Burford Capital Limited
BURFinancial Services · Stock · semiannual payer
Forward Yield
3.15%
Annual Dividend
$0.13
Payout Ratio
45%
5-Yr Growth
—
Ex-Date
May 22, 2026
Frequency
Semiannual
Summary
As of September 2026, Burford Capital Limited (BUR) yields 3.15% ($0.13 per share annually), with a blended fair-value estimate of $1.70 — -57% downside, so it screens as overvalued. Dividend safety grade: D (46/100).
Is BUR a good dividend stock?
MixedBurford Capital Limited (BUR) pays a semiannual dividend yielding 3.15% ($0.13/yr), with 0 years of growth and a dividend-safety grade of D. The picture is mixed — the dividend pays, but safety or growth signals are weaker than ideal.
Advantages
- Comfortable payout ratio (45%)
Risks
- Cut its dividend in 2022
- Share price is down over the past 5 years
- Below-average dividend safety score
Key Data
- Dividend Yield
- 3.15%
- Payout Ratio
- 45%
- Annual Dividend
- $0.13
- 5-Yr Avg Growth
- —
- Ex-Dividend Date
- May 22, 2026
- Years of Growth
- 0
- Frequency
- semiannual
- Beta
- 1.06
- Market Cap
- $865.2M
- P/E Ratio
- —
- 5-Yr Total Return
- -62%
- 52-Week Range
- $3.59 – $12.70
- Dividend Safety
- D · 46/100
- Ever Cut?
- Yes (2022)
Frequently Asked Questions
BUR Price — Last 12 Months
Daily close
Price Return
1 Year
-60%
3 Years
-68%
5 Years
-62%
52-Week Range
$3.59 – $12.70
Price change over each period (excludes dividends). Past performance doesn't guarantee future results.
What is BUR worth?
Overvaluedmedium confidenceOur blended fair-value estimate for Burford Capital Limited is $1.70 per share, versus a market price of $3.97. That implies 57% of downside.
Fair Value
$1.70
Current Price
$3.97
Downside
-57%
Margin of Safety
-133%
How we get there
Discounted cash flow
Discounts projected free cash flow back to today.
Dividend discount
Discounts the future dividend stream back to today.
At today's price, the market is pricing in about -0.3% annual free-cash-flow growth. We model -5.0% — so the price already assumes faster growth than we think is likely.
Assumptions: 9.6% discount rate (CAPM), -5.0% stage-1 growth, 2.5% terminal growth, -$7.69 EPS, $0.13 annual dividend. Updated weekly.
Fair-value estimates are model output for educational purposes only — not investment advice or a price target.
BUR Dividend Safety Score
Risky
SmarterDividends' proprietary score, backtested against which dividends were actually cut over 15+ years (0.78 AUC). It blends a validated cut-risk model (growth streak, cut history) with current payout, cash-flow and debt. Higher is safer · not investment advice.
Dividend Growth
Total dividends per share by year
Dividend History
| Ex-Date | Pay Date | Amount | Type |
|---|---|---|---|
| May 22, 2026 | — | $0.0630 | regular |
| May 23, 2025 | — | $0.0630 | regular |
| Nov 1, 2024 | — | $0.0630 | regular |
| May 23, 2024 | — | $0.0630 | regular |
| Nov 9, 2023 | — | $0.0630 | regular |
| May 25, 2023 | — | $0.0630 | regular |
| Nov 3, 2022 | — | $0.0630 | regular |
| May 26, 2022 | — | $0.0630 | regular |
| Nov 11, 2021 | — | $0.0630 | regular |
| May 27, 2021 | — | $0.1250 | regular |
Income Calculator
At $0.13 / yr per share
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