Celtic finances and accounts
Celtic turned over AU$239.2m in 2023/24 and paid AU$125.9m in staff costs, which is 52.7% of everything the club earned.
Revenue by season
What Celtic 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 Celtic does not report on its own.
| MEASURE | 2023/24 | 2022/23 | 2021/22 | 2020/21 | 2019/20 | 2018/19 | 2017/18 | 2016/17 | 2015/16 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Revenue | AU$239,193,600AU$239.2m | AU$230,113,920AU$230.1m | AU$169,411,200AU$169.4m | AU$116,699,520AU$116.7m | AU$134,847,360AU$134.8m | AU$160,147,200AU$160.1m | AU$195,020,160AU$195m | AU$174,026,880AU$174m | AU$99,857,280AU$99.9m |
| Staff costs | AU$125,942,400AU$125.9m | AU$116,820,480AU$116.8m | AU$113,055,360AU$113.1m | AU$99,283,200AU$99.3m | AU$104,294,400AU$104.3m | AU$107,700,480AU$107.7m | AU$113,923,200AU$113.9m | AU$100,204,800AU$100.2m | AU$70,824,960AU$70.8m |
| Player amortisation | AU$22,047,360AU$22m | AU$23,208,960AU$23.2m | AU$25,046,400AU$25m | AU$22,696,320AU$22.7m | AU$23,508,480AU$23.5m | AU$18,641,280AU$18.6m | AU$16,834,560AU$16.8m | AU$14,488,320AU$14.5m | AU$9,509,760AU$9.5m |
| Other operating costs | AU$202,356,480AU$202.4m | AU$183,229,440AU$183.2m | AU$176,117,760AU$176.1m | AU$142,757,760AU$142.8m | AU$154,654,080AU$154.7m | AU$166,855,680AU$166.9m | AU$167,199,360AU$167.2m | AU$146,551,680AU$146.6m | AU$109,918,080AU$109.9m |
| Profit on player sales | AU$12,743,040AU$12.7m | AU$27,726,720AU$27.7m | AU$55,735,680AU$55.7m | AU$18,115,200AU$18.1m | AU$46,440,960AU$46.4m | AU$34,016,640AU$34m | AU$31,591,680AU$31.6m | AU$4,375,680AU$4.4m | AU$24,276,480AU$24.3m |
| Operating result | AU$27,922,560AU$27.9m | AU$77,070,720AU$77.1m | AU$11,959,680AU$12m | -AU$21,678,720AU$21.7m | -AU$631,680AU$632k | AU$22,118,400AU$22.1m | AU$34,627,200AU$34.6m | AU$14,432,640AU$14.4m | AU$1,401,600AU$1.4m |
| Pre-tax result | AU$34,224,000AU$34.2m | AU$78,138,240AU$78.1m | AU$11,781,120AU$11.8m | -AU$22,064,640AU$22.1m | AU$193,920AU$194k | AU$21,719,040AU$21.7m | AU$33,160,320AU$33.2m | AU$13,242,240AU$13.2m | AU$881,280AU$881k |
| Wages to revenue | 52.7% | 50.8% | 66.7% | 85.1% | 77.3% | 67.3% | 58.4% | 57.6% | 70.9% |
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. Celtic paid AU$125.9m against AU$239.2m of revenue, so 53p of every pound went back out as pay.
Scottish Premiership revenue
The 8 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 Celtic make?
Celtic turned over AU$239.2m in 2023/24.
What is the Celtic wage bill?
Celtic paid AU$125.9m in staff costs in 2023/24, which is 52.7% of revenue.
Do Celtic make a profit?
Celtic made a pre-tax profit of AU$34.2m in 2023/24.
The accounts behind these figures
Company number SC003487. 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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