2025 balance press conference: Highest turnover in company history | OneFootball

In his 21st and last balance press conference as chairman of the board, Hans-Joachim Watzke looked back to the very beginning, with a loss of 54 million euros and a turnover of just 75 million euros, before turning to the current figures and emphasising: “We have already achieved the benchmark turnover of 500 million euros, and now, after 509 million last year, we have reached the highest turnover in our history with 526 million euros. It has been a very successful year for us.” The same goes for the club’s sporting performance in some respects: “When you consistently qualify for the Champions League over ten years” - as one of only seven clubs in the whole of Europe to do so - “that is quite exceptional!”

Compared to the previous year (509 million euros), Borussia Dortmund - the only listed Bundesliga team - increased its turnover in the period 1 July 2024 to 30 June 2025 by 3.32 per cent, to 526 million euros. The final net profit was 10.5 million euros before tax and 6.5 million euros after tax, which falls within the predictions made before the season. The management board also reported a positive free cash flow of 21 million euros, with managing director Thomas Treß reporting a “good, stable result.” Existing credit lines of 75 million euros had not been required by the reporting date of 30.6.2025.

As a result of reaching the quarter-finals of the UEFA Champions League, the club’s goals in terms of both sporting and economic performance were exceeded. The new format of the competition also meant that there were seven sold out home games (compared to six the previous year), with the associated additional revenue from ticketing. A further driver of revenue was the club’s participation in the FIFA Club World Cup this summer. According to Treß’s report, these revenues amounted to 33.9 million euros in the financial year 2024/25. In the tournament held in the USA, BVB reached the quarter-final, which took place on 5 July 2025.

This was offset by BVB’s early departure from the DFB Cup in the second round, and reduced transfer revenues compared to the previous year, when Jude Bellingham transferred to Real Madrid. Last season, Niclas Füllkrug and Donyell Malen left the club for significantly lower sums. Jamie Gittens’ transfer to Chelsea FC falls in the new financial year 2025/26. Revenues from merchandising were also lower than in the year when, among other things, BVB profited from the hype surrounding their participation in the Champions League Final.

“We don’t want to reinvent Borussia Dortmund, we want to develop it. We still have an incredible amount of potential and are capable of gaining the support of even more people and partners,” said managing director Carsten Cramer, emphasising: “We are much, much more than just a football club.” A club which is conscious of its own social and ecological responsibility. Thomas Treß announced: “We have set ourselves the goal of becoming climate neutral by 2040.”

Together with the supervisory board, the management board wants to reiterate its suggestion of distributing a dividend of six cents per share at the general meeting in November. “It is important to give a signal of dividend continuity to shareholders, even if the dividend uses up the entire annual net profit,” said managing director Thomas Treß.

Boris Rupert