Sunderland finances and accounts
Sunderland turned over AU$75.7m in 2024/25 and paid AU$101.6m in staff costs, which is 134.2% of everything the club earned.
Revenue by season
What Sunderland 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 Sunderland does not report on its own.
| MEASURE | 2024/25 | 2023/24 | 2022/23 | 2019/20 | 2018/19 | 2017/18 | 2016/17 | 2015/16 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Revenue | AU$75,690,240AU$75.7m | AU$71,907,840AU$71.9m | AU$67,388,160AU$67.4m | AU$55,971,840AU$56m | AU$112,690,560AU$112.7m | AU$122,286,720AU$122.3m | AU$237,127,680AU$237.1m | AU$199,818,240AU$199.8m |
| Staff costs | AU$101,566,080AU$101.6m | AU$58,488,960AU$58.5m | AU$48,568,320AU$48.6m | - | - | AU$89,921,280AU$89.9m | AU$158,766,720AU$158.8m | AU$156,965,760AU$157m |
| Wages and salaries | AU$88,245,120AU$88.2m | AU$52,748,160AU$52.7m | AU$43,344,000AU$43.3m | - | - | AU$79,570,560AU$79.6m | AU$141,254,400AU$141.3m | AU$139,036,800AU$139m |
| Social security costs | AU$13,004,160AU$13m | AU$5,473,920AU$5.5m | AU$4,988,160AU$5m | - | - | - | AU$16,784,640AU$16.8m | AU$17,393,280AU$17.4m |
| Pension costs | AU$316,800AU$317k | AU$266,880AU$267k | AU$236,160AU$236k | - | - | - | AU$727,680AU$728k | AU$535,680AU$536k |
| Player amortisation | AU$19,985,280AU$20m | AU$7,647,360AU$7.6m | AU$5,212,800AU$5.2m | - | - | - | - | - |
| Other operating income | - | AU$48,000AU$48k | AU$4,417,920AU$4.4m | - | - | - | - | - |
| Cost of sales | AU$2,791,680AU$2.8m | AU$6,336,000AU$6.3m | AU$7,929,600AU$7.9m | AU$3,204,480AU$3.2m | AU$4,608,000AU$4.6m | AU$3,350,400AU$3.4m | AU$4,479,360AU$4.5m | AU$3,707,520AU$3.7m |
| Other operating costs | AU$141,567,360AU$141.6m | AU$91,200,000AU$91.2m | AU$77,919,360AU$77.9m | - | - | - | AU$289,361,280AU$289.4m | AU$255,083,520AU$255.1m |
| Profit on player sales | AU$88,018,560AU$88m | AU$16,930,560AU$16.9m | AU$587,520AU$588k | - | - | - | AU$63,555,840AU$63.6m | AU$9,696,000AU$9.7m |
| Operating result | -AU$635,520AU$636k | -AU$16,296,960AU$16.3m | -AU$18,668,160AU$18.7m | -AU$11,045,760AU$11m | -AU$20,225,280AU$20.2m | -AU$38,924,160AU$38.9m | -AU$75,377,280AU$75.4m | -AU$58,972,800AU$59m |
| Pre-tax result | -AU$6,295,680AU$6.3m | -AU$17,416,320AU$17.4m | -AU$18,585,600AU$18.6m | -AU$6,387,840AU$6.4m | -AU$20,317,440AU$20.3m | -AU$38,231,040AU$38.2m | -AU$19,676,160AU$19.7m | -AU$64,867,200AU$64.9m |
| Wages to revenue | 134.2% | 81.3% | 72.1% | - | - | 73.5% | 67% | 78.6% |
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. Sunderland paid AU$101.6m against AU$75.7m of revenue, so 134p 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 Sunderland make?
Sunderland turned over AU$75.7m in 2024/25.
What is the Sunderland wage bill?
Sunderland paid AU$101.6m in staff costs in 2024/25, which is 134.2% of revenue.
Do Sunderland make a profit?
Sunderland made a pre-tax loss of AU$6.3m in 2024/25.
The accounts behind these figures
Filed by SUNDERLAND ASSOCIATION FOOTBALL CLUB,LIMITED(THE), company number 00049116. 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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