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Financial Services

Burford Capital Limited(BUR)

Live Price

Offline

$4.25

+0.95% today

1Y Change

-59.48%

Window

Jun 25, 2025 โ†’ Jun 18, 2026

Market Cap
$1.14B
Revenue Growth
-43.2%
EPS Growth
-72.7%
Dividend Yield
2.4%

Coverage: 248 bars ยท Jun 25, 2025 โ†’ Jun 18, 2026

Research Briefing

A compact read on the setup, peer context, quarterly changes, and recent earnings reaction.

Decision context

Research Snapshot

Burford Capital Limited (BUR) is a Financial Services stock with a market cap of $1.14B. The stock last traded around $4.25 and down 59.5% across the available one-year price window (Jun 25, 2025 โ†’ Jun 18, 2026). Baseline metrics include revenue growth of -43.2%, EPS growth of -72.7%, a dividend yield of 2.4%. What stands out right now is revenue -43.2%, EPS -72.7%, free cash flow -113.6% with operating margin 34.9% and ROIC 25.4%. The dividend is present but secondary, with a yield around 2.4%. Valuation is more restrained than many high-expectation growth names at P/E 18.6 and price/sales 3.2. Overall, the current profile looks closer to a turnaround or cyclical reset than a generic broad-market placeholder. Stock Foundry combines BUR price history, valuation, growth, dividend context, earnings, analyst forecasts, news, related Financial Services peers on this page.

Sector Context

How this name stacks up against nearby peers on first-pass metrics.

Revenue Growth

Below sector median

-43.2% vs +3.4% peer median

Operating Margin

Above sector median

+34.9% vs +4.7% peer median

What Changed This Quarter

Latest report context and the signals most likely to have changed the story.

Latest report landed above expectations

Q2 2026 was reported on May 8, 2026 with an EPS surprise of +130.0%.

The operating picture looks softer than before

Revenue is at -43.2% and EPS is at -72.7%, with operating margin around 34.9%.

The next real check-in already has a date

The next earnings event is scheduled for Jun 25, 2026, which is the clearest near-term catalyst for confirming whether the current trend is holding up.

Earnings Reaction Memory

How the stock has tended to move after recent reports.

Across the last 3 reported quarters, the stock averaged -5.5% over the next 5 trading days and finished higher after 0 of those reports.

View quarter-by-quarter reaction table
QuarterEPS ฮ”1D5D20D
Q2 2026
May 8, 2026
+130.0%-7.4%-9.5%-13.8%
Q1 2026
Feb 26, 2026
-143.6%-0.9%-2.9%-8.1%
Q4 2025
Nov 4, 2025
-4.7%+0.0%-4.1%+0.7%

Benchmark Edge

BUR vs SPY, QQQ, and Sector ETFs

Normalized return, excess return, max drawdown, and calendar-year wins against the benchmarks investors actually use.

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Relative to SPY

BUR Max Drawdown

-72.84%

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Company Overview

Burford Capital Limited

Last Updated
May 7, 2026

Key Fundamentals

Valuation, growth, profitability, and balance sheet signals.

Valuation

P/E
18.6
EV/EBITDA
32.5
Price/Sales
3.2
Price/Book
0.5

Growth

Revenue
-43.2%
EPS
-72.7%
Free Cash Flow
-113.6%

Profitability

Gross Margin
66.8%
Operating Margin
34.9%
Net Margin
37.3%
ROE
2.5%
ROIC
25.4%

Balance Sheet

Debt/Equity
0.88
Current Ratio
1.78

Ownership & Float

Float
186.72M
Short Interest
6.6%
Insider Owned
9.2%
Institutional Owned
78.3%

Earnings Reports

๐Ÿ“… Last reportedMay 8, 2026Q2
PeriodB/MEPSEPS ฮ”RevenueRev ฮ”
Q2
May 8, 26
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0.57
Est -1.90
+130.0%
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Q1
Feb 26, 26
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-0.17
Est 0.39
-143.6%
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Est โ€”
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Q4
Nov 4, 25
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3.01
Est 3.16
-4.7%
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Q3
Aug 7, 25
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0.39
Est 0.36
+8.3%
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