Burford Capital (BUR) Shares Outstanding (Diluted) (2019 - 2026)
Burford Capital's Shares Outstanding (Diluted) came in at 225.09 million for Q2 2026, up 0.5% from 223.98 million a year earlier and up 2.9% from the prior quarter.
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Burford Capital (BUR) Shares Outstanding (Diluted) (2019 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
For FY2025, Burford Capital's Shares Outstanding (Diluted) was 224.58 million, up 0.6% from FY2024.
- Shares Outstanding (Diluted) has increased in each of the last five years, with a five-year compound annual growth rate of 0.5% (FY2020 to FY2025).
- Going back by year, Shares Outstanding (Diluted) was 223.23 million in FY2024 (+0.1%), 223.01 million in FY2023 (+0.5%), 221.8 million in FY2022 (+1.0%) and 219.7 million in FY2021 (+0.4%).
- The Q2 2026 figure represents the highest quarterly Shares Outstanding (Diluted) in data going back to Q4 2019.
- Year-over-year, Shares Outstanding (Diluted) increased in five of the last seven quarters, with an average decline of 0.1%.
- The fastest year-over-year change in Shares Outstanding (Diluted) over five years came in Q1 2025 (growth of 1.9%), and the weakest in Q3 2025 (a decline of 1.9%).
- Business Quant data shows BUR's Shares Outstanding (Diluted) at 218.84 million (Q1 2026), 224.58 million (Q4 2025) and 219.27 million (Q3 2025) in the three quarters before Q2 2026.
Peer Set
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | Shares Outstanding (Dil.) (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Rocket Companies | 43.86 Bn | 29.54 Bn | - | 2.84 Bn |
| 2 | Orix | 41.95 Bn | 42.45 Bn | - | 1.12 Bn |
| 3 | Royalty Pharma | 32.58 Bn | 32.49 Bn | - | 556.90 Mn |
| 4 | Affirm Holdings | 25.20 Bn | 18.89 Bn | - | 348.85 Mn |
| 5 | Federal National Mortgage Association Fannie Mae | 24.58 Bn | 24.58 Bn | - | 5.89 Bn |
| 6 | Synchrony Financial | 23.36 Bn | -44.61 Bn | - | 334.10 Mn |
| 7 | Royal Gold | 19.78 Bn | 19.01 Bn | 390.45 Mn | 85.05 Mn |
| 8 | Annaly Capital Management | 13.72 Bn | 4.81 Bn | - | 740.26 Mn |
| 9 | Ares Capital | 13.51 Bn | 10.95 Bn | - | 718.00 Mn |
| 10 | Burford Capital | 781.72 Mn | 1.43 Bn | - | 225.09 Mn |
Historic Data
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Historic Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Jun 30, 2026 | 225.09 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2026 | 218.84 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2025 | 224.58 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2025 | 219.27 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2025 | 223.98 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2025 | 223.10 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2024 | 223.23 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2024 | 223.56 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2024 | 223.34 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2024 | 218.93 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2023 | 223.01 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2022 | 221.80 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2021 | 219.70 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2020 | 218.92 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2019 | 219.06 Mn |
API Access
Burford Capital Shares Outstanding (Diluted) 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=shares-outstanding-diluted&ticker=BUR&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEYimport requests
url = "https://data.businessquant.com/historic"
params = {"slug": "shares-outstanding-diluted", "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=shares-outstanding-diluted&ticker=BUR&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY");
const data = await res.json();