Celtic finances and accounts
Celtic turned over $165.7m in 2023/24 and paid $87.2m 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 | $165,691,400$165.7m | $159,401,830$159.4m | $117,352,550$117.4m | $80,838,730$80.8m | $93,409,890$93.4m | $110,935,300$110.9m | $135,092,090$135.1m | $120,549,870$120.5m | $69,171,970$69.2m |
| Staff costs | $87,241,350$87.2m | $80,922,520$80.9m | $78,314,390$78.3m | $68,774,300$68.8m | $72,245,600$72.2m | $74,605,020$74.6m | $78,915,550$78.9m | $69,412,700$69.4m | $49,061,040$49.1m |
| Player amortisation | $15,272,390$15.3m | $16,077,040$16.1m | $17,349,850$17.3m | $15,721,930$15.7m | $16,284,520$16.3m | $12,912,970$12.9m | $11,661,440$11.7m | $10,036,180$10m | $6,587,490$6.6m |
| Other operating costs | $140,174,020$140.2m | $126,924,560$126.9m | $121,998,240$122m | $98,889,490$98.9m | $107,130,170$107.1m | $115,582,320$115.6m | $115,820,390$115.8m | $101,517,570$101.5m | $76,141,170$76.1m |
| Profit on player sales | $8,827,210$8.8m | $19,206,530$19.2m | $38,608,570$38.6m | $12,548,550$12.5m | $32,170,040$32.2m | $23,563,610$23.6m | $21,883,820$21.9m | $3,031,070$3m | $16,816,520$16.8m |
| Operating result | $19,342,190$19.3m | $53,387,530$53.4m | $8,284,570$8.3m | -$15,017,030$15m | -$437,570$438k | $15,321,600$15.3m | $23,986,550$24m | $9,997,610$10m | $970,900$971k |
| Pre-tax result | $23,707,250$23.7m | $54,127,010$54.1m | $8,160,880$8.2m | -$15,284,360$15.3m | $134,330$134k | $15,044,960$15m | $22,970,430$23m | $9,173,010$9.2m | $610,470$610k |
| 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 $87.2m against $165.7m 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 $165.7m in 2023/24.
What is the Celtic payroll?
Celtic paid $87.2m in staff costs in 2023/24, which is 52.7% of revenue.
Do Celtic make a profit?
Celtic made a pre-tax profit of $23.7m 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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