Sunderland finances and accounts
Sunderland turned over £39m in 2024/25 and paid £53m in staff costs, which is 134.2% of everything the club earned.
Revenue by season
What Sunderland 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 Sunderland does not report on its own.
| MEASURE | 2024/25 | 2023/24 | 2022/23 | 2019/20 | 2018/19 | 2017/18 | 2016/17 | 2015/16 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Revenue | £39,422,000£39.4m | £37,452,000£37.5m | £35,098,000£35.1m | £29,152,000£29.2m | £58,693,000£58.7m | £63,691,000£63.7m | £123,504,000£123.5m | £104,072,000£104.1m |
| Staff costs | £52,899,000£52.9m | £30,463,000£30.5m | £25,296,000£25.3m | - | - | £46,834,000£46.8m | £82,691,000£82.7m | £81,753,000£81.8m |
| Wages and salaries | £45,961,000£46.0m | £27,473,000£27.5m | £22,575,000£22.6m | - | - | £41,443,000£41.4m | £73,570,000£73.6m | £72,415,000£72.4m |
| Social security costs | £6,773,000£6.8m | £2,851,000£2.9m | £2,598,000£2.6m | - | - | - | £8,742,000£8.7m | £9,059,000£9.1m |
| Pension costs | £165,000£165k | £139,000£139k | £123,000£123k | - | - | - | £379,000£379k | £279,000£279k |
| Player amortisation | £10,409,000£10.4m | £3,983,000£4.0m | £2,715,000£2.7m | - | - | - | - | - |
| Other operating income | - | £25,000£25k | £2,301,000£2.3m | - | - | - | - | - |
| Cost of sales | £1,454,000£1.5m | £3,300,000£3.3m | £4,130,000£4.1m | £1,669,000£1.7m | £2,400,000£2.4m | £1,745,000£1.7m | £2,333,000£2.3m | £1,931,000£1.9m |
| Other operating costs | £73,733,000£73.7m | £47,500,000£47.5m | £40,583,000£40.6m | - | - | - | £150,709,000£150.7m | £132,856,000£132.9m |
| Profit on player sales | £45,843,000£45.8m | £8,818,000£8.8m | £306,000£306k | - | - | - | £33,102,000£33.1m | £5,050,000£5.0m |
| Operating result | -£331,000£331k | -£8,488,000£8.5m | -£9,723,000£9.7m | -£5,753,000£5.8m | -£10,534,000£10.5m | -£20,273,000£20.3m | -£39,259,000£39.3m | -£30,715,000£30.7m |
| Pre-tax result | -£3,279,000£3.3m | -£9,071,000£9.1m | -£9,680,000£9.7m | -£3,327,000£3.3m | -£10,582,000£10.6m | -£19,912,000£19.9m | -£10,248,000£10.2m | -£33,785,000£33.8m |
| Wages to revenue | 134.2% | 81.3% | 72.1% | - | - | 73.5% | 67% | 78.6% |
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. Sunderland paid £53m against £39m of revenue, so 134p 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 Sunderland make?
Sunderland turned over £39m in 2024/25.
What is the Sunderland wage bill?
Sunderland paid £53m in staff costs in 2024/25, which is 134.2% of revenue.
Do Sunderland make a profit?
Sunderland made a pre-tax loss of £3.3m in 2024/25.
The accounts behind these figures
Filed by SUNDERLAND ASSOCIATION FOOTBALL CLUB,LIMITED(THE), company number 00049116. 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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