FC Barcelona has already presented its members with the annual financial statements for the 2024/25 season and the budget for the current season. The announcement refers to an “economic recovery.”
FC Barcelona’s annual general meeting will take place this coming Sunday, October 19, and the club already had some good news to report in advance. “For the second year in a row, the club has achieved a positive ordinary result (€2 million), consolidating its economic recovery and operational efficiency in all areas,” the announcement said. Ordinary income amounted to €994 million, even though the team still had to play at the Olympic Stadium. The move to the renovated Camp Nou has been delayed several times, but the good sporting results and the response from the fans have increased the stadium’s income by more than €39 million.
In the area of sponsorship, the Catalans reported a new record high. Thanks to the agreement with Nike and other strategic partnerships, the €259 million mark was reached, plus €170 million (55 percent more than in the previous year) from merchandising. Here, the international expansion of e-commerce seems to have paid off for Barcelona.
In the overall overview, Barcelona closes taking into account extraordinary items such as the UEFA fine for financial fair play (-15 million), the sale of VIP seats (+70 million) and the provision for the value of Barca Productions, whose value fell from €400 million to €178 million, with a loss of €17 million after tax. “The results show a solid financial structure and reduce debt to €469 million, €90 million less than last year,” said the Catalans.
Revenues of over €1 billion planned
The club closed the last financial year with a wage bill of 54 percent of ordinary income, which is an improvement of two points over the previous year and within the limits set by UEFA. For the current season, Barça has budgeted €1.075 billion in ordinary revenue, thanks in part to the imminent return to Camp Nou. An increase of €50 million is expected here, and in the long term, the club even wants to approach the €200 million mark. In addition, the club expects a positive pre-tax result of €5 million.