Arsenal finances and accounts
Arsenal turned over AU$1.33bn in 2024/25 and paid AU$665.9m 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$1,326,716,160AU$1.33bn | AU$1,183,833,600AU$1.18bn | AU$896,035,200AU$896m | AU$630,186,240AU$630.2m | AU$661,491,840AU$661.5m | AU$759,473,280AU$759.5m | AU$774,276,480AU$774.3m | AU$813,997,440AU$814m | AU$678,794,880AU$678.8m | AU$661,486,080AU$661.5m | AU$579,594,240AU$579.6m | AU$538,318,080AU$538.3m |
| Staff costs | AU$665,863,680AU$665.9m | AU$629,418,240AU$629.4m | AU$450,750,720AU$450.8m | AU$469,320,960AU$469.3m | AU$450,197,760AU$450.2m | AU$451,050,240AU$451.1m | AU$460,915,200AU$460.9m | AU$382,838,400AU$382.8m | AU$375,143,040AU$375.1m | - | - | - |
| Wages and salaries | AU$582,088,320AU$582.1m | AU$550,963,200AU$551m | AU$392,924,160AU$392.9m | AU$407,838,720AU$407.8m | AU$393,024,000AU$393m | AU$394,003,200AU$394m | AU$401,596,800AU$401.6m | AU$337,401,600AU$337.4m | AU$330,708,480AU$330.7m | - | - | - |
| Social security costs | AU$79,566,720AU$79.6m | AU$73,215,360AU$73.2m | AU$54,852,480AU$54.9m | AU$55,052,160AU$55.1m | AU$52,041,600AU$52m | AU$52,103,040AU$52.1m | AU$51,202,560AU$51.2m | AU$41,191,680AU$41.2m | AU$40,062,720AU$40.1m | - | - | - |
| Pension costs | AU$4,208,640AU$4.2m | AU$5,239,680AU$5.2m | AU$2,974,080AU$3m | AU$6,430,080AU$6.4m | AU$5,132,160AU$5.1m | AU$4,944,000AU$4.9m | AU$8,115,840AU$8.1m | AU$4,245,120AU$4.2m | AU$4,371,840AU$4.4m | - | - | - |
| Player amortisation | AU$329,523,840AU$329.5m | AU$328,510,080AU$328.5m | - | AU$225,432,960AU$225.4m | AU$209,498,880AU$209.5m | AU$172,181,760AU$172.2m | AU$164,759,040AU$164.8m | AU$148,081,920AU$148.1m | AU$113,773,440AU$113.8m | - | - | - |
| Total operating costs | AU$1,448,075,520AU$1.45bn | AU$1,276,750,080AU$1.28bn | - | AU$818,104,320AU$818.1m | AU$851,493,120AU$851.5m | AU$822,145,920AU$822.1m | AU$854,933,760AU$854.9m | - | - | - | - | - |
| Profit on player sales | AU$155,975,040AU$156m | AU$98,060,160AU$98.1m | - | AU$22,598,400AU$22.6m | - | AU$23,506,560AU$23.5m | AU$230,490,240AU$230.5m | AU$12,979,200AU$13m | AU$3,930,240AU$3.9m | AU$55,572,480AU$55.6m | AU$13,271,040AU$13.3m | AU$90,213,120AU$90.2m |
| Operating result | -AU$121,359,360AU$121.4m | -AU$92,916,480AU$92.9m | - | -AU$187,918,080AU$187.9m | - | -AU$62,672,640AU$62.7m | -AU$80,657,280AU$80.7m | AU$99,813,120AU$99.8m | AU$25,322,880AU$25.3m | AU$14,808,960AU$14.8m | AU$19,303,680AU$19.3m | -AU$54,364,800AU$54.4m |
| Pre-tax result | -AU$2,588,160AU$2.6m | -AU$33,959,040AU$34m | -AU$100,078,080AU$100.1m | -AU$244,231,680AU$244.2m | -AU$103,722,240AU$103.7m | -AU$61,852,800AU$61.9m | AU$134,810,880AU$134.8m | AU$85,645,440AU$85.6m | AU$5,504,640AU$5.5m | AU$34,928,640AU$34.9m | AU$11,287,680AU$11.3m | AU$10,412,160AU$10.4m |
| 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$665.9m against AU$1.33bn 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$1.33bn in 2024/25.
What is the Arsenal wage bill?
Arsenal paid AU$665.9m 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$2.6m 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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