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CHELSEA · FINANCES

Chelsea finances and accounts

Chelsea turned over $652.8m in 2024/25.

REVENUE $652.8m
PAYROLL -
SALARIES TO REVENUE-
PRE-TAX RESULT -
Chelsea Football finances Premier League Highest paid All-time earners

Revenue by season

What Chelsea 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 Chelsea does not report on its own.

MEASURE 2024/252023/242022/232021/222020/212019/202018/192017/182016/17
Revenue $652,839,810$652.8m $623,086,380$623.1m $681,581,110$681.6m $640,099,740$640.1m $578,367,790$578.4m $541,844,660$541.8m $594,165,530$594.2m $589,787,170$589.8m $480,539,640$480.5m
Matchday -$106,559,600$106.6m $101,719,730$101.7m $91,986,790$92m $10,179,820$10.2m $72,443,770$72.4m $88,608,590$88.6m $98,337,540$98.3m $87,140,270$87.1m
Broadcasting -$216,924,330$216.9m $300,449,660$300.4m $312,571,280$312.6m $363,895,980$363.9m $242,786,180$242.8m $266,250,040$266.3m $271,507,530$271.5m $216,053,180$216.1m
Commercial -$299,602,450$299.6m $279,411,720$279.4m $235,541,670$235.5m $204,291,990$204.3m $226,614,710$226.6m $239,306,900$239.3m $219,942,100$219.9m $177,346,190$177.3m
Staff costs -$449,567,930$449.6m $537,269,460$537.3m $452,531,170$452.5m $442,763,650$442.8m -$379,781,500$379.8m $324,631,720$324.6m $292,146,470$292.1m
Salaries and salaries -$391,856,570$391.9m $468,632,150$468.6m $395,766,770$395.8m $387,821,350$387.8m -$334,009,550$334m $287,291,970$287.3m $259,735,700$259.7m
Social security costs -$54,576,550$54.6m $66,275,230$66.3m $54,495,420$54.5m $52,762,430$52.8m -$43,855,420$43.9m $35,514,990$35.5m $30,685,760$30.7m
Pension costs -$3,134,810$3.1m $2,362,080$2.4m $2,268,980$2.3m $2,179,870$2.2m -$1,916,530$1.9m $1,824,760$1.8m $1,725,010$1.7m
Player amortisation $284,477,690$284.5m $255,128,580$255.1m ---$171,757,530$171.8m $226,113,300$226.1m $166,986,820$167m $119,223,860$119.2m
Other operating income $665,000$665k $950,950$951k $40,705,980$40.7m -$16,732,730$16.7m ----
Cost of sales $570,135,090$570.1m $533,074,640$533.1m $621,382,650$621.4m $514,436,020$514.4m $471,015,510$471m $423,594,360$423.6m $446,880,000$446.9m $389,260,410$389.3m $355,655,300$355.7m
Other operating costs $493,218,530$493.2m $374,198,160$374.2m $390,820,500$390.8m $448,094,290$448.1m $367,266,200$367.3m $266,630,420$266.6m $328,190,800$328.2m $255,075,380$255.1m $195,883,730$195.9m
Profit on player sales $77,014,980$77m $202,775,790$202.8m $83,605,130$83.6m $163,873,290$163.9m $37,160,200$37.2m $189,717,850$189.7m $80,410,470$80.4m $150,283,350$150.3m $92,070,580$92.1m
Operating result -$409,848,810$409.8m -$283,235,470$283.2m -$289,916,060$289.9m -$322,430,570$322.4m -$243,181,190$243.2m -$148,380,120$148.4m -$216,345,780$216.3m -$62,528,620$62.5m -$70,999,390$71m
Pre-tax result -$170,772,000$170.8m -$119,833,000$119.8m -$161,402,150$161.4m -$207,398,870$207.4m $47,417,160$47.4m -$135,375,380$135.4m $89,723,130$89.7m $20,809,180$20.8m
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.

Liverpool £703m Manchester City £694m Arsenal £691m Manchester United £601m Tottenham Hotspur £565m Chelsea £491m Aston Villa £359m Nottingham Forest £222m Everton £197m Crystal Palace £195m Brentford £173m Ipswich Town £155m Sunderland £39m Coventry City £34m Hull City £26m

Frequently asked questions

How much revenue do Chelsea make?

Chelsea turned over $652.8m 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.

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