Burford Capital Ltd dividend history

Burford Capital Ltd paid $27.4m in dividends in fiscal 2025. That was 43.8% of net income.

Dividends, buybacks and capital spending

FY2026 Q2 TTM

Buybacks (TTM): $3.7M
Dividends (TTM): $27.4M
Returned to shareholders: -146%; of free cash flow
Buybacks, last 3 fiscal years: $24.2M
Diluted share count: −0.3%; year over year

Dividends by fiscal year

US$ millions unless shown otherwise. Fiscal years, plus the last twelve months (LTM) when newer.

Burford Capital Ltd: dividends by fiscal year, annual
Fiscal year	2019Dec 2019	2020Dec 2020	2021Dec 2021	2022Dec 2022	2023Dec 2023	2024Dec 2024	2025Dec 2025	LTMJun 2026
Dividends paid	28	—	41	28	27	27	27	—
Share buybacks	—	—	—	4	4	5	15	4
Dividends ÷ net income	9.5%	—	—	90.7%	4.5%	18.7%	43.8%	—
Dividends ÷ free cash flow	—	—	—	—	—	12.6%	—	—

Dividend per share is the amount declared for the fiscal year as stated in the company's filings (including any special dividend), restated for stock splits and checked against the cash dividends paid. Dividends paid and buybacks are cash amounts; the last-twelve-months column can include an extra payment when a quarter-end date moves.

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Figures from Burford Capital Ltd's SEC filings (10-K and 10-Q), retrieved October 31, 2026. How we read and check them: methodology and data sources. Not investment advice. Back to Burford Capital Ltd.