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Employees: 172
Size Burford Capital (BUR.L) is a United Kingdom Financials company (Finance/Rental/Leasing) with a market value of $798M, the 242nd largest of 363 United Kingdom companies the cockpit tracks. Shares closed at £270.60 on 6 Nov 2026.
Performance Over six months the shares fell 19.0%, against -6.0% for the median peer and +3.6% for the United Kingdom market (cap-weighted) — 10th lowest of 21 in its peer set.
Growth Revenue fell 415.1% over the last twelve months (peer median +16.5%).
Valuation It trades at 0.93× book value against a peer median of 0.88× (11th cheapest of 21).
Price implies The share price implies a return on equity of about 12.6%; Burford Capital delivers -98.3%, so the price asks more than the business earns today.
Credit Burford Capital has 1 bond outstanding ($675M), rated BB- by the agencies and trading like B- at a weighted spread of 506 bp.
Next results Next results expected around 24 Mar 2027 (exchange calendar; dates can move).
| TTM | FY2025 | FY2024 | FY2023 | FY2022 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Revenue | -£1.09B | £291M | £447M | £842M | £284M |
| Revenue growth | — | -35% | -47% | +196% | — |
| EBITDA | -£1.07B | £157M | £325M | £634M | £164M |
| Net income | -£1.24B | £46.4M | £117M | £480M | £25.2M |
| Free cash flow | -£221M | -£21.7M | £173M | -£218M | -£386M |
| Capital expenditure | £148,312 | £210,808 | £528,335 | £2.52M | £336,531 |
| Total debt | £1.74B | £1.59B | £1.42B | £1.22B | £1.05B |
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| Measure | BUR.L | Peer median | Rank in peer set |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1-month return | +8.6% | -3.6% | 4th highest of 21 |
| 6-month return | -19.0% | -6.0% | 10th lowest of 21 |
| Return on equity | -98.3% | 11.9% | lowest of 21 |
| Price / book | 0.93× | 0.88× | 11th cheapest of 21 |
| ROE the price implies | 12.6% | 7.8% | 8th most demanding of 21 |
| ROE delivered | -98.3% | 11.9% | lowest of 19 |
| Bond spread | 506 bp | n/a | — |
| Company | Market | Market cap | 6M return | Revenue growth | ROE | Price / book | Implied ROE | Delivered ROE |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Burford Capital BUR.L | United Kingdom | $798M | -19% | -415% | -98% | 0.93× | 12.6% | -98.3% |
| Allied 0373.HK | Hong Kong | $800M | -34% | -40% | 2% | 0.13× | 3.4% | 1.7% |
| Japan Investment Adviser 7172.T | Japan | $804M | -6% | +16% | 18% | 1.56× | 7.9% | 17.8% |
| Navient NAVI | United States | $790M | -1% | -17% | -2% | 0.33× | 5.6% | -2.0% |
| Tourism Finance Corporation of India TFCILTD.NS | India | $787M | +92% | +28% | 12% | 5.34× | 65.6% | 12.4% |
| Lufax 6623.HK | Hong Kong | $773M | -59% | +5% | -3% | 0.07× | 3.8% | n/a |
| Orient 8585.T | Japan | $831M | -24% | +4% | 4% | 0.54× | 4.4% | 4.2% |
| Paisalo Digital PAISALO.NS | India | $752M | +52% | +24% | 15% | 3.56× | 49.6% | 14.7% |
| Funding Circle FCH.L | United Kingdom | $744M | +49% | +53% | 29% | 2.30× | 26.2% | 28.5% |
| RFA Financial RFA.TO | Canada | $741M | -6% | +32% | -14% | 0.74× | 5.5% | -13.8% |
| FinVolution Group Sponsored ADR FINV | United States | $740M | -43% | -2% | 12% | 0.29× | 4.1% | 11.7% |
| Judo Capital JDO.AX | Australia | $728M | -32% | +12% | 6% | 0.59× | 8.7% | 6.4% |
| India Shelter Finance INDIASHLTR.NS | India | $727M | -26% | +25% | 17% | 2.12× | 21.3% | n/a |
| FleetPartners FPR.AX | Australia | $723M | +78% | +4% | 12% | 1.67× | 12.7% | 12.2% |
| Nishio 9699.T | Japan | $722M | -5% | -2% | 8% | 0.79× | 4.4% | 7.8% |
| Green Dot GDOT | United States | $697M | -3% | +18% | -3% | 0.74× | 7.8% | -2.8% |
| Mcmillan Shakespeare MMS.AX | Australia | $913M | +12% | +8% | 89% | 10.41× | 85.9% | 89.2% |
| Velocity Financial VEL | United States | $696M | -3% | +32% | 16% | 0.96× | 8.5% | 16.1% |
| SY Holdings Group Limited 6069.HK | Hong Kong | $917M | -25% | +17% | 13% | 1.58× | 7.2% | 13.0% |
| Yixin 2858.HK | Hong Kong | $695M | -58% | +18% | 8% | 0.28× | 5.5% | 8.1% |
| Aptus Value Housing Finance India APTUS.NS | India | $927M | -36% | +18% | 20% | 1.60× | 23.2% | 20.3% |
Burford Capital has 1 bond outstanding with $675M face value. The agencies rate it BB-; its bonds trade like B-. Weighted yield 9.82%, a spread of 506 bp over government bonds.