Olympique Lyonnais finances and accounts
Olympique Lyonnais turned over €159m in 2024/25 and paid €155m in staff costs, which is 97.6% of everything the club earned.
Revenue by season
What Olympique Lyonnais 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 Olympique Lyonnais does not report on its own.
| MEASURE | 2024/25 | 2023/24 | 2022/23 | 2021/22 | 2020/21 | 2019/20 | 2017/18 | 2016/17 | 2014/15 | 2013/14 | 2012/13 | 2011/12 | 2010/11 | 2009/10 | 2008/09 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Revenue | €159,009,000€159.0m | €264,138,000€264.1m | €199,128,000€199.1m | €160,475,000€160.5m | €118,164,000€118.2m | €180,693,000€180.7m | €164,178,000€164.2m | €198,261,000€198.3m | €96,349,000€96.3m | €104,434,000€104.4m | €101,453,000€101.5m | €131,934,000€131.9m | €132,796,000€132.8m | €146,089,000€146.1m | €139,613,000€139.6m |
| Matchday | €42,870,000€42.9m | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Broadcasting | €45,719,000€45.7m | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Sponsorship | €30,775,000€30.8m | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Other revenue | €39,645,000€39.6m | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Staff costs | €155,122,000€155.1m | €161,914,000€161.9m | €156,695,000€156.7m | €99,374,000€99.4m | €134,093,000€134.1m | €132,464,000€132.5m | €115,048,000€115.0m | €109,173,000€109.2m | €75,088,000€75.1m | €74,784,000€74.8m | €82,354,000€82.4m | €99,164,000€99.2m | €99,782,000€99.8m | €111,731,000€111.7m | €95,148,000€95.1m |
| Player amortisation | €65,561,000€65.6m | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Other operating costs | €144,006,000€144.0m | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Profit on player sales | €82,207,000€82.2m | - | - | - | €45,215,000€45.2m | €82,738,000€82.7m | €110,645,000€110.6m | €48,421,000€48.4m | €7,193,000€7.2m | €4,849,000€4.8m | €24,024,000€24.0m | €11,801,000€11.8m | €11,304,000€11.3m | €3,315,000€3.3m | €42,278,000€42.3m |
| Operating result | -€205,680,000€205.7m | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Pre-tax result | -€208,574,000€208.6m | -€8,430,000€8.4m | -€99,132,000€99.1m | -€56,848,000€56.8m | -€109,209,000€109.2m | -€36,345,000€36.3m | €11,919,000€11.9m | €7,404,000€7.4m | -€21,521,000€21.5m | -€28,063,000€28.1m | -€20,145,000€20.1m | -€36,591,000€36.6m | -€37,403,000€37.4m | -€53,461,000€53.5m | €8,417,000€8.4m |
| Wages to revenue | 97.6% | 61.3% | 78.7% | 61.9% | 113.5% | 73.3% | 70.1% | 55.1% | 77.9% | 71.6% | 81.2% | 75.2% | 75.1% | 76.5% | 68.2% |
Where the money comes from
How Olympique Lyonnais earned €159,009,000 in 2024/25.
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. Olympique Lyonnais paid €155m against €159m of revenue, so 98p of every pound went back out as pay.
Ligue 1 revenue
The 17 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 Olympique Lyonnais make?
Olympique Lyonnais turned over €159m in 2024/25.
What is the Olympique Lyonnais wage bill?
Olympique Lyonnais paid €155m in staff costs in 2024/25, which is 97.6% of revenue.
Do Olympique Lyonnais make a profit?
Olympique Lyonnais made a pre-tax loss of €209m in 2024/25.