What is Burford Capital's earnings yield?

Burford Capital (BUR) reported earnings yield of 3.8% in Q3 2025.

How has Burford Capital's earnings yield changed year-over-year?

Burford Capital's earnings yield decreased by 64.4% year-over-year, from 10.7% to 3.8%.

What is the long-term trend for Burford Capital's earnings yield?

Over 2 years (2022 to 2024), Burford Capital's earnings yield has grown at a 76.5% compound annual growth rate (CAGR), from 1.8% to 5.7%.

What does earnings yield mean?

Trailing-twelve-month net income divided by market capitalization at the quarter end — the inverse of the P/E ratio, expressed as a percentage.

Burford Capital BUR Earnings yield

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Other financials

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

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Market cap$895.99M-62.9%

Enterprise value$2.61B-29.6%

Profitability

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Operating margin98.4%+25.2pp

Net margin21.2%-21.9pp

FCF margin54.4%+43.5pp

Returns & leverage

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Return on equity3.5%—

Debt / equity2.9×+2.2×

Where this comes from

Calculated from Burford Capital’s reported figures.

net income/market cap=3.8%

Based on trailing twelve months.

The official record: Burford Capital’s 10-Q, filed November 5, 2025, on SEC EDGAR. View the filing →

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Questions, answered.

What is Burford Capital's earnings yield?: Burford Capital (BUR) reported earnings yield of 3.8% in Q3 2025.
How has Burford Capital's earnings yield changed year-over-year?: Burford Capital's earnings yield decreased by 64.4% year-over-year, from 10.7% to 3.8%.
What is the long-term trend for Burford Capital's earnings yield?: Over 2 years (2022 to 2024), Burford Capital's earnings yield has grown at a 76.5% compound annual growth rate (CAGR), from 1.8% to 5.7%.
What does earnings yield mean?: Trailing-twelve-month net income divided by market capitalization at the quarter end — the inverse of the P/E ratio, expressed as a percentage.