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Burford Capital Ltd

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$4.29 ▲ +0.03 (+0.70%) at close

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33 Metrics

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Analytical Summary

Burford Capital Ltd shows strong fundamentals with top-quartile Profit Margin (%) and Operating Margin (%). The company's metrics support a bullish outlook for growth-oriented investors.

Market Cap $940.1M

Dividend Yield 291.38%

Revenue Growth -24.3% ↗

Op. Margin 56.2% ↘

ROIC 4.4% ↘

FCF / Share $-0.13 ↘

Trailing P/E 14.8x

Price / Book 0.4x

FCF Yield —

Debt / Equity 0.87

info Valuation on last close. End-of-day price, Aug 6, 2026.

8-Year Financial Trajectory

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Metric Value Trend Year over Year Percentile

Revenue Total top-line sales

$413.36M

↓ -24.3% —

Net Income Profit after all expenses

$62.57M

↓ -57.3% —

Operating Margin Operating profit as % of sales

56.2%

↓ -21.5% 98th

FCF / Share Free cash flow per share

$-0.13

↓ -113.6% —

Long-Term Debt Long-term obligations

$2.13B

↑ +20.7% —

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Bullish Indicators

Operating Margin (%)Operating Margin (%) is in the top quartile
Profit Margin (%)Profit Margin (%) is in the top quartile

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Bearish Risks

No bearish risks detected.

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Dividend History

Dividend / share · sourced from SEC filings

$12.50 Latest / share

+0.0% YoY

+0.0% 3-yr CAGR

FY 2018

FY 2019

FY 2020

FY 2021

FY 2022

$12.50

FY 2023

$12.50

FY 2024

$12.50

FY 2025

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📈 Is growth accelerating? 7 metrics

Metric	FY 2025 Dec 31, 2025 10-K ↗	FY 2024 Dec 31, 2024 10-K ↗	FY 2023 Dec 31, 2023 10-K ↗	FY 2022 Dec 31, 2022 20-F ↗	FY 2021 Dec 31, 2021 20-F ↗	FY 2020 Dec 31, 2020 20-F ↗	FY 2019 Dec 31, 2019 20-F ↗	FY 2018 Dec 31, 2018 20-F ↗
Revenue Growth YoY (%)	-24.3% Weak ↓ Weak Declining Year-over-year change in total revenue Optimal: > 10% vs Sector: Below avg (-505%)	-49.8% Weak ↓ Weak Declining Year-over-year change in total revenue Optimal: > 10% vs Sector: Below avg (-929%)	240.5% Excellent ↑ Excellent Improving Year-over-year change in total revenue Optimal: > 10% vs Sector: Above avg (+3908%)	46.9% Excellent ↑ Excellent Improving Year-over-year change in total revenue Optimal: > 10% vs Sector: Above avg (+681%)	-33.7% Weak Weak Year-over-year change in total revenue Optimal: > 10% vs Sector: Below avg (-662%)	-38.7% Weak Weak Year-over-year change in total revenue Optimal: > 10% vs Sector: Below avg (-744%)	—	—
EPS Growth YoY (%)	-56.7% Weak ↓ Weak Declining Year-over-year change in earnings per share Optimal: > 10%	-76.0% Weak Weak Year-over-year change in earnings per share Optimal: > 10%	1892.9% Excellent Excellent Year-over-year change in earnings per share Optimal: > 10%	N/M	N/M	-52.6% Weak Weak Year-over-year change in earnings per share Optimal: > 10%	—	—
Net Income Growth YoY (%)	-57.3% Weak ↓ Weak Declining Year-over-year change in net income	-76.0% Weak Weak Year-over-year change in net income	1901.3% Excellent Excellent Year-over-year change in net income	N/M	N/M	-52.3% Weak Weak Year-over-year change in net income	-5.4% Weak Weak Year-over-year change in net income	—
FCF Growth YoY (%)	N/M	N/M	40.5% Excellent Excellent Year-over-year change in free cash flow	20.2% Good Good Year-over-year change in free cash flow	N/M	N/M	—	—
Revenue CAGR 3Y (%)	9.0% Fair ↓ Fair Declining Compound annual revenue growth over 3 years	36.0% Excellent ↑ Excellent Improving Compound annual revenue growth over 3 years	49.1% Excellent Excellent Compound annual revenue growth over 3 years	-15.8% Weak Weak Compound annual revenue growth over 3 years	—	—	—	—
Revenue CAGR 5Y (%)	4.7% Fair Fair Compound annual revenue growth over 5 years	0.4% Weak Weak Compound annual revenue growth over 5 years	—	—	—	—	—	—
EPS CAGR 3Y (%)	27.5% Excellent ↑ Excellent Improving Compound annual EPS growth over 3 years	—	62.5% Excellent Excellent Compound annual EPS growth over 3 years	-53.2% Weak Weak Compound annual EPS growth over 3 years	—	—	—	—

💰 Are margins durable? 5 metrics

Metric	FY 2025 Dec 31, 2025 10-K ↗	FY 2024 Dec 31, 2024 10-K ↗	FY 2023 Dec 31, 2023 10-K ↗	FY 2022 Dec 31, 2022 20-F ↗	FY 2021 Dec 31, 2021 20-F ↗	FY 2020 Dec 31, 2020 20-F ↗	FY 2019 Dec 31, 2019 20-F ↗	FY 2018 Dec 31, 2018 20-F ↗
Operating Margin (%) (%)	56.2% Excellent ↓ Excellent Declining Operating income as a percentage of revenue Optimal: > 15% vs Sector: Above avg (+125%)	71.5% Excellent ↑ Excellent Improving Operating income as a percentage of revenue Optimal: > 15% vs Sector: Above avg (+186%)	75.0% Excellent ↑ Excellent Improving Operating income as a percentage of revenue Optimal: > 15% vs Sector: Above avg (+200%)	61.1% Excellent ↑ Excellent Improving Operating income as a percentage of revenue Optimal: > 15% vs Sector: Above avg (+144%)	31.6% Excellent ↓ Excellent Declining Operating income as a percentage of revenue Optimal: > 15% vs Sector: Above avg (+26%)	63.7% Excellent Excellent Operating income as a percentage of revenue Optimal: > 15% vs Sector: Above avg (+155%)	74.2% Excellent Excellent Operating income as a percentage of revenue Optimal: > 15% vs Sector: Above avg (+197%)	—
Effective Tax Rate (%) (%)	14.1% Excellent ↑ Excellent Improving Actual taxes paid relative to pre-tax income Optimal: 15-25%	9.5% Excellent ↓ Excellent Declining Actual taxes paid relative to pre-tax income Optimal: 15-25%	2.7% Excellent ↓ Excellent Declining Actual taxes paid relative to pre-tax income Optimal: 15-25%	10.6% Excellent ↓ Excellent Declining Actual taxes paid relative to pre-tax income Optimal: 15-25%	348.8% Weak ↑ Weak Improving Actual taxes paid relative to pre-tax income Optimal: 15-25%	13.0% Excellent Excellent Actual taxes paid relative to pre-tax income Optimal: 15-25%	8.9% Excellent Excellent Actual taxes paid relative to pre-tax income Optimal: 15-25%	—
Profit Margin (%) (%)	15.1% Good ↓ Good Declining Net income as a percentage of revenue Optimal: > 15% vs Sector: Below avg (-31%)	26.8% Excellent ↑ Excellent Improving Net income as a percentage of revenue Optimal: > 15% vs Sector: Above avg (+22%)	56.2% Excellent ↑ Excellent Improving Net income as a percentage of revenue Optimal: > 15% vs Sector: Above avg (+155%)	9.6% Caution ↓ Caution Declining Net income as a percentage of revenue Optimal: > 15% vs Sector: Below avg (-57%)	-13.2% Weak ↓ Weak Declining Net income as a percentage of revenue Optimal: > 15% vs Sector: Below avg (-160%)	43.7% Excellent Excellent Net income as a percentage of revenue Optimal: > 15% vs Sector: Above avg (+99%)	56.2% Excellent Excellent Net income as a percentage of revenue Optimal: > 15% vs Sector: Above avg (+156%)	—
FCF Margin (%) (%)	-7.1% Weak ↑ Weak Improving Free cash flow as a percentage of revenue Optimal: > 10%	39.6% Excellent ↑ Excellent Improving Free cash flow as a percentage of revenue Optimal: > 10%	-25.6% Weak ↑ Weak Improving Free cash flow as a percentage of revenue Optimal: > 10%	-146.1% Weak ↓ Weak Declining Free cash flow as a percentage of revenue Optimal: > 10%	-269.5% Weak ↓ Weak Declining Free cash flow as a percentage of revenue Optimal: > 10%	16.3% Good Good Free cash flow as a percentage of revenue Optimal: > 10%	-51.8% Weak Weak Free cash flow as a percentage of revenue Optimal: > 10%	—
FCF / Net Income (x)	-0.47x Weak ↑ Weak Improving Free cash flow relative to reported net income Optimal: > 1x	1.48x Good → Good Stable Free cash flow relative to reported net income Optimal: > 1x	-0.46x Weak ↓ Weak Declining Free cash flow relative to reported net income Optimal: > 1x	-15.29x Weak ↓ Weak Declining Free cash flow relative to reported net income Optimal: > 1x	20.37x Excellent ↑ Excellent Improving Free cash flow relative to reported net income Optimal: > 1x	0.37x Weak Weak Free cash flow relative to reported net income Optimal: > 1x	-0.92x Weak Weak Free cash flow relative to reported net income Optimal: > 1x	—

🎯 Is capital allocation efficient? 3 metrics

Metric	FY 2025 Dec 31, 2025 10-K ↗	FY 2024 Dec 31, 2024 10-K ↗	FY 2023 Dec 31, 2023 10-K ↗	FY 2022 Dec 31, 2022 20-F ↗	FY 2021 Dec 31, 2021 20-F ↗	FY 2020 Dec 31, 2020 20-F ↗	FY 2019 Dec 31, 2019 20-F ↗	FY 2018 Dec 31, 2018 20-F ↗
Return on Invested Capital (%)	4.4% Caution ↓ Caution Declining Return earned on debt + equity capital invested Optimal: > 10%	8.5% Fair ↑ Fair Improving Return earned on debt + equity capital invested Optimal: > 10%	20.7% Excellent ↑ Excellent Improving Return earned on debt + equity capital invested Optimal: > 10%	5.8% Caution ↓ Caution Declining Return earned on debt + equity capital invested Optimal: > 10%	-6.2% Weak ↓ Weak Declining Return earned on debt + equity capital invested Optimal: > 10%	7.4% Fair Fair Return earned on debt + equity capital invested Optimal: > 10%	54.3% Excellent Excellent Return earned on debt + equity capital invested Optimal: > 10%	—
Return on Capital (%) (%)	3.5% Weak ↓ Weak Declining Operating profit relative to total assets Optimal: > 10%	6.3% Caution ↓ Caution Declining Operating profit relative to total assets Optimal: > 10%	14.0% Good ↑ Good Improving Operating profit relative to total assets Optimal: > 10%	4.5% Caution ↑ Caution Improving Operating profit relative to total assets Optimal: > 10%	1.8% Weak Weak Operating profit relative to total assets Optimal: > 10%	6.4% Caution Caution Operating profit relative to total assets Optimal: > 10%	—	—
Return on Common Equity (%) (%)	2.6% Weak ↓ Weak Declining Profit generated per dollar of shareholder equity Optimal: > 15% vs Sector: Below avg (-79%)	6.1% Caution ↓ Caution Declining Profit generated per dollar of shareholder equity Optimal: > 15% vs Sector: Below avg (-50%)	26.7% Excellent ↑ Excellent Improving Profit generated per dollar of shareholder equity Optimal: > 15% vs Sector: Above avg (+122%)	1.8% Weak ↓ Weak Declining Profit generated per dollar of shareholder equity Optimal: > 15% vs Sector: Below avg (-85%)	-1.7% Weak Weak Profit generated per dollar of shareholder equity Optimal: > 15% vs Sector: Below avg (-114%)	8.1% Caution Caution Profit generated per dollar of shareholder equity Optimal: > 15% vs Sector: Below avg (-32%)	—	—

⚖️ Is the balance sheet risky? 4 metrics

Metric	FY 2025 Dec 31, 2025 10-K ↗	FY 2024 Dec 31, 2024 10-K ↗	FY 2023 Dec 31, 2023 10-K ↗	FY 2022 Dec 31, 2022 20-F ↗	FY 2021 Dec 31, 2021 20-F ↗	FY 2020 Dec 31, 2020 20-F ↗	FY 2019 Dec 31, 2019 20-F ↗	FY 2018 Dec 31, 2018 20-F ↗
Debt to Equity (x)	0.87x Fair ↑ Fair Improving Total debt relative to shareholder equity Optimal: < 0.6x vs Sector: Below avg (-28%)	0.73x Fair ↑ Fair Improving Total debt relative to shareholder equity Optimal: < 0.6x vs Sector: Below avg (-39%)	0.67x Fair ↑ Fair Improving Total debt relative to shareholder equity Optimal: < 0.6x vs Sector: Below avg (-44%)	0.73x Fair ↑ Fair Improving Total debt relative to shareholder equity Optimal: < 0.6x vs Sector: Below avg (-39%)	0.61x Fair Fair Total debt relative to shareholder equity Optimal: < 0.6x vs Sector: Below avg (-49%)	0.38x Good Good Total debt relative to shareholder equity Optimal: < 0.6x vs Sector: Below avg (-68%)	—	—
Interest Coverage (x)	1.59x Caution ↓ Caution Declining Operating income divided by interest expense Optimal: > 5x	2.98x Caution ↓ Caution Declining Operating income divided by interest expense Optimal: > 5x	8.62x Good ↑ Good Improving Operating income divided by interest expense Optimal: > 5x	2.52x Caution ↓ Caution Declining Operating income divided by interest expense Optimal: > 5x	1.17x Weak ↓ Weak Declining Operating income divided by interest expense Optimal: > 5x	5.35x Good Good Operating income divided by interest expense Optimal: > 5x	10.23x Excellent Excellent Operating income divided by interest expense Optimal: > 5x	—
Net Debt (USD)	$1.56B	$1.29B	$1.31B	$1.16B	$856.22M	$355.29M	$665.34M	—
Debt / EBITDA (x)	9.17x Weak ↑ Weak Improving Debt relative to earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation Optimal: < 2x	4.52x Weak ↓ Weak Declining Debt relative to earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation Optimal: < 2x	1.88x Good ↓ Good Declining Debt relative to earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation Optimal: < 2x	6.37x Weak → Weak Stable Debt relative to earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation Optimal: < 2x	14.44x Weak ↑ Weak Improving Debt relative to earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation Optimal: < 2x	3.09x Caution Caution Debt relative to earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation Optimal: < 2x	1.63x Good Good Debt relative to earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation Optimal: < 2x	—

📊 What does each share earn? 8 metrics

Metric	FY 2025 Dec 31, 2025 10-K ↗	FY 2024 Dec 31, 2024 10-K ↗	FY 2023 Dec 31, 2023 10-K ↗	FY 2022 Dec 31, 2022 20-F ↗	FY 2021 Dec 31, 2021 20-F ↗	FY 2020 Dec 31, 2020 20-F ↗	FY 2019 Dec 31, 2019 20-F ↗	FY 2018 Dec 31, 2018 20-F ↗
Revenue per Share (USD)	$1.89	$2.49	$4.97	$1.46	$0.99	$1.50	$2.44	—
Basic EPS, GAAP (USD)	$0.29	$0.67	$2.79	$0.14	$-0.13	$0.65	$1.37	—
Free Cash Flow per Share (USD)	$-0.13	$0.99	$-1.27	$-2.13	$-2.67	$0.24	$-1.27	—
Dividend per Share (USD)	$12.50	$12.50	$12.50	—	—	—	—	—
Book Value per Share (USD)	$11.18	$11.03	$10.46	$7.97	$7.74	$8.05	—	—
Tangible Book Value per Share (USD)	$10.57	$10.42	$9.85	$7.36	$7.13	$7.44	—	—
Basic Weighted Avg Shares (shares)	219.15M	219.23M	218.87M	218.76M	219.05M	218.92M	218.65M	—
Dividend Payout Ratio (%)	4310.3% Weak ↑ Weak Improving Dividends paid as a percentage of earnings Optimal: 30-60%	1865.7% Weak Weak Dividends paid as a percentage of earnings Optimal: 30-60%	448.0% Weak Weak Dividends paid as a percentage of earnings Optimal: 30-60%	—	—	—	—	—

🏦 How resilient is the balance sheet? 2 metrics

Metric	FY 2025 Dec 31, 2025 10-K ↗	FY 2024 Dec 31, 2024 10-K ↗	FY 2023 Dec 31, 2023 10-K ↗	FY 2022 Dec 31, 2022 20-F ↗	FY 2021 Dec 31, 2021 20-F ↗	FY 2020 Dec 31, 2020 20-F ↗	FY 2019 Dec 31, 2019 20-F ↗	FY 2018 Dec 31, 2018 20-F ↗
LT Debt (USD)	$2.13B	$1.76B	$1.53B	$1.27B	$1.04B	$677.37M	$665.34M	—
Total Equity (USD)	$2.45B	$2.42B	$2.29B	$1.74B	$1.70B	$1.76B	—	—

📋 What is driving earnings? 4 metrics

Metric	FY 2025 Dec 31, 2025 10-K ↗	FY 2024 Dec 31, 2024 10-K ↗	FY 2023 Dec 31, 2023 10-K ↗	FY 2022 Dec 31, 2022 20-F ↗	FY 2021 Dec 31, 2021 20-F ↗	FY 2020 Dec 31, 2020 20-F ↗	FY 2019 Dec 31, 2019 20-F ↗	FY 2018 Dec 31, 2018 20-F ↗
Sales/Revenue/Turnover (USD)	$413.36M	$546.09M	$1.09B	$319.23M	$217.33M	$327.86M	$534.47M	—
Depreciation Expense (USD)	—	—	—	$4.36M	$3.19M	$10.69M	$12.60M	—
Net Income, GAAP (USD)	$62.57M	$146.48M	$610.52M	$30.51M	$-28.75M	$143.28M	$300.55M	$317.58M
Operating Cash Flow (USD)	$-29.01M	$216.72M	$-274.68M	$-466.10M	$-585.36M	$53.83M	$-273.56M	—

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