mar 2026 | 8-K | Leadership change | 5.02, 9.01 |
| 26 Feb 2026 | 8-K | Results, Other events | 2.02, 8.01, 9.01 |
| 15 Jan 2026 | 8-K | Material agreement, New debt, Other events | 1.01, 2.03, 8.01, 9.01 |
| 25 Nov 2025 | 8-K | Leadership change | 5.02, 9.01 |
| 5 Nov 2025 | 8-K | Results | 2.02, 9.01 |
Every filing
The newest filings with the SEC of 312 held.
| Filed | Form | Period |
|---|---|---|
| 28 Sep 2026 | 8-K | 28 Sep 2026 |
| 17 Sep 2026 | 8-K | 17 Sep 2026 |
| 14 Sep 2026 | 8-K | 14 Sep 2026 |
| 6 Aug 2026 | 10-Q | 30 Jun 2026 |
| 6 Aug 2026 | 8-K | 6 Aug 2026 |
| 14 May 2026 | 8-K | 13 May 2026 |
| 8 May 2026 | 10-Q | 31 Mar 2026 |
| 8 May 2026 | 8-K | 8 May 2026 |
| 2 Apr 2026 | DEFA14A | – |
| 2 Apr 2026 | DEFA14A | – |
| 2 Apr 2026 | ARS | 31 Dec 2025 |
| 2 Apr 2026 | DEFA14A | – |
Large holders
Schedule 13D and 13G filings by holders of more than 5% of the voting shares.
| Filed | Holder | Schedule | Stake | Shares |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 14 Aug 2026 | Ameriprise Financial, Inc. | 13G amended | 8.4% | 18.5M |
| 14 Aug 2026 | ORBIS INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT LTD | 13G amended | 9.3% | 20.2M |
| 15 May 2026 | Ameriprise Financial, Inc. | 13G amended | 5.6% | 12.3M |
| 15 May 2026 | ORBIS INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT LTD | 13G amended | 8.6% | 18.6M |
| 17 Feb 2026 | ORBIS INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT LTD | 13G amended | 8.2% | 17.7M |
| 12 Feb 2026 | Conifer Management, L.L.C. | 13G | 5.6% | 12.1M |
| 14 Nov 2025 | ORBIS INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT LTD | 13G amended | 6.8% | 14.8M |
Short interest
Shares sold short and not yet bought back, on each FINRA settlement date.
| Settlement | Shares short | Change | Days to cover |
|---|---|---|---|
| 15 Oct 2026 | 15.3M | -2.21% | 7.51 |
| 30 Sep 2026 | 15.7M | +10.69% | 6.48 |
| 15 Sep 2026 | 14.2M | +0.18% | 7.88 |
| 31 Aug 2026 | 14.1M | -3.92% | 12.73 |
| 14 Aug 2026 | 14.7M | -2.95% | 7.95 |
| 31 Jul 2026 | 15.2M | -3.63% | 8.52 |
| 15 Jul 2026 | 15.7M | +1.03% | 7.64 |
| 30 Jun 2026 | 15.6M | +8% | 6.28 |
Funds that hold it
From each fund's latest Form 13F.
277 funds held it at 30 Jun 2026: 144 added and 47 trimmed in the quarter. The largest:
| Fund | Shares | Value | Change in the quarter |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bank of Montreal | 5,240,892 | $4.9B | -2,125,959 |
| Ameriprise Financial Inc. | 18,474,414 | $75.7M | +6,156,164 |
| BlackRock, Inc. | 17,349,811 | $71.1M | +1,560,312 |
| Orbis Allan Gray Ltd | 14,673,240 | $60.2M | +1,652,792 |
| Pictet North America Advisors SA | 7,647,727 | $31.3M | 0 |
| AQR Capital Management LLC | 6,268,451 | $25.7M | +5,573,055 |
| Invesco Ltd. | 4,778,963 | $19.6M | -754,241 |
| M&G PLC | 4,517,728 | $18.3M | +2,864,279 |
| Barrow Hanley Mewhinney & Strauss LLC | 4,363,019 | $17.9M | +1,259,401 |
| Cooke & Bieler LP | 3,781,152 | $15.5M | -1,890,870 |
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