Burford Capital (BUR) Retained Earnings (2019 - 2026)
Burford Capital's Retained Earnings was $157.25 million in Q2 2026, down 91.6% from $1.87 billion a year earlier and down 6.8% from the prior quarter.
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Burford Capital (BUR) Retained Earnings (2019 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
At the end of FY2025, Retained Earnings at Burford Capital came in at $1.8 billion, up 1.9% from FY2024.
- Retained Earnings has now increased for four consecutive years, with a five-year compound annual growth rate of 9.6% (FY2020 to FY2025).
- In earlier years, Retained Earnings was $1.77 billion in FY2024 (+7.1%), $1.65 billion in FY2023 (+53.5%), $1.07 billion in FY2022 (+0.6%) and $1.07 billion in FY2021 (-6.0%).
- The Q2 2026 figure marks the lowest quarterly Retained Earnings in data going back to Q4 2019.
- Compared with a year earlier, Retained Earnings was higher in two of the last four quarters, with an average decline of 43.3%.
- Per Business Quant data, BUR's Retained Earnings in the three quarters before Q2 2026 was $168.79 million (Q1 2026), $1.8 billion (Q4 2025) and $1.85 billion (Q3 2025).
Peer Set
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | Retained Earnings (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Rocket Companies | 43.94 Bn | 29.62 Bn | - | 651.00 Mn |
| 2 | Orix | 41.70 Bn | 42.20 Bn | - | 23.31 Bn |
| 3 | Royalty Pharma | 32.87 Bn | 32.78 Bn | - | 2.46 Bn |
| 4 | Federal National Mortgage Association Fannie Mae | 25.52 Bn | 25.52 Bn | - | -16.56 Bn |
| 5 | Affirm Holdings | 23.86 Bn | 17.55 Bn | - | -1.13 Bn |
| 6 | Synchrony Financial | 23.33 Bn | -44.64 Bn | - | 25.97 Bn |
| 7 | Royal Gold | 19.87 Bn | 19.09 Bn | 390.45 Mn | 1.66 Bn |
| 8 | Annaly Capital Management | 13.89 Bn | 4.98 Bn | - | -13.21 Bn |
| 9 | Ares Capital | 13.54 Bn | 10.98 Bn | - | 531.00 Mn |
| 10 | Burford Capital | 801.48 Mn | 1.45 Bn | - | 157.25 Mn |
Historic Data
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Historic Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Jun 30, 2026 | 157.25 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2026 | 168.79 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2025 | 1.80 Bn |
| Sep 30, 2025 | 1.85 Bn |
| Jun 30, 2025 | 1.87 Bn |
| Mar 31, 2025 | 1.80 Bn |
| Dec 31, 2024 | 1.77 Bn |
| Dec 31, 2023 | 1.65 Bn |
| Dec 31, 2022 | 1.07 Bn |
| Dec 31, 2021 | 1.07 Bn |
| Dec 31, 2020 | 1.14 Bn |
| Dec 31, 2019 | 923.04 Mn |
API Access
Burford Capital Retained Earnings 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=retained-earnings&ticker=BUR&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEYimport requests
url = "https://data.businessquant.com/historic"
params = {"slug": "retained-earnings", "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=retained-earnings&ticker=BUR&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY");
const data = await res.json();