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Burford Capital BUR Q1 2026 earnings

Reported May 8, 2026

Revenue-$1.7BMiss by $1.9BDiluted EPS-$7.46Miss by $7.64
Revenue estimate$136.1M
EPS estimate$0.18

Next report

Aug 6, 2026 (in a month)
Revenue estimate$103.1M
EPS estimate$0.08

Financials

Q1 2026

Income statement

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Revenue-$1.7B-1,547%
Operating income-$1.6B-2,119%
Net income-$1.6B-5,377%
EPS (diluted)-$7.46-5,429%

Balance sheet

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Cash & equivalents$702.6M+44.4%
Total debt$2.4B+35.7%
Total equity$827.9M-66.0%
Total assets$4.3B-30.9%

Cash flow

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Operating cash flow-$136.6M-188%
CapEx$41.0K+70.8%
Free cash flow-$136.7M-188%

Valuation & ratios

Valuation

as of 06/25/26
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Market cap$900.37M-65.9%
Enterprise value$2.61B-35.6%

Profitability

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Operating margin98.4%+25.2pp

Returns & leverage

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Debt / equity2.9×+2.2×

Segments

By segment

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Asset Management and Other Services$5.1M-62.8%
Principal Finance-$1.7B-1,803%

By product

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Management Fee Income$284.0K-81.5%
Performance fee income-—

Versus estimates

Revenue

Q1 2026-$1.7BMiss by $1.9B
Q4 2025$44.6MMiss by $134.6MQ3 2025$68.7MMiss by $89.3MQ1 2025$108.3MMiss by $61.5MQ2 2025$174.9MQ3 2024$227.3MBeat by $70.3M

Diluted EPS

Q4 2025-$1.34Beat by $0.56Q3 2025-$0.09Miss by $0.39Q1 2025$0.39Beat by $0.06Q2 2025$0.39Q3 2024-$0.06Miss by $0.62

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Questions, answered.

When did Burford Capital report Q1 2026 earnings?
Burford Capital (BUR) reported Q1 2026 earnings on May 8, 2026.
What were Burford Capital's Q1 2026 revenue and EPS?
Burford Capital reported revenue of -$1.7B and diluted EPS of $-7.46 for Q1 2026.
Did Burford Capital beat estimates in Q1 2026?
Revenue missed the consensus estimate of $136.1M by $1.9B. EPS missed the consensus estimate of $0.18 by $7.64.
How did Burford Capital's Q1 2026 results compare year-over-year?
Compared to the same quarter a year prior, revenue declined 1688.0% from $108.3M a year earlier.
Where can I find Burford Capital's Q1 2026 SEC filings?
You can read the 8-K earnings release (0001714174-26-000067) and the 10-Q periodic report (0001714174-26-000068) directly on SEC EDGAR. The filing index links above go to sec.gov.