Southampton finances and accounts
Southampton turned over $209.5m in 2024/25 and paid $150.8m in staff costs, which is 72% of everything the club earned.
Revenue by season
What Southampton 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 Southampton does not report on its own.
| MEASURE | 2024/25 | 2023/24 | 2022/23 | 2021/22 | 2020/21 | 2017/18 | 2016/17 | 2015/16 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Revenue | $209,501,600$209.5m | $111,721,330$111.7m | $193,471,110$193.5m | $200,335,240$200.3m | $209,000,190$209m | $197,405,250$197.4m | $237,184,220$237.2m | $161,052,360$161.1m |
| Staff costs | $150,750,180$150.8m | $104,016,640$104m | $160,283,620$160.3m | $150,131,730$150.1m | $149,797,900$149.8m | $145,331,760$145.3m | $144,086,880$144.1m | $108,420,270$108.4m |
| Salaries and salaries | $131,979,890$132m | $91,795,270$91.8m | $140,285,740$140.3m | $131,499,760$131.5m | $131,799,010$131.8m | $128,152,150$128.2m | $126,867,370$126.9m | $95,545,870$95.5m |
| Social security costs | $18,770,290$18.8m | $12,221,370$12.2m | $19,997,880$20m | $18,631,970$18.6m | $17,998,890$18m | $17,179,610$17.2m | $17,219,510$17.2m | $12,874,400$12.9m |
| Other operating income | - | $2,916,690$2.9m | $389,690$390k | $613,130$613k | $3,461,990$3.5m | - | - | $5,784,170$5.8m |
| Cost of sales | $267,447,040$267.4m | $211,298,430$211.3m | $275,417,730$275.4m | $230,656,580$230.7m | $240,276,470$240.3m | $231,325,570$231.3m | $221,363,870$221.4m | $180,246,920$180.2m |
| Other operating costs | $24,852,380$24.9m | $21,432,950$21.4m | $19,855,570$19.9m | $17,214,190$17.2m | $13,927,760$13.9m | $12,932,920$12.9m | $13,484,870$13.5m | $14,498,330$14.5m |
| Profit on player sales | $37,821,210$37.8m | $163,637,880$163.6m | $9,899,190$9.9m | $41,499,990$41.5m | $21,325,220$21.3m | $91,609,070$91.6m | $55,989,010$56m | $38,668,420$38.7m |
| Operating result | -$82,797,820$82.8m | -$118,093,360$118.1m | -$101,412,500$101.4m | -$46,922,400$46.9m | -$41,742,050$41.7m | -$46,853,240$46.9m | $2,335,480$2.3m | -$27,908,720$27.9m |
| Pre-tax result | - | $32,041,030$32m | -$99,014,510$99m | -$7,737,940$7.7m | -$22,491,630$22.5m | $44,358,160$44.4m | $55,644,540$55.6m | $7,671,440$7.7m |
| Salaries to revenue | 72% | 93.1% | 82.8% | 74.9% | 71.7% | 73.6% | 60.7% | 67.3% |
What the payroll covers
Staff costs are the whole payroll and not just the first team: players, coaching staff, the academy and everyone working at the ground. Southampton paid $150.8m against $209.5m of revenue, so 72p of every pound went back out as pay.
Championship revenue
The 20 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 Southampton make?
Southampton turned over $209.5m in 2024/25.
What is the Southampton payroll?
Southampton paid $150.8m in staff costs in 2024/25, which is 72% of revenue.
Do Southampton make a profit?
The 2024/25 accounts for Southampton do not give a pre-tax figure.
The accounts behind these figures
Company number 00053301. 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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