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Burford Capital Limited is a global finance and asset management company focused on law. The Company’s businesses include litigation finance and risk management, asset recovery and a range of legal finance and advisory activities. It provides capital, based on portfolio size, against the underlying value of litigation and legal assets. It operates through two segments: Principal Finance and Asset Management and Other Services. The Principal Finance segment funds capital to legal finance assets from its balance sheet, primarily as capital provision assets, and in limited scope through interests in private funds managed the Company. These capital provision assets and private fund interests generate its capital provision income. The Asset Management and Other Services segment manages legal finance assets on behalf of third-party investors, and it provides other services to the legal industry. Its clients are a range of litigants including a number of law firms and businesses.
- Revenue in GBP (TTM)345.49m
- Net income in GBP63.62m
- Incorporated2009
- Employees160.00
- LocationBurford Capital Ltd350 Madison AvenueNEW YORK 10017United StatesUSA
- Phone+1 (212) 235-6820
- Websitehttps://www.burfordcapital.com/
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| Company | Revenue (TTM) | Net income (TTM) | Market cap | Employees | Price/earnings (TTM) | Price/book value (MRQ) | Price/cash flow (TTM) | Price/sales (TTM) | EPS (excl. extraordinary items, TTM) | EPS (incl. extraordinary items, TTM) | Revenue per share (TTM) | Book value per share (MRQ) | Asset turnover (TTM) | Inventory turnover (TTM) | Receivables turnover (TTM) | Revenues per employee (TTM) | Return on avg assets (TTM) | Return on avg assets (5 yr avg) | Return on investment (TTM) | Return on investment (5 yr avg) | Gross margin (TTM) | Gross margin (5 yr avg) | Net profit margin (TTM) | Net Profit margin (5 yr avg) | Quick ratio (MRQ) | Interest coverage (TTM) | Total debt to capital (MRQ) | Payout ratio (5 yr avg) | Revenue (YOY change %) | Revenue (5 yr growth rate) | Net income (YOY change %) | Net income (5 yr growth rate) | Capital expenditure (5 yr growth rate) | Dividend (5 yr growth rate) |
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| Sequoia Economic Infrastrctr Incm Fd Ltd | 97.77m | 79.56m | 1.19bn | 0.00 | 15.49 | 0.8498 | -- | 12.13 | 0.0514 | 0.0514 | 0.0629 | 0.9367 | 0.0648 | -- | -- | -- | 5.27 | 5.05 | 5.32 | 5.18 | 82.37 | 83.67 | 81.37 | 80.62 | -- | -- | 0.0225 | 123.59 | -26.70 | -- | -27.73 | -- | -- | 1.96 |
| Herald Investment Trust plc | 46.46m | 31.67m | 1.22bn | 0.00 | 40.47 | 0.9985 | -- | 26.27 | 0.63 | 0.63 | 0.9036 | 25.54 | 0.0355 | -- | 8.39 | -- | 2.42 | 6.60 | 2.42 | 6.61 | 73.31 | 87.42 | 68.16 | 86.09 | -- | -- | 0.00 | 0.00 | 139.90 | -10.13 | 179.08 | -11.11 | -- | -- |
| JPMorgan Japanese Investment Trust PLC | 249.86m | 241.40m | 1.23bn | 0.00 | 5.24 | 1.03 | -- | 4.94 | 1.49 | 1.49 | 1.54 | 7.58 | 0.2183 | -- | 40.00 | -- | 21.09 | 3.22 | 21.64 | 3.30 | 97.87 | 85.40 | 96.61 | 79.46 | -- | -- | 0.0507 | 30.05 | 38.31 | -2.20 | 40.56 | -2.30 | -- | 11.27 |
| Schiehallion Fund Ltd | 249.26m | 239.68m | 1.25bn | 0.00 | 5.29 | 1.15 | -- | 5.03 | 0.3205 | 0.3205 | 0.3335 | 1.47 | 0.2541 | -- | 175.12 | -- | 24.44 | 2.57 | 24.53 | 2.59 | 96.79 | 79.19 | 96.16 | 75.82 | -- | -- | 0.00 | 0.00 | 112.76 | 54.56 | 128.69 | 54.81 | -- | -- |
| Bankers Investment Trust PLC | 230.72m | 216.69m | 1.29bn | 0.00 | 6.41 | 0.9179 | -- | 5.59 | 0.2072 | 0.2072 | 0.2156 | 1.45 | 0.1476 | -- | 50.00 | -- | 13.87 | 8.59 | 13.90 | 8.64 | 96.01 | 93.23 | 93.92 | 90.28 | -- | -- | 0.0803 | 22.59 | -5.47 | 26.66 | -5.77 | 29.44 | -- | 4.96 |
| Aberforth Smaller Companies Trust plc | 114.11m | 96.24m | 1.32bn | 0.00 | 14.18 | 0.9546 | -- | 11.59 | 1.18 | 1.18 | 1.40 | 17.45 | 0.0769 | -- | 33.99 | -- | 6.48 | 7.85 | 6.65 | 7.98 | 91.38 | 92.17 | 84.33 | 87.25 | -- | 22.25 | 0.0513 | 36.34 | -33.22 | -- | -36.52 | -- | -- | 7.04 |
| Worldwide Healthcare Trust PLC | -148.71m | -168.47m | 1.36bn | 0.00 | -- | 0.9989 | -- | -- | -0.3233 | -0.3233 | -0.3073 | 3.54 | -0.0818 | -- | -- | -- | -9.26 | 2.87 | -9.85 | 3.03 | -- | 73.57 | -- | 69.87 | -- | -- | 0.00 | 23.15 | -180.77 | -- | -204.28 | -- | -- | -0.8131 |
| Rosebank Industries PLC | -100.00bn | -100.00bn | 1.39bn | -- | -- | 4.65 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 0.7383 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 0.0311 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- |
| BH Macro Ltd | 327.62m | 197.13m | 1.40bn | 0.00 | 8.40 | 1.00 | -- | 4.28 | 0.5091 | 0.5091 | 0.8369 | 4.26 | 0.2215 | -- | 23.74 | -- | 13.33 | 5.99 | 13.36 | 6.11 | 90.02 | 79.10 | 60.17 | 40.87 | -- | 16.13 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 22.33 | 18.13 | -12.43 | -0.4175 | -- | -- |
| JPMorgan Emerging Mkts Grt & Inc PLC | 65.23m | 49.48m | 1.41bn | 0.00 | 31.76 | 1.16 | -- | 21.63 | 0.046 | 0.046 | 0.0611 | 1.26 | 0.0488 | -- | 10.71 | -- | 3.70 | 3.70 | 3.73 | 3.71 | 86.33 | 85.20 | 75.85 | 73.94 | -- | -- | 0.00 | 33.23 | -37.69 | 8.03 | -41.77 | 10.10 | -- | 8.14 |
| Burford Capital Limited | 345.49m | 63.62m | 1.41bn | 160.00 | 22.88 | 0.7746 | -- | 4.09 | 0.2822 | 0.2822 | 1.56 | 8.34 | -- | -- | -- | 2,159,299.00 | -- | 5.55 | -- | 6.47 | -- | -- | 28.70 | 47.85 | -- | 2.20 | 0.402 | 6.08 | -49.76 | 0.3934 | -76.01 | -13.39 | -27.92 | 24.55 |
| Fidelity Special Values PLC | 172.69m | 158.39m | 1.44bn | 0.00 | 9.11 | 1.14 | -- | 8.36 | 0.4901 | 0.4901 | 0.5337 | 3.92 | 0.1429 | -- | 18.30 | -- | 13.11 | 14.67 | 13.14 | 14.74 | 96.03 | 96.22 | 91.72 | 92.98 | -- | 26.49 | 0.00 | 19.15 | -27.12 | -- | -29.07 | -- | -- | 11.95 |
| Smithson Investment Trust PLC | 106.55m | 83.49m | 1.51bn | 0.00 | 22.56 | 0.8443 | -- | 14.22 | 0.625 | 0.625 | 0.8171 | 16.70 | 0.0507 | -- | 8.72 | -- | 3.97 | -1.93 | 3.99 | -1.93 | 83.84 | -- | 78.36 | -- | -- | -- | 0.00 | -- | -352.50 | -- | -674.64 | -- | -- | -- |
| Fidelity China Special Situations PLC | 590.06m | 557.14m | 1.52bn | 0.00 | 2.84 | 0.8925 | -- | 2.57 | 1.13 | 1.13 | 1.19 | 3.59 | 0.376 | -- | 98.88 | -- | 35.50 | 4.86 | 36.61 | 5.09 | 94.78 | 72.57 | 94.42 | 69.96 | -- | -- | 0.00 | 41.72 | 314.48 | -- | 258.35 | -- | -- | 13.49 |
| Law Debenture Corporation plc | 252.53m | 169.96m | 1.55bn | 301.00 | 9.03 | 1.46 | 9.01 | 6.15 | 1.28 | 1.28 | 1.91 | 7.95 | 0.2134 | -- | 7.05 | 838,976.80 | 14.36 | 4.69 | 14.64 | 4.85 | 96.63 | 92.19 | 67.30 | 46.22 | -- | 29.48 | 0.1367 | 81.39 | 32.00 | 1.09 | 29.00 | -5.69 | 65.30 | 5.20 |
| Pantheon International PLC | 45.41m | -6.71m | 1.55bn | 0.00 | -- | 0.7292 | -- | 34.21 | -0.0156 | -0.0156 | 0.0984 | 4.96 | 0.0182 | -- | 16.31 | -- | -0.2691 | 8.26 | -0.2745 | 8.35 | -2.53 | 85.20 | -14.78 | 83.08 | -- | -- | 0.0956 | 0.00 | -42.47 | -11.71 | -121.21 | -- | -- | -- |
Data as of Feb 10 2026. Currency figures normalised to Burford Capital Ltd's reporting currency: UK Pound GBX
25.01%Per cent of shares held by top holders
| Holder | Shares | % Held |
|---|---|---|
| Orbis Investment Management Ltd.as of 30 Sep 2025 | 14.77m | 6.75% |
| BlackRock Fund Advisorsas of 09 Jan 2026 | 7.24m | 3.31% |
| Columbia Management Investment Advisers LLCas of 07 Jan 2026 | 6.53m | 2.98% |
| BMO Asset Management, Inc.as of 30 Sep 2025 | 5.36m | 2.45% |
| Invesco Advisers, Inc.as of 31 Dec 2025 | 4.87m | 2.23% |
| ODIN Forvaltning ASas of 28 Nov 2025 | 4.27m | 1.95% |
| Contrarian Capital Management LLCas of 30 Sep 2025 | 4.04m | 1.85% |
| Dimensional Fund Advisors LPas of 30 Nov 2025 | 2.68m | 1.23% |
| CI Investments, Inc.as of 30 Sep 2025 | 2.55m | 1.17% |
| Geode Capital Management LLCas of 31 Dec 2025 | 2.44m | 1.11% |
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Data from 30 Sep 2025 - 28 Nov 2025Source: FactSet Research Systems Inc.
