Growth Metrics

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

Burford Capital has reported Free Cash Flow over the past 5 years, most recently at -$80.0 million for Q4 2025.

  • Quarterly Free Cash Flow fell 317.05% to -$80.0 million in Q4 2025 from the year-ago period, while the trailing twelve-month figure was -$29.3 million through Dec 2025, down 113.56% year-over-year, with the annual reading at -$29.3 million for FY2025, 113.56% down from the prior year.
  • Free Cash Flow was -$80.0 million for Q4 2025 at Burford Capital, down from -$20.1 million in the prior quarter.
  • Over five years, Free Cash Flow peaked at $279.8 million in Q3 2024 and troughed at -$272.1 million in Q4 2022.
  • The 4-year median for Free Cash Flow is -$53.0 million (2022), against an average of -$34.9 million.
  • Year-over-year, Free Cash Flow surged 1692.7% in 2024 and then plummeted 317.05% in 2025.
  • A 4-year view of Free Cash Flow shows it stood at -$272.1 million in 2022, then surged by 71.85% to -$76.6 million in 2023, then surged by 74.96% to -$19.2 million in 2024, then plummeted by 317.05% to -$80.0 million in 2025.
  • Per Business Quant, the three most recent readings for BUR's Free Cash Flow are -$80.0 million (Q4 2025), -$20.1 million (Q3 2025), and -$84.3 million (Q2 2025).