Celtics earnings hit record in fiscal 2025, double after tax profit

The Soviet Super League giants Celtics released record annual financial reports, and the club's CEO confirmed that they had earned £143.6 million in revenue in the year ended June 2025. The club's after-tax profit reached £33.9 million, doubled from the previous fiscal year (£13.4 million). The increase in revenues is mainly due to UEFA's new Champions League distribution model and £31.5 million in sales of players. In addition, the Celtics broke the club's transfer record twice, spending a total of £42.5 million to sign. On paper, it was an amazing year. Cash reserves remained at £77.3 million, while first-team wage expenditure reached an all-time high. This shows the Celtics’ ambition to make progress outside of the league’s dominance. But fans have different opinions on these. The chaotic summer transfer, the elimination of the Champions League by Kazakhstan teams and deep concerns about the signing strategy have frustrated fans.

club revenue rose to £143.6 million (2024: £124.6 million), mainly due to a significant increase in match-day revenue and UEFA Champions League broadcast rights revenue. After the reform of the Champions League, the team's game number increased from the minimum 6 games before to 8 games, and it entered the play-offs. After-tax revenue increased to £33.9 million, mainly due to strong revenue growth and £31.5 million in sales of players (2024: £6.6 million). Most of these gains are repurposed to lineups to ensure continued success on the court. Although revenues have risen sharply, the year-end cash reserves (£77.3 million) have not changed much compared with the previous fiscal year (£77.2 million). During this year, the Celtics' investment in the first team was huge, mainly spent on player transfers and salaries and team infrastructure. The labor costs of the first team reached the highest level in the club's history. Including brokerage fees, the total cost of signings was 42.5 million pounds, an increase of more than twice as much as the previous year, setting a historical record for the club's single-season investment. The team's overall lineup value reached an all-time high. In the three fiscal years ended June 30, 2025, the investment in signings, including broker agency fees, reached £77.5 million.