Burford Capital Limited
Financials
Valuation Metrics
Burford Capital Limited's Market Cap is $871M. At end of 2025 it was $1.95B. Ranked #2537 of 3,121 in US market (top 81%), #1482 of 1,658 on NYSE (top 89%), #136 of 157 in Financial Services (top 87%) by Market Cap.
Investment Metrics(as of 2026-09-18)
| Metric | Value | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| Size | ||
| Market Cap | $871M | US#2,537/3,121 Sec#136/157 |
| Revenue | $340M | US#2,407/3,121 Sec#114/157 |
| Net Income | $63M | US#1,796/3,121 Sec#120/157 |
| Total Assets | $6.64B | US#1,248/3,121 Sec#85/157 |
| Net Assets | $2.45B | US#1,112/3,121 Sec#67/157 |
| Employees | 172 | US#2,517/3,121 Sec#125/157 |
| Value | ||
| P/E | 13.92x | US#699/3,121 Sec#58/157 |
| P/B | 0.36x | US#32/3,121 Sec#4/157 |
| P/S | 2.56x | US#1,530/3,121 Sec#68/157 |
| EV/EBITDA | 29.26x | US#2,199/3,121 Sec#124/157 |
| FCF Yield | -3.36% | US—/3,121 Sec—/157 |
| Profitability | ||
| ROE | 2.56% | US#2,002/3,121 Sec#125/157 |
| ROA | 0.94% | US#2,015/3,121 Sec#115/157 |
| Op. Margin | 24.73% | US#701/3,121 Sec#69/157 |
| Revenue Growth | -28.04% | US#2,712/3,121 Sec#125/157 |
| Earnings Growth | -57.28% | US#1,763/3,121 Sec#96/157 |
| Financial Health | ||
| Debt Ratio | 143.52% | US#1,457/3,121 Sec#53/157 |
| Total Debt | $2.15B | US#1,137/3,121 Sec#83/157 |
| FCF | $-29M | US#2,468/3,121 Sec#115/157 |
| Cash | $566M | US#985/3,121 Sec#76/157 |
| Net Debt/EBITDA | 18.90x | US#2,464/3,121 Sec#130/157 |
| Dividend | ||
| Div. Yield | 3.15% | US#582/3,121 Sec#48/157 |
| Div. Growth | 0.22% | US#1,226/3,121 Sec#85/157 |
| Performance | ||
| 1Y Return | -69.11% | US#3,066/3,121 Sec#155/157 |
| 1M Return | -8.41% | US#1,480/3,121 Sec#87/157 |
| From 52W High | -70.00% | US#3,022/3,121 Sec#153/157 |
| 1Y MDD | -70.23% | US#2,975/3,121 Sec#150/157 |
| Trading | ||
| Volume | 1,555,959 shares | US#797/3,121 Sec#47/157 |
| Trading Value | $6M | US#2,440/3,121 Sec#125/157 |
| Per Share | ||
| EPS | $0.29 | US#1,979/3,121 Sec#121/157 |
| BPS | $11.17 | US#1,770/3,121 Sec#106/157 |
Company Info
Burford Capital Limited provides legal finance products and services worldwide. The company operates in two segments, Principal Finance, and Asset Management and Other Services. The Principal Finance segment provides capital against the underlying value of high-value single or multiple litigation and arbitration matters at any stage of the process from before filing to after a final judgment has been entered; and to a law firm that has agreed to take a case on a contingent fee or alternative fee basis, as well as directly to the client. This segment also offers legal risk management and adverse legal cost insurance services. The Asset Management and Other Services segment manages legal finance assets on behalf of third-party investors, as well as provides other services to the legal industry. The company was incorporated in 2009 and is based in Saint Peter Port, Guernsey.