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

Burford Capital (BUR) reported Retained Earnings of $168.8 million for Q1 2026, down 90.61% year-over-year from $1.8 billion in Q1 2025, and up 84919.6% quarter-over-quarter from -$199000.0 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 $168.8 million in Q1 2026.

  • Retained Earnings for Q1 2026 came in at $168.8 million, down 90.61% year-over-year; the trailing twelve-month figure through Mar 2026 was $168.8 million (down 90.61% YoY), and the FY2025 annual result was -$199000.0, down 101.97% from the prior year.
  • Retained Earnings grew to $168.8 million in Q1 2026 per BUR's latest filing, from -$199000.0 in the prior quarter.
  • Over five years, Retained Earnings peaked at $1.8 billion in Q1 2025 and troughed at -$2.1 million in Q2 2025.
  • A 5-year average of $587.2 million and a median of $89.5 million in 2024 frame the typical range for Retained Earnings.
  • The sharpest annual moves came in 2023 and 2025: Retained Earnings surged 53.54% in 2023, then sank 101.97% in 2025.
  • A 5-year view of Retained Earnings shows it stood at $1.1 billion in 2022, then soared by 53.54% to $1.6 billion in 2023, then plunged by 99.39% to $10.1 million in 2024, then slumped by 101.97% to -$199000.0 in 2025, then jumped by 84919.6% to $168.8 million in 2026.
  • Business Quant data shows BUR's Retained Earnings at $168.8 million in Q1 2026, -$199000.0 in Q4 2025, and $554000.0 in Q3 2025.

Peer Comparison

# Company Market Cap Enterprise Value Gross Profit (Qtr) Retained Earnings (Qtr)
1 BlackRock 160.20 Bn 150.57 Bn - 39.18 Bn
2 Blackstone 96.40 Bn 95.35 Bn - -15.77 Mn
3 Kkr 85.87 Bn 133.39 Bn - 14.08 Bn
4 Apollo Global Management 79.90 Bn 98.63 Bn 5.04 Bn 5.16 Bn
5 State Street 46.62 Bn 20.95 Bn - -
6 Ameriprise Financial 42.78 Bn 42.65 Bn 4.57 Bn 28.43 Bn
7 Northern Trust 32.35 Bn 32.35 Bn - 17.07 Bn
8 Ares Management 30.25 Bn 33.62 Bn - -1.66 Bn
9 Raymond James Financial 30.24 Bn 18.99 Bn - 14.49 Bn
10 Burford Capital 938.81 Mn -2.20 Bn - 168.79 Mn

Historic Data

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DateValue
Mar 31, 2026 168.79 Mn
Dec 31, 2025 -199,000.00
Sep 30, 2025 554,000.00
Jun 30, 2025 -2.14 Mn
Mar 31, 2025 1.80 Bn
Dec 31, 2024 10.12 Mn
Dec 31, 2023 1.65 Bn
Dec 31, 2022 1.07 Bn
Dec 31, 2021 1.07 Bn
Dec 31, 2020 5.14 Mn
Dec 31, 2019 923.04 Mn