Southampton finances and accounts
Southampton turned over $212.7m in 2024/25 and paid $153m 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 | $212,652,000$212.7m | $113,401,350$113.4m | $196,380,450$196.4m | $203,347,800$203.3m | $212,143,050$212.1m | $200,373,750$200.4m | $240,750,900$240.8m | $163,474,200$163.5m |
| Staff costs | $153,017,100$153m | $105,580,800$105.6m | $162,693,900$162.7m | $152,389,350$152.4m | $152,050,500$152.1m | $147,517,200$147.5m | $146,253,600$146.3m | $110,050,650$110.1m |
| Salaries and salaries | $133,964,550$134m | $93,175,650$93.2m | $142,395,300$142.4m | $133,477,200$133.5m | $133,780,950$133.8m | $130,079,250$130.1m | $128,775,150$128.8m | $96,982,650$97m |
| Social security costs | $19,052,550$19.1m | $12,405,150$12.4m | $20,298,600$20.3m | $18,912,150$18.9m | $18,269,550$18.3m | $17,437,950$17.4m | $17,478,450$17.5m | $13,068,000$13.1m |
| Other operating income | - | $2,960,550$3m | $395,550$396k | $622,350$622k | $3,514,050$3.5m | - | - | $5,871,150$5.9m |
| Cost of sales | $271,468,800$271.5m | $214,475,850$214.5m | $279,559,350$279.6m | $234,125,100$234.1m | $243,889,650$243.9m | $234,804,150$234.8m | $224,692,650$224.7m | $182,957,400$183m |
| Other operating costs | $25,226,100$25.2m | $21,755,250$21.8m | $20,154,150$20.2m | $17,473,050$17.5m | $14,137,200$14.1m | $13,127,400$13.1m | $13,687,650$13.7m | $14,716,350$14.7m |
| Profit on player sales | $38,389,950$38.4m | $166,098,600$166.1m | $10,048,050$10m | $42,124,050$42.1m | $21,645,900$21.6m | $92,986,650$93m | $56,830,950$56.8m | $39,249,900$39.2m |
| Operating result | -$84,042,900$84m | -$119,869,200$119.9m | -$102,937,500$102.9m | -$47,628,000$47.6m | -$42,369,750$42.4m | -$47,557,800$47.6m | $2,370,600$2.4m | -$28,328,400$28.3m |
| Pre-tax result | - | $32,522,850$32.5m | -$100,503,450$100.5m | -$7,854,300$7.9m | -$22,829,850$22.8m | $45,025,200$45m | $56,481,300$56.5m | $7,786,800$7.8m |
| 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 $153m against $212.7m 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 $212.7m in 2024/25.
What is the Southampton payroll?
Southampton paid $153m 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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