
Arsenal finances and accounts
Arsenal turned over AU$1.31bn in 2024/25 and paid AU$655.5m in staff costs, which is 50.2% of everything the club earned.
Revenue by season
What Arsenal 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 Arsenal does not report on its own.
Staff costs and player amortisation sit inside total operating costs rather than on top of them.
| MEASURE | 2024/25 | 2023/24 | 2022/23 | 2020/21 | 2019/20 | 2018/19 | 2017/18 | 2016/17 | 2015/16 | 2014/15 | 2013/14 | 2012/13 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Revenue | AU$1,305,986,220AU$1.31bn | AU$1,165,336,200AU$1.17bn | AU$882,034,650AU$882m | AU$620,339,580AU$620.3m | AU$651,156,030AU$651.2m | AU$747,606,510AU$747.6m | AU$762,178,410AU$762.2m | AU$801,278,730AU$801.3m | AU$668,188,710AU$668.2m | AU$651,150,360AU$651.2m | AU$570,538,080AU$570.5m | AU$529,906,860AU$529.9m |
| Staff costs | AU$655,459,560AU$655.5m | AU$619,583,580AU$619.6m | AU$443,707,740AU$443.7m | AU$461,987,820AU$462m | AU$443,163,420AU$443.2m | AU$444,002,580AU$444m | AU$453,713,400AU$453.7m | AU$376,856,550AU$376.9m | AU$369,281,430AU$369.3m | - | - | - |
| Wages and salaries | AU$572,993,190AU$573m | AU$542,354,400AU$542.4m | AU$386,784,720AU$386.8m | AU$401,466,240AU$401.5m | AU$386,883,000AU$386.9m | AU$387,846,900AU$387.8m | AU$395,321,850AU$395.3m | AU$332,129,700AU$332.1m | AU$325,541,160AU$325.5m | - | - | - |
| Social security costs | AU$78,323,490AU$78.3m | AU$72,071,370AU$72.1m | AU$53,995,410AU$54m | AU$54,191,970AU$54.2m | AU$51,228,450AU$51.2m | AU$51,288,930AU$51.3m | AU$50,402,520AU$50.4m | AU$40,548,060AU$40.5m | AU$39,436,740AU$39.4m | - | - | - |
| Pension costs | AU$4,142,880AU$4.1m | AU$5,157,810AU$5.2m | AU$2,927,610AU$2.9m | AU$6,329,610AU$6.3m | AU$5,051,970AU$5.1m | AU$4,866,750AU$4.9m | AU$7,989,030AU$8m | AU$4,178,790AU$4.2m | AU$4,303,530AU$4.3m | - | - | - |
| Player amortisation | AU$324,375,030AU$324.4m | AU$323,377,110AU$323.4m | - | AU$221,910,570AU$221.9m | AU$206,225,460AU$206.2m | AU$169,491,420AU$169.5m | AU$162,184,680AU$162.2m | AU$145,768,140AU$145.8m | AU$111,995,730AU$112m | - | - | - |
| Total operating costs | AU$1,425,449,340AU$1.43bn | AU$1,256,800,860AU$1.26bn | - | AU$805,321,440AU$805.3m | AU$838,188,540AU$838.2m | AU$809,299,890AU$809.3m | AU$841,575,420AU$841.6m | - | - | - | - | - |
| Profit on player sales | AU$153,537,930AU$153.5m | AU$96,527,970AU$96.5m | - | AU$22,245,300AU$22.2m | - | AU$23,139,270AU$23.1m | AU$226,888,830AU$226.9m | AU$12,776,400AU$12.8m | AU$3,868,830AU$3.9m | AU$54,704,160AU$54.7m | AU$13,063,680AU$13.1m | AU$88,803,540AU$88.8m |
| Operating result | -AU$119,463,120AU$119.5m | -AU$91,464,660AU$91.5m | - | -AU$184,981,860AU$185m | - | -AU$61,693,380AU$61.7m | -AU$79,397,010AU$79.4m | AU$98,253,540AU$98.3m | AU$24,927,210AU$24.9m | AU$14,577,570AU$14.6m | AU$19,002,060AU$19m | -AU$53,515,350AU$53.5m |
| Pre-tax result | -AU$2,547,720AU$2.5m | -AU$33,428,430AU$33.4m | -AU$98,514,360AU$98.5m | -AU$240,415,560AU$240.4m | -AU$102,101,580AU$102.1m | -AU$60,886,350AU$60.9m | AU$132,704,460AU$132.7m | AU$84,307,230AU$84.3m | AU$5,418,630AU$5.4m | AU$34,382,880AU$34.4m | AU$11,111,310AU$11.1m | AU$10,249,470AU$10.2m |
| Wages to revenue | 50.2% | 53.2% | 50.3% | 74.5% | 68.1% | 59.4% | 59.5% | 47% | 55.3% | - | - | - |
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. Arsenal paid AU$655.5m against AU$1.31bn of revenue, so 50p of every pound went back out as pay.
Premier League revenue
The 15 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 Arsenal make?
Arsenal turned over AU$1.31bn in 2024/25.
What is the Arsenal wage bill?
Arsenal paid AU$655.5m in staff costs in 2024/25, which is 50.2% of revenue.
Do Arsenal make a profit?
Arsenal made a pre-tax loss of AU$2.5m in 2024/25.
The accounts behind these figures
Company number 04250459. 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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