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SOUTHAMPTON · FINANCES

Southampton finances and accounts

Southampton turned over AU$302.4m in 2024/25 and paid AU$217.6m in staff costs, which is 72% of everything the club earned.

REVENUE AU$302.4m
WAGE BILL AU$217.6m
WAGES TO REVENUE72%
PRE-TAX RESULT -
Southampton Football finances Championship Highest paid All-time earners

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 2024/252023/242022/232021/222020/212017/182016/172015/16
Revenue AU$302,438,400AU$302.4m AU$161,281,920AU$161.3m AU$279,296,640AU$279.3m AU$289,205,760AU$289.2m AU$301,714,560AU$301.7m AU$284,976,000AU$285m AU$342,401,280AU$342.4m AU$232,496,640AU$232.5m
Staff costs AU$217,624,320AU$217.6m AU$150,159,360AU$150.2m AU$231,386,880AU$231.4m AU$216,731,520AU$216.7m AU$216,249,600AU$216.2m AU$209,802,240AU$209.8m AU$208,005,120AU$208m AU$156,516,480AU$156.5m
Wages and salaries AU$190,527,360AU$190.5m AU$132,516,480AU$132.5m AU$202,517,760AU$202.5m AU$189,834,240AU$189.8m AU$190,266,240AU$190.3m AU$185,001,600AU$185m AU$183,146,880AU$183.1m AU$137,930,880AU$137.9m
Social security costs AU$27,096,960AU$27.1m AU$17,642,880AU$17.6m AU$28,869,120AU$28.9m AU$26,897,280AU$26.9m AU$25,983,360AU$26m AU$24,800,640AU$24.8m AU$24,858,240AU$24.9m AU$18,585,600AU$18.6m
Other operating income -AU$4,210,560AU$4.2m AU$562,560AU$563k AU$885,120AU$885k AU$4,997,760AU$5m --AU$8,350,080AU$8.4m
Cost of sales AU$386,088,960AU$386.1m AU$305,032,320AU$305m AU$397,595,520AU$397.6m AU$332,977,920AU$333m AU$346,865,280AU$346.9m AU$333,943,680AU$333.9m AU$319,562,880AU$319.6m AU$260,206,080AU$260.2m
Other operating costs AU$35,877,120AU$35.9m AU$30,940,800AU$30.9m AU$28,663,680AU$28.7m AU$24,850,560AU$24.9m AU$20,106,240AU$20.1m AU$18,670,080AU$18.7m AU$19,466,880AU$19.5m AU$20,929,920AU$20.9m
Profit on player sales AU$54,599,040AU$54.6m AU$236,229,120AU$236.2m AU$14,290,560AU$14.3m AU$59,909,760AU$59.9m AU$30,785,280AU$30.8m AU$132,247,680AU$132.2m AU$80,826,240AU$80.8m AU$55,822,080AU$55.8m
Operating result -AU$119,527,680AU$119.5m -AU$170,480,640AU$170.5m -AU$146,400,000AU$146.4m -AU$67,737,600AU$67.7m -AU$60,259,200AU$60.3m -AU$67,637,760AU$67.6m AU$3,371,520AU$3.4m -AU$40,289,280AU$40.3m
Pre-tax result -AU$46,254,720AU$46.3m -AU$142,938,240AU$142.9m -AU$11,170,560AU$11.2m -AU$32,469,120AU$32.5m AU$64,035,840AU$64m AU$80,328,960AU$80.3m AU$11,074,560AU$11.1m
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$217.6m against AU$302.4m 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.

West Ham United $434m Wolverhampton Wanderers $330m Southampton $302m Sheffield United $152m Burnley $138m Bristol City $77m Birmingham City $70m Stoke City $68m Wrexham $64m Middlesbrough $62m Derby County $61m Queens Park Rangers $60m West Bromwich Albion $58m Cardiff City $50m Millwall $46m Blackburn Rovers $45m Swansea City $44m Bolton Wanderers $39m Charlton Athletic $21m Lincoln City $16m

Frequently asked questions

How much revenue do Southampton make?

Southampton turned over AU$302.4m in 2024/25.

What is the Southampton wage bill?

Southampton paid AU$217.6m 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.

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