Growth Metrics

Burford Capital (BUR) Free Cash Flow (2019 - 2026)

Burford Capital (BUR) reported Free Cash Flow of -$136.7 million for Q1 2026, down 188.09% year-over-year from $155.1 million in Q1 2025, and down 70.84% on a QoQ basis from -$80.0 million in Q4 2025.

Burford Capital (BUR) has 6 years of Free Cash Flow data on file, last reported at -$136.7 million in Q1 2026.

  • Quarterly Free Cash Flow fell 188.09% year-over-year to -$136.7 million in Q1 2026, while the trailing twelve-month figure through Mar 2026 was -$321.1 million (down 200.89% YoY) and the FY2025 annual result came in at -$29.3 million, down 113.56% from the prior year.
  • Free Cash Flow slipped to -$136.7 million in Q1 2026 per BUR's latest filing, from -$80.0 million in the prior quarter.
  • Across five years, Free Cash Flow topped out at $279.8 million in Q3 2024 and bottomed at -$272.1 million in Q4 2022.
  • The 5-year median for Free Cash Flow is -$53.7 million (2022), against an average of -$40.8 million.
  • The widest annual swing landed in 2024, when Free Cash Flow soared 1692.7%; it then slumped 317.05% in 2025.
  • Tracing BUR's Free Cash Flow over 5 years: stood at -$272.1 million in 2022, then soared by 71.85% to -$76.6 million in 2023, then soared by 74.96% to -$19.2 million in 2024, then tumbled by 317.05% to -$80.0 million in 2025, then slumped by 70.84% to -$136.7 million in 2026.
  • Per Business Quant, the three latest BUR Free Cash Flow figures stand at -$136.7 million (Q1 2026), -$80.0 million (Q4 2025), and -$20.1 million (Q3 2025).

Peer Comparison

# Company Market Cap Enterprise Value Gross Profit (Qtr) Free Cash Flow (Qtr)
1 BlackRock 158.51 Bn 148.89 Bn - -1.09 Bn
2 Blackstone 92.68 Bn 91.63 Bn - 957.64 Mn
3 Kkr 84.94 Bn 132.45 Bn - 1.72 Bn
4 Brookfield Asset Management 77.34 Bn 77.68 Bn - 332.00 Mn
5 Apollo Global Management 76.27 Bn 95.00 Bn 5.04 Bn 1.62 Bn
6 State Street 44.42 Bn 18.75 Bn - -12.41 Bn
7 Ameriprise Financial 41.68 Bn 41.55 Bn 4.57 Bn 430.00 Mn
8 Northern Trust 31.21 Bn 31.21 Bn - -329.40 Mn
9 Ares Management 28.85 Bn 32.22 Bn - 390.87 Mn
10 Burford Capital 1.01 Bn -2.13 Bn - -136.67 Mn

Historic Data

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Mar 31, 2026 -136.67 Mn
Mar 31, 2026 -136.67 Mn
Dec 31, 2025 -80.00 Mn
Dec 31, 2025 -80.00 Mn
Sep 30, 2025 -20.11 Mn
Sep 30, 2025 -20.11 Mn
Jun 30, 2025 -84.33 Mn
Jun 30, 2025 -84.33 Mn
Mar 31, 2025 155.15 Mn
Mar 31, 2025 155.15 Mn
Dec 31, 2024 -19.18 Mn
Dec 31, 2024 -19.18 Mn
Sep 30, 2024 279.75 Mn
Sep 30, 2024 279.75 Mn
Jun 30, 2024 -97.42 Mn
Jun 30, 2024 -97.42 Mn
Mar 31, 2024 52.92 Mn
Mar 31, 2024 52.92 Mn
Dec 31, 2023 -76.60 Mn
Dec 31, 2023 -76.60 Mn
Sep 30, 2023 15.61 Mn
Sep 30, 2023 15.61 Mn
Jun 30, 2023 -201.53 Mn
Jun 30, 2023 -201.53 Mn
Mar 31, 2023 -15.37 Mn
Mar 31, 2023 -15.37 Mn
Dec 31, 2022 -272.10 Mn
Dec 31, 2022 -272.10 Mn
Sep 30, 2022 -53.69 Mn
Sep 30, 2022 -53.69 Mn
Jun 30, 2022 -88.39 Mn
Jun 30, 2022 -88.39 Mn
Mar 31, 2022 -52.34 Mn
Mar 31, 2022 -52.34 Mn
Jun 30, 2019 6.71 Mn
Jun 30, 2019 6.71 Mn