Hull City finances and accounts
Hull City turned over $34.9m in 2024/25 and paid $49.5m in staff costs, which is 142% of everything the club earned.
Revenue by season
What Hull City 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 Hull City 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 | 2015/16 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Revenue | $34,859,456$34.9m | $28,660,268$28.7m | $24,419,416$24.4m | $20,753,196$20.8m | $9,265,733$9.3m | $20,403,842$20.4m | $15,059,804$15.1m | $16,605,221$16.6m | $157,852,014$157.9m | $56,627,978$56.6m |
| Matchday | - | - | - | $4,511,330$4.5m | $1,588,927$1.6m | - | - | - | - | - |
| Commercial | - | - | - | $1,856,565$1.9m | $465,422$465k | - | - | - | - | - |
| Staff costs | $49,515,912$49.5m | $39,901,533$39.9m | $31,929,344$31.9m | $17,140,707$17.1m | $11,398,601$11.4m | $23,964,514$24m | $33,452,012$33.5m | $42,028,443$42m | $82,693,155$82.7m | $40,467,398$40.5m |
| Salaries and salaries | $43,523,776$43.5m | $35,410,179$35.4m | $27,553,806$27.6m | $15,251,139$15.3m | $10,113,995$10.1m | $21,154,493$21.2m | $29,455,134$29.5m | $37,049,276$37m | $72,833,043$72.8m | $35,830,604$35.8m |
| Social security costs | - | - | - | - | $1,048,228$1m | $2,543,769$2.5m | $3,696,311$3.7m | $4,753,569$4.8m | $9,713,775$9.7m | $4,636,794$4.6m |
| Pension costs | - | - | - | - | $236,378$236k | $266,252$266k | $300,567$301k | $225,599$226k | $146,337$146k | - |
| Player amortisation | $14,049,797$14m | $6,381,684$6.4m | $4,339,038$4.3m | $2,192,920$2.2m | $2,815,039$2.8m | $10,556,654$10.6m | $17,496,126$17.5m | $16,540,689$16.5m | $44,040,690$44m | $27,990,070$28m |
| Cost of sales | $50,823,774$50.8m | $41,512,481$41.5m | $36,514,877$36.5m | $20,532,739$20.5m | $14,364,401$14.4m | $28,079,384$28.1m | $36,983,747$37m | $52,146,198$52.1m | $91,511,901$91.5m | $47,381,398$47.4m |
| Other operating costs | - | - | - | - | $5,216,659$5.2m | $8,053,293$8.1m | $10,689,755$10.7m | $12,632,124$12.6m | $9,514,903$9.5m | $8,069,117$8.1m |
| Profit on player sales | - | - | - | - | $3,869,911$3.9m | $30,707,571$30.7m | $6,242,590$6.2m | $41,659,403$41.7m | $40,307,216$40.3m | $17,568,202$17.6m |
| Operating result | - | - | - | -$10,621,885$10.6m | -$13,130,366$13.1m | -$26,285,490$26.3m | -$50,109,824$50.1m | -$64,713,789$64.7m | $12,784,522$12.8m | -$26,812,608$26.8m |
| Pre-tax result | -$13,802,837$13.8m | -$25,447,476$25.4m | -$7,044,451$7m | $18,822,410$18.8m | -$11,004,426$11m | $3,831,914$3.8m | $3,997,693$4m | $32,010,391$32m | $48,130,220$48.1m | -$27,891,548$27.9m |
| Salaries to revenue | 142% | 139.2% | 130.8% | 82.6% | 123% | 117.5% | 222.1% | 253.1% | 52.4% | 71.5% |
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. Hull City paid $49.5m against $34.9m of revenue, so 142p 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 Hull City make?
Hull City turned over $34.9m in 2024/25.
What is the Hull City payroll?
Hull City paid $49.5m in staff costs in 2024/25, which is 142% of revenue.
Do Hull City make a profit?
Hull City made a pre-tax loss of $13.8m in 2024/25.
The accounts behind these figures
Company number 04032392. 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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