Sunderland finances and accounts
Sunderland turned over $52.4m in 2024/25 and paid $70.4m 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 | $52,431,260$52.4m | $49,811,160$49.8m | $46,680,340$46.7m | $38,772,160$38.8m | $78,061,690$78.1m | $84,709,030$84.7m | $164,260,320$164.3m | $138,415,760$138.4m |
| Staff costs | $70,355,670$70.4m | $40,515,790$40.5m | $33,643,680$33.6m | - | - | $62,289,220$62.3m | $109,979,030$110m | $108,731,490$108.7m |
| Salaries and salaries | $61,128,130$61.1m | $36,539,090$36.5m | $30,024,750$30m | - | - | $55,119,190$55.1m | $97,848,100$97.8m | $96,311,950$96.3m |
| Social security costs | $9,008,090$9m | $3,791,830$3.8m | $3,455,340$3.5m | - | - | - | $11,626,860$11.6m | $12,048,470$12m |
| Pension costs | $219,450$219k | $184,870$185k | $163,590$164k | - | - | - | $504,070$504k | $371,070$371k |
| Player amortisation | $13,843,970$13.8m | $5,297,390$5.3m | $3,610,950$3.6m | - | - | - | - | - |
| Other operating income | - | $33,250$33k | $3,060,330$3.1m | - | - | - | - | - |
| Cost of sales | $1,933,820$1.9m | $4,389,000$4.4m | $5,492,900$5.5m | $2,219,770$2.2m | $3,192,000$3.2m | $2,320,850$2.3m | $3,102,890$3.1m | $2,568,230$2.6m |
| Other operating costs | $98,064,890$98.1m | $63,175,000$63.2m | $53,975,390$54m | - | - | - | $200,442,970$200.4m | $176,698,480$176.7m |
| Profit on player sales | $60,971,190$61m | $11,727,940$11.7m | $406,980$407k | - | - | - | $44,025,660$44m | $6,716,500$6.7m |
| Operating result | -$440,230$440k | -$11,289,040$11.3m | -$12,931,590$12.9m | -$7,651,490$7.7m | -$14,010,220$14m | -$26,963,090$27m | -$52,214,470$52.2m | -$40,850,950$40.9m |
| Pre-tax result | -$4,361,070$4.4m | -$12,064,430$12.1m | -$12,874,400$12.9m | -$4,424,910$4.4m | -$14,074,060$14.1m | -$26,482,960$26.5m | -$13,629,840$13.6m | -$44,934,050$44.9m |
| 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 $70.4m against $52.4m 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 $52.4m in 2024/25.
What is the Sunderland payroll?
Sunderland paid $70.4m 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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