Burford Capital (BUR) Operating Margin (2019 - 2026)
Burford Capital (BUR) reported Operating Margin of 91.28% for Q1 2026, down 15670.0% year-over-year from N/an in Q1 2025, and down 140.99% on a QoQ basis from 37.88% in Q4 2025.
Burford Capital (BUR) has 7 years of Operating Margin data on file, last reported at 91.28% in Q1 2026.
- Quarterly Operating Margin fell 15670.0% year-over-year to 91.28% in Q1 2026, while the trailing twelve-month figure through Mar 2026 was 70.27% (down 14346.0% YoY) and the FY2025 annual result came in at 56.15%, down 1538.0% from the prior year.
- Operating Margin declined to 91.28% in Q1 2026 per BUR's latest filing, from 37.88% in the prior quarter.
- Across five years, Operating Margin topped out at 2062804.43% in Q2 2023 and bottomed at 299.35% in Q3 2022.
- The 5-year median for Operating Margin is 65.42% (2025), against an average of 121365.93%.
- The widest annual swing landed in 2023, when Operating Margin jumped 206276031 bps; it then tumbled 206272832 bps in 2024.
- Tracing BUR's Operating Margin over 5 years: stood at 73.89% in 2022, then declined by 20 bps to 58.9% in 2023, then retreated by 4 bps to 56.68% in 2024, then slumped by 167 bps to 37.88% in 2025, then tumbled by 141 bps to 91.28% in 2026.
- Per Business Quant, the three latest BUR Operating Margin figures stand at 91.28% (Q1 2026), 37.88% (Q4 2025), and 35.51% (Q3 2025).
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | Operating Margin (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | BlackRock | 158.51 Bn | 148.89 Bn | - | 42.01% |
| 2 | Blackstone | 92.68 Bn | 91.63 Bn | - | - |
| 3 | Kkr | 84.94 Bn | 132.45 Bn | - | 46.06% |
| 4 | Brookfield Asset Management | 77.34 Bn | 77.68 Bn | - | - |
| 5 | Apollo Global Management | 76.27 Bn | 95.00 Bn | 5.04 Bn | 1.56% |
| 6 | State Street | 44.42 Bn | 18.75 Bn | - | - |
| 7 | Ameriprise Financial | 41.68 Bn | 41.55 Bn | 4.57 Bn | 18.44% |
| 8 | Northern Trust | 31.21 Bn | 31.21 Bn | - | - |
| 9 | Ares Management | 28.85 Bn | 32.22 Bn | - | - |
| 10 | Burford Capital | 1.01 Bn | -2.13 Bn | - | -91.28% |
Historic Data
Download Data| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Mar 31, 2026 | -91.28% |
| Dec 31, 2025 | -37.88% |
| Sep 30, 2025 | 35.51% |
| Jun 30, 2025 | 74.35% |
| Mar 31, 2025 | 65.42% |
| Dec 31, 2024 | 56.68% |
| Sep 30, 2024 | 81.18% |
| Jun 30, 2024 | 76.10% |
| Mar 31, 2024 | 31.96% |
| Dec 31, 2023 | 58.90% |
| Sep 30, 2023 | 85.61% |
| Jun 30, 2023 | 2,062,804.43% |
| Mar 31, 2023 | 85.74% |
| Dec 31, 2022 | 73.89% |
| Sep 30, 2022 | -299.35% |
| Jun 30, 2022 | 44.11% |
| Mar 31, 2022 | 75.40% |
| Dec 31, 2021 | -7.00% |
| Jun 30, 2021 | -1.92% |
| Jun 30, 2019 | 84.45% |