CHELSEA · FINANCES
Chelsea finances and accounts
Chelsea turned over $662.7m in 2024/25.
REVENUE $662.7m
PAYROLL -
SALARIES TO REVENUE-
PRE-TAX RESULT -
Revenue by season
What Chelsea turned over in each year we hold accounts for.
£361m 16
£443m 17
£447m 18
£407m 19
£435m 20
£481m 21
£512m 22
£468m 23
£491m 24
Every measure, season by season
Costs are shown as the amount paid. A dash is a measure Chelsea does not report on its own.
| MEASURE | 2024/25 | 2023/24 | 2022/23 | 2021/22 | 2020/21 | 2019/20 | 2018/19 | 2017/18 | 2016/17 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Revenue | $662,656,950$662.7m | $632,456,100$632.5m | $691,830,450$691.8m | $649,725,300$649.7m | $587,065,050$587.1m | $549,992,700$550m | $603,100,350$603.1m | $598,656,150$598.7m | $487,765,800$487.8m |
| Matchday | - | $108,162,000$108.2m | $103,249,350$103.2m | $93,370,050$93.4m | $10,332,900$10.3m | $73,533,150$73.5m | $89,941,050$89.9m | $99,816,300$99.8m | $88,450,650$88.5m |
| Broadcasting | - | $220,186,350$220.2m | $304,967,700$305m | $317,271,600$317.3m | $369,368,100$369.4m | $246,437,100$246.4m | $270,253,800$270.3m | $275,590,350$275.6m | $219,302,100$219.3m |
| Commercial | - | $304,107,750$304.1m | $283,613,400$283.6m | $239,083,650$239.1m | $207,364,050$207.4m | $230,022,450$230m | $242,905,500$242.9m | $223,249,500$223.2m | $180,013,050$180m |
| Staff costs | - | $456,328,350$456.3m | $545,348,700$545.3m | $459,336,150$459.3m | $449,421,750$449.4m | - | $385,492,500$385.5m | $329,513,400$329.5m | $296,539,650$296.5m |
| Salaries and salaries | - | $397,749,150$397.7m | $475,679,250$475.7m | $401,718,150$401.7m | $393,653,250$393.7m | - | $339,032,250$339m | $291,612,150$291.6m | $263,641,500$263.6m |
| Social security costs | - | $55,397,250$55.4m | $67,271,850$67.3m | $55,314,900$55.3m | $53,555,850$53.6m | - | $44,514,900$44.5m | $36,049,050$36m | $31,147,200$31.1m |
| Pension costs | - | $3,181,950$3.2m | $2,397,600$2.4m | $2,303,100$2.3m | $2,212,650$2.2m | - | $1,945,350$1.9m | $1,852,200$1.9m | $1,750,950$1.8m |
| Player amortisation | $288,755,550$288.8m | $258,965,100$259m | - | - | - | $174,340,350$174.3m | $229,513,500$229.5m | $169,497,900$169.5m | $121,016,700$121m |
| Other operating income | $675,000$675k | $965,250$965k | $41,318,100$41.3m | - | $16,984,350$17m | - | - | - | - |
| Cost of sales | $578,708,550$578.7m | $541,090,800$541.1m | $630,726,750$630.7m | $522,171,900$522.2m | $478,098,450$478.1m | $429,964,200$430m | $453,600,000$453.6m | $395,113,950$395.1m | $361,003,500$361m |
| Other operating costs | $500,635,350$500.6m | $379,825,200$379.8m | $396,697,500$396.7m | $454,832,550$454.8m | $372,789,000$372.8m | $270,639,900$270.6m | $333,126,000$333.1m | $258,911,100$258.9m | $198,829,350$198.8m |
| Profit on player sales | $78,173,100$78.2m | $205,825,050$205.8m | $84,862,350$84.9m | $166,337,550$166.3m | $37,719,000$37.7m | $192,570,750$192.6m | $81,619,650$81.6m | $152,543,250$152.5m | $93,455,100$93.5m |
| Operating result | -$416,011,950$416m | -$287,494,650$287.5m | -$294,275,700$294.3m | -$327,279,150$327.3m | -$246,838,050$246.8m | -$150,611,400$150.6m | -$219,599,100$219.6m | -$63,468,900$63.5m | -$72,067,050$72.1m |
| Pre-tax result | - | $173,340,000$173.3m | -$121,635,000$121.6m | -$163,829,250$163.8m | -$210,517,650$210.5m | $48,130,200$48.1m | -$137,411,100$137.4m | $91,072,350$91.1m | $21,122,100$21.1m |
| Salaries to revenue | - | 72.2% | 78.8% | 70.7% | 76.6% | - | 63.9% | 55% | 60.8% |
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 Chelsea make?
Chelsea turned over $662.7m in 2024/25.
What is the Chelsea payroll?
The 2024/25 accounts for Chelsea do not separate staff costs from the rest of the operating costs.
Do Chelsea make a profit?
The 2024/25 accounts for Chelsea do not give a pre-tax figure.
The accounts behind these figures
Company number 02536231. Every set of accounts read for this page.
- 2024/25 accounts
- 2023/24 accounts
- 2022/23 accounts
- 2021/22 accounts
- 2019/20 accounts
- 2018/19 accounts
- 2017/18 accounts
- 2016/17 accounts
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