Burford Capital BUR
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$4.49 +0.06 (+1.35%)
As of: Sep 9, 2026 · 3:59 PM EDT

Burford Capital (BUR) Debt Ratio (2020 - 2026)

Burford Capital's (BUR) quarterly Debt Ratio came in at 0.56 in Q2 2026, up 99.97% year-over-year from 0.28 in Q2 2025, and little changed quarter-over-quarter from 0.56 in Q1 2026.

Analysis

Burford Capital (BUR) Debt Ratio (2020 - 2026) Analysis & Trends

Burford Capital (BUR) has reported Debt Ratio for 7 consecutive years, with 0.56 the latest figure, recorded in Q2 2026.

  • On a quarterly basis, Debt Ratio rose 99.97% year-over-year to 0.56 in Q2 2026; TTM through Jun 2026 was 0.56, a 99.97% increase from a year earlier, with the FY2025 full-year figure at 0.32, up 12.18% from the prior year.
  • Debt Ratio was 0.56 for Q2 2026 at Burford Capital, roughly flat from 0.56 in the prior quarter.
  • Over five years, Debt Ratio peaked at 0.56 in Q2 2026 and troughed at 0.28 in Q2 2025.
  • A 5-year average of 0.38 and a median of 0.32 in 2025 frame the typical range for Debt Ratio.
  • Across the five-year window, Debt Ratio tumbled 45.68% in 2024 and soared 99.97% in 2026, its largest moves.
  • Over 5 years, Debt Ratio stood at 0.29 in 2022, then soared by 80.07% to 0.53 in 2023, then plunged by 45.68% to 0.29 in 2024, then gained by 12.18% to 0.32 in 2025, then jumped by 75.58% to 0.56 in 2026.
  • The last three Debt Ratio figures came in at 0.56 (Q2 2026), 0.56 (Q1 2026), and 0.32 (Q4 2025), per Business Quant data.
Peer Set

Peer Comparison

# Company Market Cap Enterprise Value Gross Profit (Qtr) Debt Ratio (Qtr)
1 Orix 44.91 Bn 45.24 Bn 4.68 Bn 0.35
2 Royalty Pharma 36.78 Bn 38.89 Bn - 0.47
3 Royal Gold 22.19 Bn 22.06 Bn 390.45 Mn 0.04
4 OR Royalties 6.98 Bn 6.91 Bn 82.22 Mn -
5 Encore Capital 2.06 Bn 1.88 Bn 455.04 Mn -
6 Atlanticus Holdings 1.41 Bn 853.17 Mn 686.46 Mn 0.84
7 Jefferson Capital 1.23 Bn 1.21 Bn - 0.93
8 Upbound 1.11 Bn 1.00 Bn 594.84 Mn 0.46
9 Lufax Holding 1.08 Bn -1.19 Bn - 0.38
10 Burford Capital 957.39 Mn 1.61 Bn - 0.56
Historic Data

Historic Data

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DateValue
Jun 30, 2026 0.56
Mar 31, 2026 0.56
Dec 31, 2025 0.32
Sep 30, 2025 0.32
Jun 30, 2025 0.28
Mar 31, 2025 0.29
Dec 31, 2024 0.29
Dec 31, 2023 0.53
Dec 31, 2022 0.29
Dec 31, 2021 0.27
Dec 31, 2020 0.20