Arsenal finances and accounts
Arsenal turned over $932.8m in 2024/25 and paid $468.2m in staff costs, which is 50.2% of everything the club earned.
Revenue by season
What Arsenal 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 Arsenal does not report on its own.
Staff costs and player amortisation sit inside total operating costs rather than on top of them.
| MEASURE | 2024/25 | 2023/24 | 2022/23 | 2020/21 | 2019/20 | 2018/19 | 2017/18 | 2016/17 | 2015/16 | 2014/15 | 2013/14 | 2012/13 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Revenue | $932,847,300$932.8m | $832,383,000$832.4m | $630,024,750$630m | $443,099,700$443.1m | $465,111,450$465.1m | $534,004,650$534m | $544,413,150$544.4m | $572,341,950$572.3m | $477,277,650$477.3m | $465,107,400$465.1m | $407,527,200$407.5m | $378,504,900$378.5m |
| Staff costs | $468,185,400$468.2m | $442,559,700$442.6m | $316,934,100$316.9m | $329,991,300$330m | $316,545,300$316.5m | $317,144,700$317.1m | $324,081,000$324.1m | $269,183,250$269.2m | $263,772,450$263.8m | - | - | - |
| Salaries and salaries | $409,280,850$409.3m | $387,396,000$387.4m | $276,274,800$276.3m | $286,761,600$286.8m | $276,345,000$276.3m | $277,033,500$277m | $282,372,750$282.4m | $237,235,500$237.2m | $232,529,400$232.5m | - | - | - |
| Social security costs | $55,945,350$55.9m | $51,479,550$51.5m | $38,568,150$38.6m | $38,708,550$38.7m | $36,591,750$36.6m | $36,634,950$36.6m | $36,001,800$36m | $28,962,900$29m | $28,169,100$28.2m | - | - | - |
| Pension costs | $2,959,200$3m | $3,684,150$3.7m | $2,091,150$2.1m | $4,521,150$4.5m | $3,608,550$3.6m | $3,476,250$3.5m | $5,706,450$5.7m | $2,984,850$3m | $3,073,950$3.1m | - | - | - |
| Player amortisation | $231,696,450$231.7m | $230,983,650$231m | - | $158,507,550$158.5m | $147,303,900$147.3m | $121,065,300$121.1m | $115,846,200$115.8m | $104,120,100$104.1m | $79,996,950$80m | - | - | - |
| Total operating costs | $1,018,178,100$1.02bn | $897,714,900$897.7m | - | $575,229,600$575.2m | $598,706,100$598.7m | $578,071,350$578.1m | $601,125,300$601.1m | - | - | - | - | - |
| Profit on player sales | $109,669,950$109.7m | $68,948,550$68.9m | - | $15,889,500$15.9m | - | $16,528,050$16.5m | $162,063,450$162.1m | $9,126,000$9.1m | $2,763,450$2.8m | $39,074,400$39.1m | $9,331,200$9.3m | $63,431,100$63.4m |
| Operating result | -$85,330,800$85.3m | -$65,331,900$65.3m | - | -$132,129,900$132.1m | - | -$44,066,700$44.1m | -$56,712,150$56.7m | $70,181,100$70.2m | $17,805,150$17.8m | $10,412,550$10.4m | $13,572,900$13.6m | -$38,225,250$38.2m |
| Pre-tax result | -$1,819,800$1.8m | -$23,877,450$23.9m | -$70,367,400$70.4m | -$171,725,400$171.7m | -$72,929,700$72.9m | -$43,490,250$43.5m | $94,788,900$94.8m | $60,219,450$60.2m | $3,870,450$3.9m | $24,559,200$24.6m | $7,936,650$7.9m | $7,321,050$7.3m |
| Salaries to revenue | 50.2% | 53.2% | 50.3% | 74.5% | 68.1% | 59.4% | 59.5% | 47% | 55.3% | - | - | - |
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. Arsenal paid $468.2m against $932.8m of revenue, so 50p 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 Arsenal make?
Arsenal turned over $932.8m in 2024/25.
What is the Arsenal payroll?
Arsenal paid $468.2m in staff costs in 2024/25, which is 50.2% of revenue.
Do Arsenal make a profit?
Arsenal made a pre-tax loss of $1.8m in 2024/25.
The accounts behind these figures
Company number 04250459. 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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