Burford Capital (CHIX:BURL) 3-Year Sharpe Ratio: N/A (As of Aug. 18, 2026)

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CHIX:BURL Burford Capital Ltd CHIX:BURL
53 GF Score
Price £3.12
GF Value £4.04
Valuation Modestly Undervalued
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What is Burford Capital 3-Year Sharpe Ratio?

The 3-Year Sharpe Ratio measures the additional return that an investor receives per unit of increase in risk over the past three years. As of today (2026-08-18), Burford Capital's 3-Year Sharpe Ratio is Not available.


Burford Capital  (CHIX:BURl) 3-Year Sharpe Ratio Explanation

The 3-Year Sharpe Ratio inidicates the risk-adjusted return of an investment over the past three years. It is calculated as the annualized result of the average three-year monthly excess returns divided by its standard deviation in the three-year period. The monthly excess return is the monthly investment return minus the monthly risk-free rate (typically the 10-year Treasury Constant Maturity Rate). If the risk-free rate for a specific region is not available, U.S. data is used by default.

The greater a portfolio's Sharpe Ratio, the better its risk-adjusted performance. A negative Sharpe Ratio means the risk-free rate is greater than the portfolio’s historical or projected return, or else the portfolio's return is expected to be negative.


Burford Capital 3-Year Sharpe Ratio Related Terms


CHIX:BURL vs NRK, NXP, BCX: 3-Year Sharpe Ratio Comparison

For the Asset Management subindustry, Burford Capital's 3-Year Sharpe Ratio, along with its competitors' market caps and 3-Year Sharpe Ratio data, can be viewed below:

* Competitive companies are chosen from companies within the same industry, with headquarter located in same country, with closest market capitalization; x-axis shows the market cap, and y-axis shows the term value; the bigger the dot, the larger the market cap. Note that "N/A" values will not show up in the chart.


Burford Capital 3-Year Sharpe Ratio vs Asset Management Industry

For the Asset Management industry and Financial Services sector, Burford Capital's 3-Year Sharpe Ratio distribution charts can be found below:

* The bar in red indicates where Burford Capital's 3-Year Sharpe Ratio falls into.


CHIX:BURL
53GF Score
Burford Capital Ltd CHIX:BURL
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Burford Capital 3-Year Sharpe Ratio Calculation

The 3-Year Sharpe Ratio measures the performance of an investment such as a stock or portfolio compared to a risk-free asset in the last three years. A stock / portfolio's 3-Year Sharpe Ratio can be calculated by dividing the difference between the three-year average monthly returns of the investment and the risk-free rate, by the standard deviation of the investment returns over the past three years.

Is Burford Capital (CHIX:BURL) Overvalued in 2026?

Based on GuruFocus' analysis, Burford Capital stock appears to be undervalued. The current stock price of £3.12 is trading 22.9% below its estimated GF Value™ of £4.04. GuruFocus considers Burford Capital to be Modestly Undervalued.

Key valuation signals for CHIX:BURL:

  • 3-Year Sharpe Ratio: N/A
  • GF Value™: £4.04 vs. price of £3.12 (22.9% below fair value)
  • GF Score™: 53/100 with 2 warning signs

No single metric tells the full story. See the CHIX:BURL stock analysis page for a complete view including 30-year financials, guru trades, and insider activity.


Burford Capital Business Description

Other Exchanges BUR:USABUR:UK9BF:Germany
Address Hirzel Street, Oak House, St Peter Port, GGY, GY1 2NP
Burford Capital Ltd provides capital against the underlying value of litigation and legal assets, known as legal finance, serving the legal industry with financial products and services. Its business is funding clients engaged in ongoing legal disputes to pay legal fees and monetize the expected future value of disputes, focusing on large, complex matters. The company has two reportable segments: Principal Finance, which earns maximum revenue and allocates capital to legal finance assets from its balance sheet and through interests in private funds managed by the company, and Asset Management and Other Services, which manages legal finance assets for third-party investors and provides other services to the legal industry.
53GF Score

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