Burford Capital BUR
NYSE BUR
$4.26 -0.09 (-2.07%)
At close: Aug 20, 2026 · 4:00 PM EDT

Burford Capital (BUR) Share-based Compensation (2019 - 2026)

Burford Capital (BUR) posted quarterly Share-based Compensation of -$5.2 million for Q1 2026, down 255.83% year-over-year from $3.4 million in Q1 2025, and down 66.14% quarter-over-quarter from -$3.1 million in Q4 2025.

Burford Capital (BUR) Share-based Compensation (2019 - 2026) Analysis & Trends

Burford Capital (BUR) has reported Share-based Compensation for 8 consecutive years, with -$5.2 million the latest figure, recorded in Q1 2026.

  • In Q1 2026, Share-based Compensation fell 255.83% year-over-year to -$5.2 million; the TTM figure through Mar 2026 stood at $5.3 million (down 35.63% YoY), while the FY2025 annual figure was $13.8 million, up 59.35% from the prior year.
  • Share-based Compensation fell to -$5.2 million in Q1 2026 per BUR's latest filing, from -$3.1 million in the prior quarter.
  • Across five years, Share-based Compensation topped out at $16.5 million in Q4 2022 and bottomed at -$5.2 million in Q1 2026.
  • Historically, Share-based Compensation has averaged $4.5 million across 5 years, with a median of $3.4 million in 2025.
  • Annual changes were most pronounced in 2025 — Share-based Compensation soared 851.51% — and 2026, when it sank 255.83%.
  • Burford Capital's Share-based Compensation stood at $16.5 million in 2022, then slipped by 6.67% to $15.4 million in 2023, then plunged by 82.06% to $2.8 million in 2024, then sank by 213.83% to -$3.1 million in 2025, then sank by 66.14% to -$5.2 million in 2026.
  • Business Quant data shows BUR's Share-based Compensation at -$5.2 million in Q1 2026, -$3.1 million in Q4 2025, and $6.9 million in Q3 2025.

Peer Comparison

# Company Market Cap Enterprise Value Gross Profit (Qtr) Stock Comp. (Qtr)
1 BlackRock 176.99 Bn 163.12 Bn - 57.00 Mn
2 Blackstone 113.16 Bn 110.65 Bn - 354.60 Mn
3 Kkr 96.05 Bn -181.02 Bn - 225.86 Mn
4 Brookfield 92.54 Bn 45.14 Bn - -
5 Brookfield Asset Management 82.31 Bn 80.81 Bn - 42.00 Mn
6 Apollo Global Management 77.14 Bn 51.77 Bn 10.54 Bn 246.00 Mn
7 State Street 50.64 Bn 50.64 Bn - -
8 Ameriprise Financial 50.31 Bn 39.27 Bn 4.72 Bn 50.00 Mn
9 Northern Trust 33.61 Bn 33.61 Bn - -
10 Burford Capital 935.96 Mn 935.96 Mn - 2.23 Mn

Historic Data

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DateValue
Jun 30, 2026 2.23 Mn
Jun 30, 2026 2.23 Mn
Mar 31, 2026 -5.23 Mn
Mar 31, 2026 -5.23 Mn
Dec 31, 2025 -3.15 Mn
Dec 31, 2025 -3.15 Mn
Sep 30, 2025 6.92 Mn
Sep 30, 2025 6.92 Mn
Jun 30, 2025 6.71 Mn
Jun 30, 2025 6.71 Mn
Mar 31, 2025 3.35 Mn
Mar 31, 2025 3.35 Mn
Dec 31, 2024 2.76 Mn
Dec 31, 2024 2.76 Mn
Sep 30, 2024 2.95 Mn
Sep 30, 2024 2.95 Mn
Jun 30, 2024 -893,000.00
Jun 30, 2024 -893,000.00
Mar 31, 2024 3.86 Mn
Mar 31, 2024 3.86 Mn