Burford Capital (BUR) Return on Sales [ROS] (2024 - 2026)
Burford Capital's Return on Sales [ROS] came in at 57.14% for Q2 2026, down 17.21 percentage points from 74.35% a year earlier but up 148.41 percentage points from the prior quarter.
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Burford Capital (BUR) Return on Sales [ROS] (2024 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
Over the trailing twelve months to Jun 30, 2026, Burford Capital reported Return on Sales [ROS] of -77.29%, down 150.09 percentage points year-over-year; for FY2025, it came in at 56.15%, down 15.38 percentage points from FY2024.
- Return on Sales [ROS] carries a five-year change of -7.53 percentage points (FY2020 to FY2025).
- Going back by year, Return on Sales [ROS] was 71.53% in FY2024 (-3.52 pp), 75.05% in FY2023 (+13.97 pp), 61.07% in FY2022 (+29.51 pp) and 31.56% in FY2021 (-32.12 pp).
- The five-year range for quarterly Return on Sales [ROS] is -91.28% (Q1 2026) to 81.18% (Q3 2024).
- Year-over-year, Return on Sales [ROS] has declined for five consecutive quarters, with an average year-over-year change of -47.07 percentage points over the last six quarters.
- Business Quant data shows BUR's Return on Sales [ROS] at -91.28% (Q1 2026), -37.88% (Q4 2025) and 35.51% (Q3 2025) in the three quarters before Q2 2026.
Peer Set
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | ROS (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Rocket Companies | 43.94 Bn | 29.62 Bn | - | 23.53% |
| 2 | Orix | 41.70 Bn | 42.20 Bn | - | 15.28% |
| 3 | Royalty Pharma | 32.87 Bn | 32.78 Bn | - | 19.75% |
| 4 | Federal National Mortgage Association Fannie Mae | 25.52 Bn | 25.52 Bn | - | 507.88% |
| 5 | Affirm Holdings | 23.86 Bn | 17.55 Bn | - | 12.63% |
| 6 | Synchrony Financial | 23.33 Bn | -44.64 Bn | - | 45.54% |
| 7 | Royal Gold | 19.87 Bn | 19.09 Bn | 390.45 Mn | 62.13% |
| 8 | Annaly Capital Management | 13.89 Bn | 4.98 Bn | - | - |
| 9 | Ares Capital | 13.54 Bn | 10.98 Bn | - | - |
| 10 | Burford Capital | 801.48 Mn | 1.45 Bn | - | 57.14% |
Historic Data
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Historic Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Jun 30, 2026 | 57.14% |
| Mar 31, 2026 | -91.28% |
| Dec 31, 2025 | -37.88% |
| Sep 30, 2025 | 35.51% |
| Jun 30, 2025 | 74.35% |
| Mar 31, 2025 | 65.42% |
| Dec 31, 2024 | 56.68% |
| Sep 30, 2024 | 81.18% |
| Jun 30, 2024 | 76.10% |
| Mar 31, 2024 | 31.96% |
API Access
Burford Capital Return on Sales [ROS] 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-sales-%5Bros%5D&ticker=BUR&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEYimport requests
url = "https://data.businessquant.com/historic"
params = {"slug": "return-on-sales-[ros]", "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-sales-%5Bros%5D&ticker=BUR&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY");
const data = await res.json();