Manchester City finances and accounts
Manchester City turned over £694m in 2024/25 and paid £408m in staff costs, which is 58.8% of everything the club earned.
Revenue by season
What Manchester 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 Manchester City does not report on its own.
Staff costs and player amortisation sit inside total operating costs rather than on top of them.
| MEASURE | 2024/25 | 2023/24 | 2022/23 | 2021/22 | 2020/21 | 2019/20 | 2018/19 | 2017/18 | 2016/17 | 2015/16 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Revenue | £694,094,000£694.1m | £715,019,000£715.0m | £712,768,000£712.8m | £613,014,000£613.0m | £569,849,000£569.8m | £478,359,000£478.4m | £535,169,000£535.2m | £500,456,000£500.5m | £473,375,000£473.4m | £391,774,000£391.8m |
| Matchday | £75,084,000£75.1m | £75,607,000£75.6m | £71,914,000£71.9m | £54,482,000£54.5m | £732,000£732k | £41,694,000£41.7m | - | £56,621,000£56.6m | £51,868,000£51.9m | - |
| Broadcasting | £278,627,000£278.6m | £294,731,000£294.7m | £299,410,000£299.4m | £249,060,000£249.1m | £297,448,000£297.4m | £190,324,000£190.3m | - | £211,520,000£211.5m | £203,494,000£203.5m | - |
| Commercial | £340,383,000£340.4m | £344,681,000£344.7m | £341,444,000£341.4m | £309,472,000£309.5m | £271,669,000£271.7m | £246,341,000£246.3m | - | £232,315,000£232.3m | £218,013,000£218.0m | - |
| Staff costs | £407,872,000£407.9m | £412,098,000£412.1m | £422,895,000£422.9m | - | £354,689,000£354.7m | £351,412,000£351.4m | £315,257,000£315.3m | - | £264,133,000£264.1m | £197,584,000£197.6m |
| Wages and salaries | £355,384,000£355.4m | £359,170,000£359.2m | £368,213,000£368.2m | £308,675,000£308.7m | £310,737,000£310.7m | £307,278,000£307.3m | - | - | - | - |
| Social security costs | £51,110,000£51.1m | £51,522,000£51.5m | £52,880,000£52.9m | £44,350,000£44.4m | £42,502,000£42.5m | £42,938,000£42.9m | - | - | - | - |
| Pension costs | £1,378,000£1.4m | £1,406,000£1.4m | £960,000£960k | - | £1,450,000£1.4m | £1,196,000£1.2m | - | - | - | - |
| Player amortisation | £169,546,000£169.5m | £165,094,000£165.1m | £145,448,000£145.4m | - | £164,427,000£164.4m | £146,285,000£146.3m | £126,561,000£126.6m | - | £121,742,000£121.7m | £93,952,000£94.0m |
| Other operating income | £2,835,000£2.8m | £4,455,000£4.5m | £5,456,000£5.5m | £6,068,000£6.1m | £1,244,000£1.2m | £3,239,000£3.2m | £3,001,000£3.0m | £3,035,000£3.0m | £2,450,000£2.5m | £800,000£800k |
| Total operating costs | £790,231,000£790.2m | £779,971,000£780.0m | £753,862,000£753.9m | £640,488,000£640.5m | £629,837,000£629.8m | £641,179,000£641.2m | £560,314,000£560.3m | £525,654,000£525.7m | £506,004,000£506.0m | £389,773,000£389.8m |
| Profit on player sales | £95,210,000£95.2m | £139,009,000£139.0m | £121,720,000£121.7m | £67,699,000£67.7m | £68,545,000£68.5m | £39,803,000£39.8m | £38,787,000£38.8m | £39,057,000£39.1m | £34,563,000£34.6m | £20,714,000£20.7m |
| Operating result | -£93,302,000£93.3m | -£60,497,000£60.5m | -£35,638,000£35.6m | -£21,406,000£21.4m | -£58,744,000£58.7m | -£159,581,000£159.6m | -£22,144,000£22.1m | -£22,163,000£22.2m | -£30,179,000£30.2m | £2,801,000£2.8m |
| Pre-tax result | -£9,916,000£9.9m | £73,757,000£73.8m | £80,371,000£80.4m | £41,726,000£41.7m | £5,048,000£5.0m | -£125,120,000£125.1m | £10,079,000£10.1m | £10,438,000£10.4m | - | - |
| Wages to revenue | 58.8% | 57.6% | 59.3% | - | 62.2% | 73.5% | 58.9% | - | 55.8% | 50.4% |
Where the money comes from
The three ways Manchester City earned £694,094,000 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. Manchester City paid £408m against £694m of revenue, so 59p of every pound went back out as pay.
Premier League revenue
The 15 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 Manchester City make?
Manchester City turned over £694m in 2024/25.
What is the Manchester City wage bill?
Manchester City paid £408m in staff costs in 2024/25, which is 58.8% of revenue.
Do Manchester City make a profit?
Manchester City made a pre-tax loss of £9.9m in 2024/25.
The accounts behind these figures
Company number 00040946. 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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