Burford Capital (BUR) Operating Margin (2024 - 2026)
Burford Capital's Operating Margin was 57.14% in Q2 2026, down 17.21 percentage points from 74.35% a year earlier but up 148.41 percentage points from the prior quarter.
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Burford Capital (BUR) Operating Margin (2024 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
On a trailing twelve-month basis, Burford Capital's Operating Margin was -77.29% through Jun 30, 2026, down 150.09 percentage points year-over-year; for FY2025, it was 56.15%, down 15.38 percentage points from FY2024.
- Operating Margin shows a five-year change of -7.53 percentage points (FY2020 to FY2025).
- In earlier years, Operating Margin was 71.53% in FY2024 (-3.52 pp), 75.05% in FY2023 (+13.97 pp), 61.07% in FY2022 (+29.51 pp) and 31.56% in FY2021 (-32.12 pp).
- Quarterly Operating Margin has moved between -91.28% (Q1 2026) and 81.18% (Q3 2024) over five years.
- Compared with a year earlier, Operating Margin has declined for five straight quarters, with an average year-over-year change of -47.07 percentage points over the last six quarters.
- Per Business Quant data, BUR's Operating Margin in the three quarters before Q2 2026 was -91.28% (Q1 2026), -37.88% (Q4 2025) and 35.51% (Q3 2025).
Peer Set
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | Operating Margin (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Rocket Companies | 43.94 Bn | 29.62 Bn | - | - |
| 2 | Orix | 41.70 Bn | 42.20 Bn | - | 15.28% |
| 3 | Royalty Pharma | 32.87 Bn | 32.78 Bn | - | 19.75% |
| 4 | Federal National Mortgage Association Fannie Mae | 25.52 Bn | 25.52 Bn | - | - |
| 5 | Affirm Holdings | 23.86 Bn | 17.55 Bn | - | 12.63% |
| 6 | Synchrony Financial | 23.33 Bn | -44.64 Bn | - | - |
| 7 | Royal Gold | 19.87 Bn | 19.09 Bn | 390.45 Mn | 62.13% |
| 8 | Annaly Capital Management | 13.89 Bn | 4.98 Bn | - | - |
| 9 | Ares Capital | 13.54 Bn | 10.98 Bn | - | - |
| 10 | Burford Capital | 801.48 Mn | 1.45 Bn | - | 57.14% |
Historic Data
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Historic Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Jun 30, 2026 | 57.14% |
| 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% |
API Access
Burford Capital Operating Margin API
Pull this series into your own models, spreadsheets and apps with the Business Quant
Historical Metrics API. The request below matches the chart above — change the
frequency, period or values and it follows. Swap YOUR_API_KEY for your own key.
https://data.businessquant.com/historic?slug=operating-margin&ticker=BUR&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEYimport requests
url = "https://data.businessquant.com/historic"
params = {"slug": "operating-margin", "ticker": "BUR", "period": "max", "api_key": "YOUR_API_KEY"}
data = requests.get(url, params=params).json()const res = await fetch("https://data.businessquant.com/historic?slug=operating-margin&ticker=BUR&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY");
const data = await res.json();