Burford Capital (BUR) Return on Equity [ROE] (2024 - 2026)
Burford Capital's Return on Equity [ROE] came in at -113.59% for Q2 2026, down 123.41 percentage points from 9.83% a year earlier and down 44.73 percentage points from the prior quarter.
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Burford Capital (BUR) Return on Equity [ROE] (2024 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
For FY2025, Burford Capital's Return on Equity [ROE] was 2.26%, down 4.84 percentage points from FY2024.
- Return on Equity [ROE] carries a five-year change of -5.80 percentage points (FY2020 to FY2025).
- Going back by year, Return on Equity [ROE] was 7.10% in FY2024 (-18.57 pp), 25.67% in FY2023 (+21.34 pp), 4.34% in FY2022 (+4.67 pp) and -0.34% in FY2021 (-8.39 pp).
- Year-over-year, Return on Equity [ROE] has declined for three consecutive quarters.
- Business Quant data shows BUR's Return on Equity [ROE] at -68.85% (Q1 2026), 2.29% (Q4 2025) and 4.23% (Q3 2025) in the three quarters before Q2 2026.
Peer Set
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | ROE (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Rocket Companies | 43.94 Bn | 29.62 Bn | - | 2.01% |
| 2 | Orix | 41.70 Bn | 42.20 Bn | - | 13.99% |
| 3 | Royalty Pharma | 32.87 Bn | 32.78 Bn | - | 13.69% |
| 4 | Federal National Mortgage Association Fannie Mae | 25.52 Bn | 25.52 Bn | - | 13.17% |
| 5 | Affirm Holdings | 23.86 Bn | 17.55 Bn | - | 41.65% |
| 6 | Synchrony Financial | 23.33 Bn | -44.64 Bn | - | 21.08% |
| 7 | Royal Gold | 19.87 Bn | 19.09 Bn | 390.45 Mn | 9.87% |
| 8 | Annaly Capital Management | 13.89 Bn | 4.98 Bn | - | 17.89% |
| 9 | Ares Capital | 13.54 Bn | 10.98 Bn | - | - |
| 10 | Burford Capital | 801.48 Mn | 1.45 Bn | - | -113.59% |
Historic Data
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Historic Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Jun 30, 2026 | -113.59% |
| Mar 31, 2026 | -68.85% |
| Dec 31, 2025 | 2.29% |
| Sep 30, 2025 | 4.23% |
| Jun 30, 2025 | 9.83% |
| Mar 31, 2025 | 8.85% |
| Dec 31, 2024 | 7.01% |
API Access
Burford Capital Return on Equity [ROE] 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-equity-%5Broe%5D&ticker=BUR&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEYimport requests
url = "https://data.businessquant.com/historic"
params = {"slug": "return-on-equity-[roe]", "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-equity-%5Broe%5D&ticker=BUR&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY");
const data = await res.json();