Celtic finances and accounts
Celtic turned over $168.2m in 2023/24 and paid $88.6m in staff costs, which is 52.7% of everything the club earned.
Revenue by season
What Celtic 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 Celtic does not report on its own.
| MEASURE | 2023/24 | 2022/23 | 2021/22 | 2020/21 | 2019/20 | 2018/19 | 2017/18 | 2016/17 | 2015/16 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Revenue | $168,183,000$168.2m | $161,798,850$161.8m | $119,117,250$119.1m | $82,054,350$82.1m | $94,814,550$94.8m | $112,603,500$112.6m | $137,123,550$137.1m | $122,362,650$122.4m | $70,212,150$70.2m |
| Staff costs | $88,553,250$88.6m | $82,139,400$82.1m | $79,492,050$79.5m | $69,808,500$69.8m | $73,332,000$73.3m | $75,726,900$75.7m | $80,102,250$80.1m | $70,456,500$70.5m | $49,798,800$49.8m |
| Player amortisation | $15,502,050$15.5m | $16,318,800$16.3m | $17,610,750$17.6m | $15,958,350$16m | $16,529,400$16.5m | $13,107,150$13.1m | $11,836,800$11.8m | $10,187,100$10.2m | $6,686,550$6.7m |
| Other operating costs | $142,281,900$142.3m | $128,833,200$128.8m | $123,832,800$123.8m | $100,376,550$100.4m | $108,741,150$108.7m | $117,320,400$117.3m | $117,562,050$117.6m | $103,044,150$103m | $77,286,150$77.3m |
| Profit on player sales | $8,959,950$9m | $19,495,350$19.5m | $39,189,150$39.2m | $12,737,250$12.7m | $32,653,800$32.7m | $23,917,950$23.9m | $22,212,900$22.2m | $3,076,650$3.1m | $17,069,400$17.1m |
| Operating result | $19,633,050$19.6m | $54,190,350$54.2m | $8,409,150$8.4m | -$15,242,850$15.2m | -$444,150$444k | $15,552,000$15.6m | $24,347,250$24.3m | $10,147,950$10.1m | $985,500$986k |
| Pre-tax result | $24,063,750$24.1m | $54,940,950$54.9m | $8,283,600$8.3m | -$15,514,200$15.5m | $136,350$136k | $15,271,200$15.3m | $23,315,850$23.3m | $9,310,950$9.3m | $619,650$620k |
| Salaries to revenue | 52.7% | 50.8% | 66.7% | 85.1% | 77.3% | 67.3% | 58.4% | 57.6% | 70.9% |
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. Celtic paid $88.6m against $168.2m of revenue, so 53p of every pound went back out as pay.
Scottish Premiership revenue
The 8 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 Celtic make?
Celtic turned over $168.2m in 2023/24.
What is the Celtic payroll?
Celtic paid $88.6m in staff costs in 2023/24, which is 52.7% of revenue.
Do Celtic make a profit?
Celtic made a pre-tax profit of $24.1m in 2023/24.
The accounts behind these figures
Company number SC003487. 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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