Hibernian finances and accounts
Hibernian turned over £17m in 2024/25 and paid £12m in staff costs, which is 74.3% of everything the club earned.
Revenue by season
What Hibernian 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 Hibernian 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 | £16,816,600£16.8m | £15,872,656£15.9m | £12,362,825£12.4m | £11,883,939£11.9m | £8,551,617£8.6m | £8,936,632£8.9m | £10,822,578£10.8m | £9,556,450£9.6m | £7,696,647£7.7m | £7,012,139£7.0m |
| Staff costs | £12,497,064£12.5m | £12,672,007£12.7m | £10,070,730£10.1m | £8,466,497£8.5m | £6,639,697£6.6m | £6,652,778£6.7m | £6,333,583£6.3m | £5,336,572£5.3m | £4,524,317£4.5m | £3,767,328£3.8m |
| Wages and salaries | £11,060,761£11.1m | £11,197,830£11.2m | £8,942,883£8.9m | £7,489,066£7.5m | £5,803,874£5.8m | £5,952,745£6.0m | £5,560,552£5.6m | £4,712,884£4.7m | £4,070,223£4.1m | £3,408,549£3.4m |
| Social security costs | £1,320,619£1.3m | £1,352,028£1.4m | £1,035,250£1.0m | £872,455£872k | £720,887£721k | - | £660,732£661k | £523,330£523k | £411,633£412k | £332,684£333k |
| Pension costs | £115,684£116k | £122,149£122k | £92,597£93k | £104,976£105k | £114,936£115k | £128,612£129k | £112,299£112k | £100,358£100k | - | - |
| Player amortisation | £1,939,867£1.9m | £2,036,918£2.0m | £1,521,181£1.5m | £744,023£744k | £537,615£538k | £505,690£506k | £332,647£333k | £185,537£186k | £159,316£159k | £98,188£98k |
| Other operating income | £17,478£17k | £61,865£62k | £42,587£43k | £383,263£383k | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Total operating costs | £23,631,302£23.6m | £24,021,979£24.0m | £19,312,793£19.3m | £15,804,511£15.8m | £10,538,934£10.5m | £10,862,188£10.9m | £11,571,030£11.6m | £9,121,694£9.1m | £8,436,265£8.4m | - |
| Profit on player sales | £441,079£441k | £1,043,455£1.0m | £3,188,207£3.2m | £2,096,490£2.1m | £313,528£314k | £152,687£153k | £2,784£3k | -£220,381£220k | £476,134£476k | £332,407£332k |
| Operating result | -£6,797,224£6.8m | -£9,194,021£9.2m | -£6,907,381£6.9m | -£3,537,309£3.5m | £527,260£527k | -£1,385,980£1.4m | -£748,452£748k | £434,756£435k | -£739,618£740k | -£149,009£149k |
| Pre-tax result | -£6,429,908£6.4m | -£8,338,426£8.3m | -£3,859,305£3.9m | -£1,522,768£1.5m | £863,779£864k | -£1,228,855£1.2m | £2,039,976£2.0m | £214,567£215k | -£258,513£259k | £187,128£187k |
| Wages to revenue | 74.3% | 79.8% | 81.5% | 71.2% | 77.6% | 74.4% | 58.5% | 55.8% | 58.8% | 53.7% |
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. Hibernian paid £12m against £17m of revenue, so 74p of every pound went back out as pay.
Scottish Premiership revenue
The 7 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 Hibernian make?
Hibernian turned over £17m in 2024/25.
What is the Hibernian wage bill?
Hibernian paid £12m in staff costs in 2024/25, which is 74.3% of revenue.
Do Hibernian make a profit?
Hibernian made a pre-tax loss of £6.4m in 2024/25.
The accounts behind these figures
Company number SC005323. 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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