Manchester United (MANU) financial statements
Manchester United reported revenue of 667M GBP in fiscal 2025, up 2.9% a year over 9 years.
Net income was -33M GBP and the operating margin -2.8%, against 13.4% in 2016.
Free cash flow was -251M GBP.
The diluted share count rose 4% over the period (dilution).
Revenue and free cash flow
Fiscal years, $ billions (GBP).
Income statement
Fiscal years, in GBP, from Manchester United's 10-K filings with the SEC.
| Fiscal year | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Revenue | 515M GBP | 581M GBP | 590M GBP | 627M GBP | 509M GBP | 494M GBP | 583M GBP | 648M GBP | 662M GBP | 667M GBP |
| Operating income | 69M GBP | 81M GBP | 44M GBP | 50M GBP | 5M GBP | -37M GBP | -87M GBP | -11M GBP | -69M GBP | -18M GBP |
| Interest expense | 20M GBP | 25M GBP | 24M GBP | 25M GBP | 27M GBP | 36M GBP | 86M GBP | 45M GBP | 64M GBP | 59M GBP |
| Pre-tax income | 49M GBP | 57M GBP | 26M GBP | 27M GBP | -21M GBP | -24M GBP | -150M GBP | -33M GBP | -131M GBP | -40M GBP |
| Income tax | 12M GBP | 17M GBP | 63M GBP | 9M GBP | 2M GBP | 68M GBP | -34M GBP | -4M GBP | -18M GBP | -7M GBP |
| Net income | 36M GBP | 39M GBP | -38M GBP | 19M GBP | -23M GBP | -92M GBP | -116M GBP | -29M GBP | -113M GBP | -33M GBP |
| EPS (diluted) | 0.22 GBP | 0.24 GBP | -0.23 GBP | 0.11 GBP | -0.14 GBP | -0.57 GBP | -0.71 GBP | -0.18 GBP | -0.68 GBP | -0.19 GBP |
| Diluted shares | 164M | 164M | 164M | 165M | 164M | 163M | 163M | 163M | 165M | 171M |
| Operating margin | 13.4% | 13.9% | 7.4% | 8.0% | 1.0% | -7.5% | -15.0% | -1.7% | -10.5% | -2.8% |
| Net margin | 7.1% | 6.7% | -6.4% | 3.0% | -4.6% | -18.7% | -19.8% | -4.4% | -17.1% | -5.0% |
Balance sheet
Fiscal years, in GBP, from Manchester United's 10-K filings with the SEC.
| Fiscal year | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cash and short-term investments | 229M GBP | 290M GBP | 242M GBP | 308M GBP | 52M GBP | 111M GBP | 121M GBP | 76M GBP | 74M GBP | 86M GBP |
| Receivables | — | 104M GBP | 168M GBP | 24M GBP | 116M GBP | 50M GBP | 49M GBP | 31M GBP | 37M GBP | 134M GBP |
| Inventory | — | 2M GBP | 1M GBP | 2M GBP | 2M GBP | 2M GBP | 2M GBP | 3M GBP | 4M GBP | 13M GBP |
| Total current assets | — | 399M GBP | 413M GBP | 388M GBP | 225M GBP | 213M GBP | 237M GBP | 194M GBP | 177M GBP | 284M GBP |
| Property, plant and equipment | 246M GBP | 245M GBP | 245M GBP | 246M GBP | 254M GBP | 247M GBP | 243M GBP | 253M GBP | 256M GBP | 292M GBP |
| Total assets | — | 1.5B GBP | 1.5B GBP | 1.5B GBP | 1.4B GBP | 1.3B GBP | 1.3B GBP | 1.3B GBP | 1.3B GBP | 1.6B GBP |
| Total current liabilities | — | 411M GBP | 461M GBP | 429M GBP | 398M GBP | 384M GBP | 495M GBP | 527M GBP | 495M GBP | 750M GBP |
| Long-term debt | — | 498M GBP | 487M GBP | 506M GBP | 520M GBP | 465M GBP | 530M GBP | 507M GBP | 511M GBP | 472M GBP |
| Total liabilities | — | 1.1B GBP | 1.1B GBP | 1.1B GBP | 1.0B GBP | 988M GBP | 1.2B GBP | 1.2B GBP | 1.2B GBP | 1.4B GBP |
| Shareholders' equity | 460M GBP | 480M GBP | 427M GBP | 415M GBP | 351M GBP | 273M GBP | 128M GBP | 104M GBP | 145M GBP | 194M GBP |
| Net debt | -229M GBP | 213M GBP | 254M GBP | 204M GBP | 474M GBP | 420M GBP | 515M GBP | 537M GBP | 473M GBP | 551M GBP |
Cash flow
Fiscal years, in GBP, from Manchester United's 10-K filings with the SEC.
| Fiscal year | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Operating cash flow | 186M GBP | 228M GBP | 95M GBP | 245M GBP | -4M GBP | 113M GBP | 96M GBP | 96M GBP | 86M GBP | 73M GBP |
| Capital spending | 143M GBP | 202M GBP | 168M GBP | 192M GBP | 242M GBP | 144M GBP | 124M GBP | 172M GBP | 208M GBP | 323M GBP |
| Free cash flow | 43M GBP | 25M GBP | -73M GBP | 53M GBP | -246M GBP | -31M GBP | -27M GBP | -76M GBP | -123M GBP | -251M GBP |
| Stock-based compensation | 2M GBP | 2M GBP | 3M GBP | 699,000 GBP | 818,000 GBP | 2M GBP | 198,000 GBP | 2M GBP | 875,000 GBP | 658,000 GBP |
| Dividends paid | 20M GBP | 23M GBP | 22M GBP | 23M GBP | 23M GBP | 11M GBP | 34M GBP | 0 GBP | 0 GBP | 0 GBP |
| Share buybacks (net) | — | — | — | — | -21M GBP | — | — | — | — | — |
| Net borrowing | -371,000 GBP | -395,000 GBP | -419,000 GBP | -4M GBP | — | 60M GBP | 40M GBP | 0 GBP | -70M GBP | 130M GBP |
| Free cash flow margin | 8.3% | 4.4% | -12.4% | 8.4% | -48.3% | -6.3% | -4.7% | -11.7% | -18.5% | -37.6% |
| Dividends per share | 0.12 GBP | 0.14 GBP | 0.13 GBP | 0.14 GBP | 0.14 GBP | 0.07 GBP | 0.21 GBP | — | — | — |
Questions
What was Manchester United's revenue in 2025?
667M GBP in fiscal 2025, from its 10-K filing.
How much free cash flow does Manchester United generate?
-251M GBP in fiscal 2025 (operating cash flow minus capital spending).
From Manchester United's annual reports filed with the SEC (XBRL data), standardised by Investingly. Information only, not investment advice.