Sunderland finances and accounts
Sunderland turned over $53.2m in 2024/25 and paid $71.4m in staff costs, which is 134.2% of everything the club earned.
Revenue by season
What Sunderland 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 Sunderland does not report on its own.
| MEASURE | 2024/25 | 2023/24 | 2022/23 | 2019/20 | 2018/19 | 2017/18 | 2016/17 | 2015/16 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Revenue | $53,219,700$53.2m | $50,560,200$50.6m | $47,382,300$47.4m | $39,355,200$39.4m | $79,235,550$79.2m | $85,982,850$86m | $166,730,400$166.7m | $140,497,200$140.5m |
| Staff costs | $71,413,650$71.4m | $41,125,050$41.1m | $34,149,600$34.1m | - | - | $63,225,900$63.2m | $111,632,850$111.6m | $110,366,550$110.4m |
| Salaries and salaries | $62,047,350$62m | $37,088,550$37.1m | $30,476,250$30.5m | - | - | $55,948,050$55.9m | $99,319,500$99.3m | $97,760,250$97.8m |
| Social security costs | $9,143,550$9.1m | $3,848,850$3.8m | $3,507,300$3.5m | - | - | - | $11,801,700$11.8m | $12,229,650$12.2m |
| Pension costs | $222,750$223k | $187,650$188k | $166,050$166k | - | - | - | $511,650$512k | $376,650$377k |
| Player amortisation | $14,052,150$14.1m | $5,377,050$5.4m | $3,665,250$3.7m | - | - | - | - | - |
| Other operating income | - | $33,750$34k | $3,106,350$3.1m | - | - | - | - | - |
| Cost of sales | $1,962,900$2m | $4,455,000$4.5m | $5,575,500$5.6m | $2,253,150$2.3m | $3,240,000$3.2m | $2,355,750$2.4m | $3,149,550$3.1m | $2,606,850$2.6m |
| Other operating costs | $99,539,550$99.5m | $64,125,000$64.1m | $54,787,050$54.8m | - | - | - | $203,457,150$203.5m | $179,355,600$179.4m |
| Profit on player sales | $61,888,050$61.9m | $11,904,300$11.9m | $413,100$413k | - | - | - | $44,687,700$44.7m | $6,817,500$6.8m |
| Operating result | -$446,850$447k | -$11,458,800$11.5m | -$13,126,050$13.1m | -$7,766,550$7.8m | -$14,220,900$14.2m | -$27,368,550$27.4m | -$52,999,650$53m | -$41,465,250$41.5m |
| Pre-tax result | -$4,426,650$4.4m | -$12,245,850$12.2m | -$13,068,000$13.1m | -$4,491,450$4.5m | -$14,285,700$14.3m | -$26,881,200$26.9m | -$13,834,800$13.8m | -$45,609,750$45.6m |
| Salaries to revenue | 134.2% | 81.3% | 72.1% | - | - | 73.5% | 67% | 78.6% |
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. Sunderland paid $71.4m against $53.2m of revenue, so 134p 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 Sunderland make?
Sunderland turned over $53.2m in 2024/25.
What is the Sunderland payroll?
Sunderland paid $71.4m in staff costs in 2024/25, which is 134.2% of revenue.
Do Sunderland make a profit?
Sunderland made a pre-tax loss of $4.4m in 2024/25.
The accounts behind these figures
Filed by SUNDERLAND ASSOCIATION FOOTBALL CLUB,LIMITED(THE), company number 00049116. 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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