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Barcelona Posts €994 Million Revenue but Books €17 Million Net Loss After Barça Studios Write-Down

An EY-backed revaluation of the club’s media arm led to a major impairment that outweighed a strong commercial rebound.

Joan Laporta, el jueves pasado en Oviedo.
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Overview

  • Total income reached €994 million for 2024–25 as sponsorship hit €259 million, merchandising climbed 55% to €170 million, and Olympic Stadium ticketing outperformed the prior season by €39 million.
  • The club cut the value of Barça Studios, now Barça Productions, to about €178 million, recording roughly €122 million in impairment after previously booking €141 million the year before.
  • Operating profit of €2 million turned into a €17 million net loss after extraordinary items, which also include a €15 million UEFA sanction for fair-play breaches.
  • Barcelona recognized about €70 million from a €100 million, 30-year sale of 475 VIP seats under a conservative accounting approach.
  • The club says it reduced debt by €90 million year over year, while La Vanguardia reports the VIP-seat investors as Forta Advisors of Qatar and New Era Visionary, owned by Ruslan Bîrlădeanu, who has also been hired as the club’s telecommunications operator.