Borussia Dortmund finances and accounts
Borussia Dortmund turned over €526m in 2024/25 and paid €268m in staff costs, which is 51% of everything the club earned.
Revenue by season
What Borussia Dortmund turned over in each year we hold accounts for.
Every measure, season by season
Costs are shown as the amount paid. A dash is a measure Borussia Dortmund does not report on its own.
| MEASURE | 2024/25 | 2023/24 | 2022/23 | 2021/22 | 2020/21 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Revenue | €526,019,000€526.0m | €509,110,000€509.1m | €418,239,000€418.2m | €351,645,000€351.6m | €334,171,000€334.2m |
| Matchday | €55,221,000€55.2m | €52,582,000€52.6m | €43,524,000€43.5m | €22,655,000€22.7m | €554,000€554k |
| Broadcasting | €227,200,000€227.2m | €206,050,000€206.0m | €157,507,000€157.5m | €145,070,000€145.1m | €186,655,000€186.7m |
| Commercial | €193,590,000€193.6m | €194,474,000€194.5m | €175,630,000€175.6m | €157,923,000€157.9m | €139,217,000€139.2m |
| Other revenue | €50,008,000€50.0m | €56,004,000€56.0m | €41,578,000€41.6m | €25,997,000€26.0m | €7,745,000€7.7m |
| Staff costs | €268,296,000€268.3m | €268,506,000€268.5m | €236,223,000€236.2m | €231,218,000€231.2m | €215,650,000€215.7m |
| Wages and salaries | €255,290,000€255.3m | €256,636,000€256.6m | €225,240,000€225.2m | €223,432,000€223.4m | €207,025,000€207.0m |
| Social security costs | €13,006,000€13.0m | €11,870,000€11.9m | €10,983,000€11.0m | €7,786,000€7.8m | €8,625,000€8.6m |
| Other operating income | €9,958,000€10.0m | €11,260,000€11.3m | €6,818,000€6.8m | €25,580,000€25.6m | €10,377,000€10.4m |
| Cost of sales | €27,359,000€27.4m | €32,712,000€32.7m | €24,112,000€24.1m | €22,641,000€22.6m | €19,589,000€19.6m |
| Other operating costs | €162,311,000€162.3m | €166,745,000€166.7m | €114,033,000€114.0m | €102,431,000€102.4m | €85,760,000€85.8m |
| Profit on player sales | €37,842,000€37.8m | €97,852,000€97.9m | €72,531,000€72.5m | €62,891,000€62.9m | €15,401,000€15.4m |
| Operating result | €10,506,000€10.5m | €45,926,000€45.9m | €16,911,000€16.9m | -€26,010,000€26.0m | -€72,093,000€72.1m |
| Pre-tax result | €9,537,000€9.5m | €48,646,000€48.6m | €10,780,000€10.8m | -€30,197,000€30.2m | -€73,152,000€73.2m |
| Wages to revenue | 51% | 52.7% | 56.5% | 65.8% | 64.5% |
Where the money comes from
How Borussia Dortmund earned €526,019,000 in 2024/25.
What the wage bill covers
Staff costs are the whole payroll and not just the first team: players, coaching staff, the academy and everyone working at the ground. Borussia Dortmund paid €268m against €526m of revenue, so 51p of every pound went back out as pay.
Bundesliga revenue
The 12 clubs in the division whose accounts cover the same twelve months. Follow a club for its own finances.
Frequently asked questions
How much revenue do Borussia Dortmund make?
Borussia Dortmund turned over €526m in 2024/25.
What is the Borussia Dortmund wage bill?
Borussia Dortmund paid €268m in staff costs in 2024/25, which is 51% of revenue.
Do Borussia Dortmund make a profit?
Borussia Dortmund made a pre-tax profit of €9.5m in 2024/25.
The accounts behind these figures
Filed by Borussia Dortmund GmbH & Co. KGaA, company number HRB 14217. Every set of accounts read for this page.
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