Stoke City finances and accounts
Stoke City turned over £35m in 2024/25 and paid £33m in staff costs, which is 93.8% of everything the club earned.
Revenue by season
What Stoke 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 Stoke City does not report on its own.
| MEASURE | 2024/25 | 2023/24 | 2022/23 | 2021/22 | 2018/19 | 2017/18 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Revenue | £35,438,000£35.4m | £32,271,000£32.3m | £31,197,000£31.2m | £31,167,000£31.2m | £70,620,000£70.6m | £127,223,000£127.2m |
| Staff costs | £33,236,000£33.2m | £34,448,000£34.4m | £30,100,000£30.1m | £37,429,000£37.4m | £57,819,000£57.8m | £95,964,000£96.0m |
| Wages and salaries | £29,199,000£29.2m | £30,251,000£30.3m | £26,246,000£26.2m | £32,695,000£32.7m | £50,482,000£50.5m | £83,620,000£83.6m |
| Social security costs | £3,686,000£3.7m | £3,879,000£3.9m | £3,570,000£3.6m | £4,479,000£4.5m | £7,051,000£7.1m | £12,049,000£12.0m |
| Pension costs | £351,000£351k | £318,000£318k | £284,000£284k | £255,000£255k | £286,000£286k | £295,000£295k |
| Player amortisation | £6,847,000£6.8m | £6,518,000£6.5m | £4,451,000£4.5m | £5,717,000£5.7m | £29,197,000£29.2m | £26,601,000£26.6m |
| Other operating costs | £66,554,000£66.6m | £63,027,000£63.0m | £57,948,000£57.9m | £60,399,000£60.4m | £104,436,000£104.4m | £179,872,000£179.9m |
| Profit on player sales | £151,000£151k | £4,408,000£4.4m | £15,259,000£15.3m | £10,936,000£10.9m | £18,193,000£18.2m | £22,230,000£22.2m |
| Operating result | -£30,948,000£30.9m | -£26,277,000£26.3m | -£11,435,000£11.4m | -£18,198,000£18.2m | -£15,550,000£15.6m | -£30,321,000£30.3m |
| Pre-tax result | £60,785,000£60.8m | -£25,700,000£25.7m | - | £101,828,000£101.8m | -£15,392,000£15.4m | -£30,270,000£30.3m |
| Wages to revenue | 93.8% | 106.7% | 96.5% | 120.1% | 81.9% | 75.4% |
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. Stoke City paid £33m against £35m of revenue, so 94p 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 Stoke City make?
Stoke City turned over £35m in 2024/25.
What is the Stoke City wage bill?
Stoke City paid £33m in staff costs in 2024/25, which is 93.8% of revenue.
Do Stoke City make a profit?
Stoke City made a pre-tax profit of £61m in 2024/25.
The accounts behind these figures
Company number 05807776. 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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