What is Burford Capital's return on equity?

Burford Capital (BUR) reported return on equity of 3.5% in Q3 2025.

What does return on equity mean?

Trailing-twelve-month net income divided by average shareholders' equity (average of the start and end of the trailing-twelve-month window). Measures the profit generated on each dollar of shareholder capital.

Burford Capital BUR Return on equity

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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$900.37M-62.7%

Enterprise value$2.61B-29.5%

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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Debt / equity2.9×+2.2×

Where this comes from

Calculated from Burford Capital’s reported figures.

net income/total stockholders equity=3.5%

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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What is Burford Capital's return on equity?: Burford Capital (BUR) reported return on equity of 3.5% in Q3 2025.
What does return on equity mean?: Trailing-twelve-month net income divided by average shareholders' equity (average of the start and end of the trailing-twelve-month window). Measures the profit generated on each dollar of shareholder capital.