Growth Metrics

Burford Capital (BUR) Retained Earnings (2019 - 2026)

Burford Capital has reported Retained Earnings over the past 7 years, most recently at -$199000.0 for Q4 2025.

  • Quarterly Retained Earnings fell 100.01% to -$199000.0 in Q4 2025 from the year-ago period, while the trailing twelve-month figure was -$199000.0 through Dec 2025, down 100.01% year-over-year, with the annual reading at -$199000.0 for FY2025, 100.01% down from the prior year.
  • Retained Earnings was -$199000.0 for Q4 2025 at Burford Capital, down from $554000.0 in the prior quarter.
  • Over five years, Retained Earnings peaked at $1.8 billion in Q3 2024 and troughed at -$9.5 million in Q2 2021.
  • The 5-year median for Retained Earnings is $468.8 million (2022), against an average of $748.0 million.
  • Year-over-year, Retained Earnings tumbled 128.31% in 2021 and then surged 24058.03% in 2024.
  • A 5-year view of Retained Earnings shows it stood at $2.9 million in 2021, then skyrocketed by 1511.27% to $47.0 million in 2022, then tumbled by 84.46% to $7.3 million in 2023, then surged by 24058.03% to $1.8 billion in 2024, then tumbled by 100.01% to -$199000.0 in 2025.
  • Per Business Quant, the three most recent readings for BUR's Retained Earnings are -$199000.0 (Q4 2025), $554000.0 (Q3 2025), and -$2.1 million (Q2 2025).