Gross result
€150.9m
+116.9% vs previous season
Highest value of 14 (4 without figures)
FC Schalke 04
Negative equity: −€99.1m, the seventh season in a row. Debts exceed assets.
Bundesliga 2018/19 to 2020/21, 2. Bundesliga 2021/22, Bundesliga 2022/23, 2. Bundesliga 2023/24 to 2024/25. On the gross result, from 3rd to 1st place over this period.
Wage bill
€59.0m
+96.2% vs previous season
Highest value of 14 (4 without figures)
Net result
€5.5m
+€6.2m vs previous season
3rd highest value of 14 (4 without figures)
Equity
−€99.1m
+€4.9m vs previous season
14th highest value of 14 (4 without figures)
Equity ratio
−117.7%
−13.9pp vs previous season
14th highest value of 14 (4 without figures)
At a glance
- Lowest equity ratio among the 14 clubs in the 2. Bundesliga with figures, 2024/25: −117.7%; the median is 28%.
- Over the last 3 seasons, 8.7 places worse in the table than on the gross result.
- Since 2018/19, a combined loss of €107.8m.
Schalke 04 has reduced its gross result by 43% since 2018/19
2018/19 to 2024/25, €m
- League median
Source: DFL, club financial figures
Schalke 04: on average 7.4 places worse in the table than on revenue
2018/19 to 2024/25
- League position
- Revenue rank on the gross result
Source: DFL, club financial figures; final tables
Schalke 04 has negative equity
2018/19 to 2024/25, €m
Source: DFL, club financial figures
Equity ratio 2024/25
−117.7%
negative: debts exceed assets.
Schalke 04: equity is negative, 176% of the balance sheet is financed by liabilities
Shares of total assets, 2018/19 to 2024/25
Source: DFL, club financial figures
Schalke 04 closes 2024/25 with a surplus of €5.5m
2024/25, €m, excluding items under €50k
Source: DFL, club financial figures
Schalke 04: wage ratio from 47% (2018/19) to 39% (2024/25)
2018/19 to 2024/25
- Schalke 04 by season
- 2. Bundesliga 2024/25
Source: DFL, club financial figures
Season 2024/25
Position in the league
| Key figure | Value | better |
|---|---|---|
| Gross result | €150.9m1 of 14 | |
| Wage bill | €59.0m1 of 14 | |
| Wage ratio | 39.1%10 of 14 | |
| Net result | €5.5m3 of 14 | |
| Equity | −€99.1m14 of 14 | |
| Equity ratio | −117.7%14 of 14 | |
| Liabilities | €147.9m1 of 14 | |
| Payments to player agents | €5.8m2 of 14 |
Schalke 04 has the highest gross result in the 2. Bundesliga
14 clubs, 2024/25, €m
- Median
Source: DFL, club financial figures
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