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

Burford Capital's (BUR) quarterly Retained Earnings came in at $11.9 million in Q1 2026, down 74.0% year-on-year from $45.8 million in Q1 2025, and down 99.34% on a QoQ basis from $1.8 billion in Q4 2025.

Burford Capital (BUR) Retained Earnings (2019 - 2026) Analysis & Trends

Burford Capital (BUR) has 8 years of Retained Earnings data on file, last reported at $11.9 million in Q1 2026.

  • On a quarterly basis, Retained Earnings fell 74.0% year-over-year to $11.9 million in Q1 2026; TTM through Mar 2026 was $11.9 million, a 74.0% decrease from a year earlier, with the FY2025 full-year figure at $1.8 billion, up 4146.41% from the prior year.
  • Retained Earnings for Q1 2026 stood at $11.9 million, down from $1.8 billion in the prior quarter.
  • Over the last five years, Retained Earnings for BUR reached as high as $1.8 billion in Q4 2025 and fell as low as -$2.1 million in Q2 2025.
  • Historically, Retained Earnings has averaged $379.4 million across 5 years, with a median of $44.1 million in 2024.
  • Across the five-year window, Retained Earnings plunged 99.32% in 2023 and surged 4146.41% in 2025, its largest moves.
  • Year by year, Retained Earnings stood at $1.1 billion in 2022, then plunged by 99.32% to $7.3 million in 2023, then jumped by 479.99% to $42.4 million in 2024, then jumped by 4146.41% to $1.8 billion in 2025, then slumped by 99.34% to $11.9 million in 2026.
  • Per Business Quant data, the three most recent Retained Earnings figures were $11.9 million in Q1 2026, $1.8 billion in Q4 2025, and $54.6 million in Q3 2025.

Peer Comparison

# Company Market Cap Enterprise Value Gross Profit (Qtr) Retained Earnings (Qtr)
1 Brookfield 1,236.60 Bn 1,311.20 Bn 18.56 Bn -
2 BlackRock 161.01 Bn 148.08 Bn - -678.00 Mn
3 Blackstone 97.77 Bn 96.72 Bn - -323.73 Mn
4 Apollo Global Management 70.80 Bn 90.38 Bn -409.00 Mn -3.14 Bn
5 State Street 51.30 Bn 51.30 Bn - -
6 Ameriprise Financial 48.54 Bn 39.27 Bn 4.57 Bn -1.21 Bn
7 Northern Trust 32.93 Bn 32.93 Bn - -636.60 Mn
8 Raymond James Financial 32.59 Bn 17.67 Bn - -368.00 Mn
9 Price T Rowe 24.70 Bn 21.13 Bn - -51.60 Mn
10 Burford Capital 908.18 Mn 891.31 Mn - 11.90 Mn

Historic Data

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DateValue
Mar 31, 2026 11.90 Mn
Dec 31, 2025 1.80 Bn
Sep 30, 2025 54.59 Mn
Jun 30, 2025 -2.14 Mn
Mar 31, 2025 45.76 Mn
Dec 31, 2024 42.41 Mn
Dec 31, 2023 7.31 Mn
Dec 31, 2022 1.07 Bn
Dec 31, 2021 1.07 Bn
Dec 31, 2020 1.14 Bn
Dec 31, 2019 923.04 Mn