Southampton finances and accounts
Southampton turned over AU$297.7m in 2024/25 and paid AU$214.2m in staff costs, which is 72% of everything the club earned.
Revenue by season
What Southampton 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 Southampton does not report on its own.
| MEASURE | 2024/25 | 2023/24 | 2022/23 | 2021/22 | 2020/21 | 2017/18 | 2016/17 | 2015/16 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Revenue | AU$297,712,800AU$297.7m | AU$158,761,890AU$158.8m | AU$274,932,630AU$274.9m | AU$284,686,920AU$284.7m | AU$297,000,270AU$297m | AU$280,523,250AU$280.5m | AU$337,051,260AU$337.1m | AU$228,863,880AU$228.9m |
| Staff costs | AU$214,223,940AU$214.2m | AU$147,813,120AU$147.8m | AU$227,771,460AU$227.8m | AU$213,345,090AU$213.3m | AU$212,870,700AU$212.9m | AU$206,524,080AU$206.5m | AU$204,755,040AU$204.8m | AU$154,070,910AU$154.1m |
| Wages and salaries | AU$187,550,370AU$187.6m | AU$130,445,910AU$130.4m | AU$199,353,420AU$199.4m | AU$186,868,080AU$186.9m | AU$187,293,330AU$187.3m | AU$182,110,950AU$182.1m | AU$180,285,210AU$180.3m | AU$135,775,710AU$135.8m |
| Social security costs | AU$26,673,570AU$26.7m | AU$17,367,210AU$17.4m | AU$28,418,040AU$28.4m | AU$26,477,010AU$26.5m | AU$25,577,370AU$25.6m | AU$24,413,130AU$24.4m | AU$24,469,830AU$24.5m | AU$18,295,200AU$18.3m |
| Other operating income | - | AU$4,144,770AU$4.1m | AU$553,770AU$554k | AU$871,290AU$871k | AU$4,919,670AU$4.9m | - | - | AU$8,219,610AU$8.2m |
| Cost of sales | AU$380,056,320AU$380.1m | AU$300,266,190AU$300.3m | AU$391,383,090AU$391.4m | AU$327,775,140AU$327.8m | AU$341,445,510AU$341.4m | AU$328,725,810AU$328.7m | AU$314,569,710AU$314.6m | AU$256,140,360AU$256.1m |
| Other operating costs | AU$35,316,540AU$35.3m | AU$30,457,350AU$30.5m | AU$28,215,810AU$28.2m | AU$24,462,270AU$24.5m | AU$19,792,080AU$19.8m | AU$18,378,360AU$18.4m | AU$19,162,710AU$19.2m | AU$20,602,890AU$20.6m |
| Profit on player sales | AU$53,745,930AU$53.7m | AU$232,538,040AU$232.5m | AU$14,067,270AU$14.1m | AU$58,973,670AU$59m | AU$30,304,260AU$30.3m | AU$130,181,310AU$130.2m | AU$79,563,330AU$79.6m | AU$54,949,860AU$54.9m |
| Operating result | -AU$117,660,060AU$117.7m | -AU$167,816,880AU$167.8m | -AU$144,112,500AU$144.1m | -AU$66,679,200AU$66.7m | -AU$59,317,650AU$59.3m | -AU$66,580,920AU$66.6m | AU$3,318,840AU$3.3m | -AU$39,659,760AU$39.7m |
| Pre-tax result | - | AU$45,531,990AU$45.5m | -AU$140,704,830AU$140.7m | -AU$10,996,020AU$11m | -AU$31,961,790AU$32m | AU$63,035,280AU$63m | AU$79,073,820AU$79.1m | AU$10,901,520AU$10.9m |
| Wages to revenue | 72% | 93.1% | 82.8% | 74.9% | 71.7% | 73.6% | 60.7% | 67.3% |
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. Southampton paid AU$214.2m against AU$297.7m of revenue, so 72p of every pound went back out as pay.
Championship revenue
The 20 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 Southampton make?
Southampton turned over AU$297.7m in 2024/25.
What is the Southampton wage bill?
Southampton paid AU$214.2m in staff costs in 2024/25, which is 72% of revenue.
Do Southampton make a profit?
The 2024/25 accounts for Southampton do not give a pre-tax figure.
The accounts behind these figures
Company number 00053301. Every set of accounts read for this page.
- 2024/25 accounts
- 2023/24 accounts
- 2022/23 accounts
- 2021/22 accounts
- 2020/21 accounts
- 2019/20 accounts
- 2018/19 accounts
- 2017/18 accounts
- 2016/17 accounts
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