Newcastle United finances and accounts
Newcastle United turned over £320m in 2023/24 and paid £219m in staff costs, which is 68.3% of everything the club earned.
Revenue by season
What Newcastle United 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 Newcastle United does not report on its own.
| MEASURE | 2023/24 | 2022/23 | 2021/22 | 2017/18 | 2016/17 | 2015/16 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Revenue | £320,313,000£320.3m | £250,265,000£250.3m | £179,986,000£180.0m | £178,495,000£178.5m | £85,685,000£85.7m | £125,755,000£125.8m |
| Staff costs | £218,738,000£218.7m | £185,100,000£185.1m | £170,204,000£170.2m | - | £112,187,000£112.2m | £74,668,000£74.7m |
| Wages and salaries | £194,522,000£194.5m | £163,221,000£163.2m | £149,225,000£149.2m | - | £97,794,000£97.8m | £66,335,000£66.3m |
| Social security costs | £23,536,000£23.5m | £21,532,000£21.5m | £20,783,000£20.8m | £4,057,000£4.1m | £14,362,000£14.4m | £8,307,000£8.3m |
| Pension costs | £680,000£680k | £347,000£347k | £196,000£196k | £299,000£299k | £31,000£31k | £26,000£26k |
| Player amortisation | £97,545,000£97.5m | £89,343,000£89.3m | £51,139,000£51.1m | £41,336,000£41.3m | £35,753,000£35.8m | £28,336,000£28.3m |
| Other operating costs | £291,484,000£291.5m | £228,636,000£228.6m | £206,343,000£206.3m | £119,593,000£119.6m | £140,844,000£140.8m | £96,534,000£96.5m |
| Profit on player sales | £69,816,000£69.8m | £2,836,000£2.8m | £5,832,000£5.8m | £3,585,000£3.6m | £42,262,000£42.3m | £3,237,000£3.2m |
| Operating result | £1,213,000£1.2m | -£64,878,000£64.9m | -£71,664,000£71.7m | £17,566,000£17.6m | -£90,912,000£90.9m | £885,000£885k |
| Pre-tax result | -£11,079,000£11.1m | -£71,751,000£71.8m | -£72,867,000£72.9m | £22,935,000£22.9m | -£46,748,000£46.7m | £4,156,000£4.2m |
| Wages to revenue | 68.3% | 74% | 94.6% | - | 130.9% | 59.4% |
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. Newcastle United paid £219m against £320m of revenue, so 68p of every pound went back out as pay.
Premier League 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 Newcastle United make?
Newcastle United turned over £320m in 2023/24.
What is the Newcastle United wage bill?
Newcastle United paid £219m in staff costs in 2023/24, which is 68.3% of revenue.
Do Newcastle United make a profit?
Newcastle United made a pre-tax loss of £11m in 2023/24.
The accounts behind these figures
Company number 02529667. 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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