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CHELSEA · FINANCES

Chelsea finances and accounts

Chelsea turned over AU$942.4m in 2024/25.

REVENUE AU$942.4m
WAGE BILL -
WAGES TO REVENUE-
PRE-TAX RESULT -
Chelsea Football finances Premier League Highest paid All-time earners

Revenue by season

What Chelsea 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 Chelsea does not report on its own.

MEASURE 2024/252023/242022/232021/222020/212019/202018/192017/182016/17
Revenue AU$942,445,440AU$942.4m AU$899,493,120AU$899.5m AU$983,936,640AU$983.9m AU$924,053,760AU$924.1m AU$834,936,960AU$834.9m AU$782,211,840AU$782.2m AU$857,742,720AU$857.7m AU$851,422,080AU$851.4m AU$693,711,360AU$693.7m
Matchday -AU$153,830,400AU$153.8m AU$146,843,520AU$146.8m AU$132,792,960AU$132.8m AU$14,695,680AU$14.7m AU$104,580,480AU$104.6m AU$127,916,160AU$127.9m AU$141,960,960AU$142m AU$125,796,480AU$125.8m
Broadcasting -AU$313,153,920AU$313.2m AU$433,731,840AU$433.7m AU$451,230,720AU$451.2m AU$525,323,520AU$525.3m AU$350,488,320AU$350.5m AU$384,360,960AU$384.4m AU$391,950,720AU$392m AU$311,896,320AU$311.9m
Commercial -AU$432,508,800AU$432.5m AU$403,361,280AU$403.4m AU$340,030,080AU$340m AU$294,917,760AU$294.9m AU$327,143,040AU$327.1m AU$345,465,600AU$345.5m AU$317,510,400AU$317.5m AU$256,018,560AU$256m
Staff costs -AU$649,000,320AU$649m AU$775,607,040AU$775.6m AU$653,278,080AU$653.3m AU$639,177,600AU$639.2m -AU$548,256,000AU$548.3m AU$468,641,280AU$468.6m AU$421,745,280AU$421.7m
Wages and salaries -AU$565,687,680AU$565.7m AU$676,521,600AU$676.5m AU$571,332,480AU$571.3m AU$559,862,400AU$559.9m -AU$482,179,200AU$482.2m AU$414,737,280AU$414.7m AU$374,956,800AU$375m
Social security costs -AU$78,787,200AU$78.8m AU$95,675,520AU$95.7m AU$78,670,080AU$78.7m AU$76,168,320AU$76.2m -AU$63,310,080AU$63.3m AU$51,269,760AU$51.3m AU$44,298,240AU$44.3m
Pension costs -AU$4,525,440AU$4.5m AU$3,409,920AU$3.4m AU$3,275,520AU$3.3m AU$3,146,880AU$3.1m -AU$2,766,720AU$2.8m AU$2,634,240AU$2.6m AU$2,490,240AU$2.5m
Player amortisation AU$410,674,560AU$410.7m AU$368,305,920AU$368.3m ---AU$247,950,720AU$248m AU$326,419,200AU$326.4m AU$241,063,680AU$241.1m AU$172,112,640AU$172.1m
Other operating income AU$960,000AU$960k AU$1,372,800AU$1.4m AU$58,763,520AU$58.8m -AU$24,155,520AU$24.2m ----
Cost of sales AU$823,052,160AU$823.1m AU$769,551,360AU$769.6m AU$897,033,600AU$897m AU$742,644,480AU$742.6m AU$679,962,240AU$680m AU$611,504,640AU$611.5m AU$645,120,000AU$645.1m AU$561,939,840AU$561.9m AU$513,427,200AU$513.4m
Other operating costs AU$712,014,720AU$712m AU$540,195,840AU$540.2m AU$564,192,000AU$564.2m AU$646,872,960AU$646.9m AU$530,188,800AU$530.2m AU$384,910,080AU$384.9m AU$473,779,200AU$473.8m AU$368,229,120AU$368.2m AU$282,779,520AU$282.8m
Profit on player sales AU$111,179,520AU$111.2m AU$292,728,960AU$292.7m AU$120,693,120AU$120.7m AU$236,568,960AU$236.6m AU$53,644,800AU$53.6m AU$273,878,400AU$273.9m AU$116,081,280AU$116.1m AU$216,950,400AU$217m AU$132,913,920AU$132.9m
Operating result -AU$591,661,440AU$591.7m -AU$408,881,280AU$408.9m -AU$418,525,440AU$418.5m -AU$465,463,680AU$465.5m -AU$351,058,560AU$351.1m -AU$214,202,880AU$214.2m -AU$312,318,720AU$312.3m -AU$90,266,880AU$90.3m -AU$102,495,360AU$102.5m
Pre-tax result -AU$246,528,000AU$246.5m -AU$172,992,000AU$173m -AU$233,001,600AU$233m -AU$299,402,880AU$299.4m AU$68,451,840AU$68.5m -AU$195,429,120AU$195.4m AU$129,525,120AU$129.5m AU$30,040,320AU$30m
Wages to revenue -72.2%78.8%70.7%76.6%-63.9%55%60.8%

Premier League revenue

The 15 clubs in the division whose accounts cover the same twelve months. Follow a club for its own finances.

Liverpool $1.3bn Manchester City $1.3bn Arsenal $1.3bn Manchester United $1.2bn Tottenham Hotspur $1.1bn Chelsea $942m Aston Villa $690m Nottingham Forest $426m Everton $378m Crystal Palace $375m Brentford $332m Ipswich Town $298m Sunderland $76m Coventry City $66m Hull City $50m

Frequently asked questions

How much revenue do Chelsea make?

Chelsea turned over AU$942.4m in 2024/25.

What is the Chelsea wage bill?

The 2024/25 accounts for Chelsea do not separate staff costs from the rest of the operating costs.

Do Chelsea make a profit?

The 2024/25 accounts for Chelsea do not give a pre-tax figure.

The accounts behind these figures

Company number 02536231. Every set of accounts read for this page.

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