What is Burford Capital's return on assets?

Burford Capital (BUR) reported return on assets of 2.7% in Q4 2024.

What does return on assets mean?

Trailing-twelve-month net income divided by average total assets. Measures how efficiently the asset base generates profit, independent of how those assets are financed. Computed as net income over average total assets — note this is OpenCapital's standard definition and may differ from data vendors that use alternative numerators.

Burford Capital BUR Return on assets

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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/total assets=2.7%

Based on trailing twelve months.

The official record: Burford Capital’s 10-Q, filed May 8, 2026, on SEC EDGAR. View the filing →

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What is Burford Capital's return on assets?: Burford Capital (BUR) reported return on assets of 2.7% in Q4 2024.
What does return on assets mean?: Trailing-twelve-month net income divided by average total assets. Measures how efficiently the asset base generates profit, independent of how those assets are financed. Computed as net income over average total assets — note this is OpenCapital's standard definition and may differ from data vendors that use alternative numerators.