Cardiff City finances and accounts
Cardiff City turned over £26m in 2024/25 and paid £39m in staff costs, which is 150.4% of everything the club earned.
Revenue by season
What Cardiff 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 Cardiff City does not report on its own.
| MEASURE | 2024/25 | 2023/24 | 2022/23 | 2021/22 | 2020/21 | 2019/20 | 2018/19 | 2017/18 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Revenue | £25,794,000£25.8m | £23,241,000£23.2m | £26,653,000£26.7m | £20,038,000£20.0m | £55,180,000£55.2m | £46,037,000£46.0m | £125,216,000£125.2m | £34,794,000£34.8m |
| Staff costs | £38,795,000£38.8m | £29,715,000£29.7m | £22,130,000£22.1m | £29,086,000£29.1m | £33,328,000£33.3m | £35,489,000£35.5m | £53,549,000£53.5m | £48,406,000£48.4m |
| Wages and salaries | £34,669,000£34.7m | £26,777,000£26.8m | £19,724,000£19.7m | £25,977,000£26.0m | £29,574,000£29.6m | £31,504,000£31.5m | £47,674,000£47.7m | £43,123,000£43.1m |
| Social security costs | £4,126,000£4.1m | £2,938,000£2.9m | £2,406,000£2.4m | £3,109,000£3.1m | £3,754,000£3.8m | £3,985,000£4.0m | £5,875,000£5.9m | £5,283,000£5.3m |
| Other operating income | £128,000£128k | £102,000£102k | £84,000£84k | £358,000£358k | £401,000£401k | £457,000£457k | - | - |
| Cost of sales | £46,258,000£46.3m | £41,028,000£41.0m | £29,551,000£29.6m | £29,769,000£29.8m | £36,774,000£36.8m | £34,845,000£34.8m | £60,859,000£60.9m | £54,469,000£54.5m |
| Other operating costs | £13,864,000£13.9m | £10,869,000£10.9m | £8,312,000£8.3m | £19,557,000£19.6m | £30,937,000£30.9m | £35,454,000£35.5m | £62,129,000£62.1m | £14,351,000£14.4m |
| Profit on player sales | £6,096,000£6.1m | £829,000£829k | £1,658,000£1.7m | £4,225,000£4.2m | £2,864,000£2.9m | £13,666,000£13.7m | £2,179,000£2.2m | £2,428,000£2.4m |
| Operating result | -£28,104,000£28.1m | -£27,725,000£27.7m | -£11,126,000£11.1m | -£28,930,000£28.9m | -£12,130,000£12.1m | -£23,805,000£23.8m | £2,228,000£2.2m | -£34,026,000£34.0m |
| Pre-tax result | -£35,088,000£35.1m | -£11,970,000£12.0m | -£11,430,000£11.4m | -£26,639,000£26.6m | -£11,151,000£11.2m | -£12,260,000£12.3m | £2,567,000£2.6m | -£39,316,000£39.3m |
| Wages to revenue | 150.4% | 127.9% | 83% | 145.2% | 60.4% | 77.1% | 42.8% | 139.1% |
What the wage bill covers
Staff costs are the whole payroll and not just the first team: players, coaching staff, the academy and everyone working at the ground. Cardiff City paid £39m against £26m of revenue, so 150p of every pound went back out as pay.
Championship revenue
The 20 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 Cardiff City make?
Cardiff City turned over £26m in 2024/25.
What is the Cardiff City wage bill?
Cardiff City paid £39m in staff costs in 2024/25, which is 150.4% of revenue.
Do Cardiff City make a profit?
Cardiff City made a pre-tax loss of £35m in 2024/25.
The accounts behind these figures
Company number 04044254. 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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