Burford Capital Ltd (BUR) — Cash Flow-to-Debt Ratio

Latest as of June 2026: -0.03x

Burford Capital Ltd (BUR) has a Cash Flow-to-Debt Ratio of -0.03x as of June 2026, meaning its operating cash flow of $-84.65 Million could theoretically repay 0% of its total liabilities ($2.80 Billion) in one year. See BUR FCF to total liabilities ratio to measure the company's free cash flow as a share of total liabilities.

CF-to-Debt Ratio

-0.03x
Operating CF / Total Liabilities

Operating Cash Flow

$-84.65 Million
USD

Total Liabilities

$2.80 Billion
USD

Data as of

Jun 2026
Most recent filing

Burford Capital Ltd Cash Flow-to-Debt Ratio (2011–2025)

Historical debt coverage capacity for Burford Capital Ltd across 15 annual periods. For the full cash flow conversion analysis, see Burford Capital Ltd operating cash flow efficiency.

Annual Cash Flow-to-Debt Ratio for Burford Capital Ltd (2011–2025)

Year-by-year debt coverage analysis for Burford Capital Ltd. Check Burford Capital Ltd earnings quality ratio to evaluate the quality of earnings relative to operating cash generation.

Year CF-to-Debt Ratio Operating CF (USD) Total Liabilities YoY Change
2025 -0.01x $-29.01 Million $3.51 Billion ▼ -111.1%
2024 0.07x $216.72 Million $2.92 Billion ▲ +171.1%
2023 -0.10x $-274.68 Million $2.63 Billion ▲ +57.4%
2022 -0.25x $-466.10 Million $1.90 Billion ▲ +31.6%
2021 -0.36x $-585.36 Million $1.63 Billion ▼ -304.0%
2020 0.18x $180.67 Million $1.03 Billion ▲ +2466.6%
2019 -0.01x $-8.31 Million $1.12 Billion ▲ +97.0%
2018 -0.24x $-233.31 Million $955.83 Million ▲ +98.6%
2017 -17.34x $-102.32 Million $5.90 Million ▼ -96639.9%
2016 -0.02x $-6.67 Million $372.07 Million ▲ +85.8%
2015 -0.13x $-20.14 Million $160.08 Million ▲ +79.5%
2014 -0.61x $-92.32 Million $150.71 Million ▼ -135.9%
2013 1.71x $41.92 Million $24.57 Million ▼ -56.3%
2012 3.90x $50.34 Million $12.90 Million ▲ +635.1%
2011 0.53x $6.69 Million $12.61 Million
Cash Flow-to-Debt Ratio = Operating Cash Flow / Total Liabilities. Higher is better for debt service capacity.