Burford Capital Ltd (BUR) stock
BURNYSEFinance ServicesFiscal year ends December 31
$3.46−0.19 (-5.21%)
Close on Nov 12, 2026Market cap $759.76MP/E –Yield 180.64%
Burford Capital statistics
82 measures from SEC filings and the closing price. Hover a name for the formula; the last column is the median of companies in the same industry group.
Important dates
- Next earnings
- Feb 25, 2027 (estimated, before the open)
- Last ex-dividend date
- May 22, 2026
- Fundamentals through
- Sep 30, 2026
- Share price as of
- Nov 12, 2026
Valuation ratiosIndustry
- P/TBV Ratio
- 1.06
- 1.16
Share statisticsIndustry
- Shares Change (YoY)
- 0.59%
- 13.6%
- Shares Change (QoQ)
- 0.01%
- 0.11%
- Float
- 208M
- 39M
- Shares Held by Insiders
- 5.46%
- 18.5%
- Shares Held by Institutions
- 69.4%
- 27.7%
Short sellingIndustry
- Short Interest
- 15M
- –
- Short Interest Change
- -3.67%
- -0.08%
- Short % of Float
- 7.11%
- 6.67%
- Short % of Shares Outstanding
- 6.72%
- 5.45%
- Days to Cover
- 4.86
- 3.79
Stock price statisticsIndustry
- 52-Week High
- $10.10
- –
- 52-Week Low
- $2.86
- –
- 20-Day Moving Average
- $3.48
- –
- 50-Day Moving Average
- $3.71
- –
- 200-Day Moving Average
- $5.11
- –
- Average True Range (14)
- $0.24
- –
- Price Change (1 Week)
- -12.6%
- -3.65%
- Price Change (1 Month)
- 5.17%
- -13.5%
- Price Change (3 Months)
- -20.8%
- -16.0%
- Price Change (6 Months)
- -28.5%
- -31.3%
- Price Change (YTD)
- -61.2%
- -35.5%
- Price Change (1 Year)
- -61.9%
- -49.9%
- Price Change (3 Years)
- -74.7%
- -32.3%
- Price Change (5 Years)
- -69.6%
- -81.5%
- Price Change (10 Years)
- 55.2%
- -60.2%
- Average Volume (10 Days)
- 3M
- –
- Average Volume (20 Days)
- 3M
- –
- Average Volume (90 Days)
- 2M
- –
- Relative Volume
- 2.06
- 0.71
- Relative Strength Index (14)
- 46.0
- 40.0
- Volatility (1 Year)
- 71.6%
- 94.5%
- Beta (5 Years)
- 1.17
- 1.24
Returns on capitalIndustry
- Return on Equity (ROE)
- -98.3%
- -21.1%
- Return on Assets (ROA)
- -30.2%
- -8.40%
- Return on Invested Capital (ROIC)
- -102.0%
- -27.8%
Financial positionIndustry
- Interest Coverage
- -7.37
- -7.18
GrowthIndustry
- Revenue Growth (YoY)
- -402.2%
- 15.4%
- Net Income Growth (YoY)
- -1987.5%
- -22.9%
- EPS Growth (YoY)
- -2078.9%
- 2.80%
- FCF Growth (YoY)
- -1025.5%
- 16.1%
- Revenue Growth (3Y CAGR)
- 9.00%
- 5.94%
- Revenue Growth (5Y CAGR)
- 4.74%
- 10.7%
- EPS Growth (3Y CAGR)
- 26.0%
- 5.11%
- EPS Growth (5Y CAGR)
- -15.5%
- 8.99%
EfficiencyIndustry
- Asset Turnover
- -0.26
- 0.16
- Revenue Per Employee
- -$8.31M
- $675.54K
- Profits Per Employee
- -$9.56M
- -$170.28K
- Employee Count
- 172
- 47
- WACC
- 10.7%
- 10.9%
Income statement (TTM)Industry
- Pretax Income
- -$1.63B
- -$2.80M
Balance sheetIndustry
- Net Cash (Debt)
- $463.76M
- $7.28M
- Net Cash Per Share
- $2.11
- $0.18
- Equity (Book Value)
- $847.96M
- $224.68M
- Book Value Per Share
- $3.86
- $4.04
- Tangible Book Value
- $713.95M
- $156.69M
Cash flow (TTM)Industry
- Capital Expenditures
- -$199.00K
- -$4.70M
- FCF Per Share
- -$1.33
- -$0.20
Dividends and yieldsIndustry
- Earnings Yield
- -216.4%
- -12.4%
- FCF Yield
- -38.4%
- -15.6%
- Dividend Yield
- 180.6%
- 1.98%
- Buyback Yield
- 0.48%
- 0.51%
- Shareholder Yield
- 181.1%
- 0.54%
- Dividend Per Share
- $6.25
- $1.06
- Dividend Growth (YoY)
- -50.0%
- 5.11%
- Years of Dividend Growth
- 0
- 0
Taxes and interestIndustry
- Interest Expense
- $193.02M
- $4.11M
- Income Tax
- $6.86M
- $213.00K
Scores and fair valueIndustry
- Altman Z-Score
- -1.23
- 0.34
- Piotroski F-Score
- 2
- 4
Total return vs. the S&P 500
Price change plus reinvested dividends, to the close on Nov 12, 2026. The S&P 500 is measured by the SPY fund.
| Period | BUR | S&P 500 | Difference | BUR per year | S&P 500 per year |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 month | -0.6% | -2.7% | +2.1 pts | ||
| 3 months | -21.0% | -1.7% | −19.3 pts | ||
| Year to date | -60.7% | +11.9% | −72.6 pts | ||
| 1 year | -60.9% | +12.0% | −72.9 pts | ||
| 3 years | -73.9% | +78.2% | −152.0 pts | -36.1% | +21.2% |
| 5 years | -68.0% | +73.2% | −141.2 pts | -20.4% | +11.6% |
| 10 years | +66.2% | +309.6% | −243.4 pts | +5.2% | +15.1% |
Short interest
Shares sold short and not yet covered, reported by brokers to FINRA twice a month. Latest settlement date Oct 30, 2026.
15M BUR shares were sold short on Oct 30, 2026, down 3.7% from the previous report, or 7.11% of the shares available to trade. At recent volumes it would take 4.9 days to buy them back. Over the last 20 sessions, 34.7% of the volume reported to FINRA was short selling.
| Settlement date | Shares short | Change | Avg. daily volume | Days to cover |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 30, 2026 | 14,767,022 | -3.7% | 3,037,124 | 4.9 |
| Oct 15, 2026 | 15,329,344 | -2.2% | 2,041,708 | 7.5 |
| Sep 30, 2026 | 15,675,029 | +10.7% | 2,419,418 | 6.5 |
| Sep 15, 2026 | 14,161,352 | +0.2% | 1,796,014 | 7.9 |
| Aug 31, 2026 | 14,136,101 | -3.9% | 1,110,743 | 12.7 |
| Aug 14, 2026 | 14,712,795 | -3.0% | 1,851,378 | 8.0 |
| Jul 31, 2026 | 15,160,054 | -3.6% | 1,779,262 | 8.5 |
| Jul 15, 2026 | 15,731,062 | +1.0% | 2,058,395 | 7.6 |
| Jun 30, 2026 | 15,571,164 | +8.0% | 2,480,774 | 6.3 |
| Jun 15, 2026 | 14,417,456 | +9.7% | 2,347,989 | 6.1 |
| May 29, 2026 | 13,141,223 | +0.7% | 2,694,703 | 4.9 |
| May 15, 2026 | 13,047,201 | +5.9% | 3,976,562 | 3.3 |
Ratios use trailing-twelve-month results and the latest balance sheet. How we calculate.
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