Arsenal finances and accounts
Arsenal turned over $919m in 2024/25 and paid $461.2m 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 | $919,027,340$919m | $820,051,400$820.1m | $620,691,050$620.7m | $436,535,260$436.5m | $458,220,910$458.2m | $526,093,470$526.1m | $536,347,770$536.3m | $563,862,810$563.9m | $470,206,870$470.2m | $458,216,920$458.2m | $401,489,760$401.5m | $372,897,420$372.9m |
| Staff costs | $461,249,320$461.2m | $436,003,260$436m | $312,238,780$312.2m | $325,102,540$325.1m | $311,855,740$311.9m | $312,446,260$312.4m | $319,279,800$319.3m | $265,195,350$265.2m | $259,864,710$259.9m | - | - | - |
| Salaries and salaries | $403,217,430$403.2m | $381,656,800$381.7m | $272,181,840$272.2m | $282,513,280$282.5m | $272,251,000$272.3m | $272,929,300$272.9m | $278,189,450$278.2m | $233,720,900$233.7m | $229,084,520$229.1m | - | - | - |
| Social security costs | $55,116,530$55.1m | $50,716,890$50.7m | $37,996,770$38m | $38,135,090$38.1m | $36,049,650$36m | $36,092,210$36.1m | $35,468,440$35.5m | $28,533,820$28.5m | $27,751,780$27.8m | - | - | - |
| Pension costs | $2,915,360$2.9m | $3,629,570$3.6m | $2,060,170$2.1m | $4,454,170$4.5m | $3,555,090$3.6m | $3,424,750$3.4m | $5,621,910$5.6m | $2,940,630$2.9m | $3,028,410$3m | - | - | - |
| Player amortisation | $228,263,910$228.3m | $227,561,670$227.6m | - | $156,159,290$156.2m | $145,121,620$145.1m | $119,271,740$119.3m | $114,129,960$114.1m | $102,577,580$102.6m | $78,811,810$78.8m | - | - | - |
| Total operating costs | $1,003,093,980$1bn | $884,415,420$884.4m | - | $566,707,680$566.7m | $589,836,380$589.8m | $569,507,330$569.5m | $592,219,740$592.2m | - | - | - | - | - |
| Profit on player sales | $108,045,210$108m | $67,927,090$67.9m | - | $15,654,100$15.7m | - | $16,283,190$16.3m | $159,662,510$159.7m | $8,990,800$9m | $2,722,510$2.7m | $38,495,520$38.5m | $9,192,960$9.2m | $62,491,380$62.5m |
| Operating result | -$84,066,640$84.1m | -$64,364,020$64.4m | - | -$130,172,420$130.2m | - | -$43,413,860$43.4m | -$55,871,970$55.9m | $69,141,380$69.1m | $17,541,370$17.5m | $10,258,290$10.3m | $13,371,820$13.4m | -$37,658,950$37.7m |
| Pre-tax result | -$1,792,840$1.8m | -$23,523,710$23.5m | -$69,324,920$69.3m | -$169,181,320$169.2m | -$71,849,260$71.8m | -$42,845,950$42.8m | $93,384,620$93.4m | $59,327,310$59.3m | $3,813,110$3.8m | $24,195,360$24.2m | $7,819,070$7.8m | $7,212,590$7.2m |
| 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 $461.2m against $919m 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 $919m in 2024/25.
What is the Arsenal payroll?
Arsenal paid $461.2m 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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