Burford Capital (CHIX:BURL) Shiller PE Ratio: (As of Aug. 03, 2026)

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CHIX:BURL Burford Capital Ltd CHIX:BURL
50 GF Score
Price £3.04
GF Value £4.09
Valuation Modestly Undervalued
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What is Burford Capital Shiller PE Ratio?

Shiller PE for Stocks: The True Measure of Stock Valuation


Burford Capital  (CHIX:BURl) Shiller PE Ratio Explanation

Compared with the regular PE Ratio, which works poorly for cyclical businesses, the Shiller PE Ratio smoothed out the fluctuations of profit margins during business cycles. Therefore it is more accurate in reflecting the valuation of the company.

If a company has consistent business performance, the Shiller PE Ratio should give similar results to regular PE Ratio.

Compared with the PS Ratio, the Shiller PE Ratio makes the comparison between different industries more meaningful.


Be Aware

Shiller PE Ratio assumes that over the long term, businesses and profitability revert to their means. If a company's business model does not work in the future compared with the past, Shiller PE Ratio and PS Ratio will give false valuations.


Burford Capital Shiller PE Ratio Related Terms


Burford Capital Shiller PE Ratio Historical Data

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The historical data trend for Burford Capital's Shiller PE Ratio can be seen below:

* For Operating Data section: All numbers are indicated by the unit behind each term and all currency related amount are in USD.
* For other sections: All numbers are in millions except for per share data, ratio, and percentage. All currency related amount are indicated in the company's associated stock exchange currency.

Burford Capital Shiller PE Ratio Chart

Burford Capital Annual Data
Trend Dec16 Dec17 Dec18 Dec19 Dec20 Dec21 Dec22 Dec23 Dec24 Dec25
Shiller PE Ratio
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Burford Capital Quarterly Data
Dec20 Jun21 Dec21 Mar22 Jun22 Sep22 Dec22 Mar23 Jun23 Sep23 Dec23 Mar24 Jun24 Sep24 Dec24 Mar25 Jun25 Sep25 Dec25 Mar26
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CHIX:BURL vs NRK, NXP, BCX: Shiller PE Ratio Comparison

For the Asset Management subindustry, Burford Capital's Shiller PE Ratio, along with its competitors' market caps and Shiller PE 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 Shiller PE Ratio vs Asset Management Industry

For the Asset Management industry and Financial Services sector, Burford Capital's Shiller PE Ratio distribution charts can be found below:

* The bar in red indicates where Burford Capital's Shiller PE Ratio falls into.


CHIX:BURL
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Burford Capital Shiller PE Ratio Calculation

For Shiller PE Ratio, the earnings of the past 10 years are inflation-adjusted and averaged. The result is used for P/E calculation. Since it looks at the average over the last 10 years, the Shiller PE Ratio is also called PE10.

The Shiller PE Ratio was first used by professor Robert Shiller to measure the valuation of the overall market. The same calculation is applied here to individual companies.

Burford Capital's E10 for the quarter that ended in Mar. 2026 is calculated as:

For example, Burford Capital's adjusted earnings per share data for the three months ended in Mar. 2026 was:

Adj_EPS=Earnings per Share (Diluted)/CPI of Mar. 2026 (Change)*Current CPI (Mar. 2026)
=-5.595/330.2130*330.2130
=-5.595

Current CPI (Mar. 2026) = 330.2130.

Burford Capital Quarterly Data

Earnings per Share (Diluted) CPI Adj_EPS
201012 0.000 219.179 0.000
201106 0.000 225.722 0.000
201112 0.000 225.672 0.000
201206 0.000 229.478 0.000
201212 0.000 229.601 0.000
201306 0.000 233.504 0.000
201312 0.000 233.049 0.000
201406 0.000 238.343 0.000
201412 0.000 234.812 0.000
201506 0.000 238.638 0.000
201512 0.000 236.525 0.000
201606 0.000 241.018 0.000
201612 0.000 241.432 0.000
201706 0.000 244.955 0.000
201712 0.000 246.524 0.000
201806 0.000 251.989 0.000
201812 0.000 251.233 0.000
201906 0.000 256.143 0.000
201912 0.000 256.974 0.000
202006 0.000 257.797 0.000
202012 0.000 260.474 0.000
202106 0.000 271.696 0.000
202112 0.000 278.802 0.000
202203 0.190 287.504 0.218
202206 -0.187 296.311 -0.208
202209 -0.238 296.808 -0.265
202212 0.304 296.797 0.338
202303 0.964 301.836 1.055
202306 -0.079 305.109 -0.086
202309 0.986 307.789 1.058
202312 0.356 306.746 0.383
202403 -0.110 312.332 -0.116
202406 0.189 314.175 0.199
202409 0.461 315.301 0.483
202412 0.050 315.605 0.052
202503 0.108 319.799 0.112
202506 0.287 322.561 0.294
202509 -0.067 324.800 -0.068
202512 -0.128 324.054 -0.130
202603 -5.595 330.213 -5.595

Add all the adjusted EPS together and divide 10 will get our E10.

Please note that we use the CPI data of the country/region where the company is headquartered. If the CPI data for that country/region is not available, then we will use the CPI data of the United States as default.

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

Based on GuruFocus' analysis, Burford Capital stock appears to be undervalued. The current stock price of £3.04 is trading 25.7% below its estimated GF Value™ of £4.09. GuruFocus considers Burford Capital to be Modestly Undervalued.

Key valuation signals for CHIX:BURL:

  • Shiller PE Ratio:
  • GF Value™: £4.09 vs. price of £3.04 (25.7% below fair value)
  • GF Score™: 50/100 with 1 warning sign

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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.
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