Overview
- The club disclosed on Thursday that 2025/26 revenue reached €194.3 million and that after-tax net profit was €3.1 million, marking the fourth straight positive year.
- Equity rose above €30 million for the first time since 2018/19 and membership stood at 176,165 as of 1 November 2026, figures the club says boost its financial standing.
- CEO Philipp Türoff attributed the revenue gain to stronger marketing and transfer-related income and said the club increased squad investment after its 2025 promotion to protect Bundesliga status.
- BILD reports that multiple banks have agreed to finance most of the planned €60m Nachwuchs-Leistungszentrum and that the club would directly fund roughly 20 percent, a detail presented as media reporting rather than club confirmation.
- Sporting leaders say the improved finances create room to pursue winter reinforcements, with the sporting director reportedly prioritising a striker preferably on loan ahead of the members' assembly on 22 November 2026.