Burford Capital (BUR) Return on Assets [ROA] (2025 - 2026)
Burford Capital's Return on Assets [ROA] was -39.65% in Q2 2026, down 44.67 percentage points from 5.02% a year earlier and down 10.36 percentage points from the prior quarter.
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Burford Capital (BUR) Return on Assets [ROA] (2025 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
For FY2025, Return on Assets [ROA] at Burford Capital came in at 1.13%, down 2.70 percentage points from FY2024.
- Return on Assets [ROA] shows a five-year change of -3.85 percentage points (FY2020 to FY2025).
- In earlier years, Return on Assets [ROA] was 3.82% in FY2024 (-10.36 pp), 14.19% in FY2023 (+11.76 pp), 2.43% in FY2022 (+2.63 pp) and -0.20% in FY2021 (-5.18 pp).
- Per Business Quant data, BUR's Return on Assets [ROA] in the three quarters before Q2 2026 was -29.29% (Q1 2026), 1.08% (Q4 2025) and 2.09% (Q3 2025).
Peer Set
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | ROA (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Rocket Companies | 43.94 Bn | 29.62 Bn | - | 0.78% |
| 2 | Orix | 41.70 Bn | 42.20 Bn | - | 3.61% |
| 3 | Royalty Pharma | 32.87 Bn | 32.78 Bn | - | 6.81% |
| 4 | Federal National Mortgage Association Fannie Mae | 25.52 Bn | 25.52 Bn | - | 0.35% |
| 5 | Affirm Holdings | 23.86 Bn | 17.55 Bn | - | 13.34% |
| 6 | Synchrony Financial | 23.33 Bn | -44.64 Bn | - | 2.89% |
| 7 | Royal Gold | 19.87 Bn | 19.09 Bn | 390.45 Mn | 7.87% |
| 8 | Annaly Capital Management | 13.89 Bn | 4.98 Bn | - | 2.11% |
| 9 | Ares Capital | 13.54 Bn | 10.98 Bn | - | - |
| 10 | Burford Capital | 801.48 Mn | 1.45 Bn | - | -39.65% |
Historic Data
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Historic Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Jun 30, 2026 | -39.65% |
| Mar 31, 2026 | -29.29% |
| Dec 31, 2025 | 1.08% |
| Sep 30, 2025 | 2.09% |
| Jun 30, 2025 | 5.02% |
| Mar 31, 2025 | 4.60% |
API Access
Burford Capital Return on Assets [ROA] 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=return-on-assets-%5Broa%5D&ticker=BUR&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEYimport requests
url = "https://data.businessquant.com/historic"
params = {"slug": "return-on-assets-[roa]", "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=return-on-assets-%5Broa%5D&ticker=BUR&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY");
const data = await res.json();