Arsenal ranked seventh most valuable club in Europe after 29% surge in value
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Arsenal have been named the seventh most valuable football club in Europe, following a remarkable 29% rise in their “Enterprise Value” over the last 12 months, according to the latest Football Benchmark report.
The Gunners’ value has been estimated at an impressive €4.01 billion, up from €3.1 billion a year ago, marking a €900 million increase and lifting them three places from 10th in the 2024 edition of the report. This jump represents the fourth-highest year-on-year growth among the top 30 clubs analysed, with only Aston Villa (42%), Real Sociedad (35%), and Eintracht Frankfurt (32%) posting larger gains.
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Titled “Football Clubs’ Valuation: The European Elite 2025”, the study attributes Arsenal’s sharp valuation increase to strong on-pitch performance, a 34% boost in operating revenue, and overall improvements across key financial metrics. Arsenal also recorded the highest increase among the top 10 most valuable clubs.
The report, produced by Football Benchmark — a spin-off of KPMG’s Sports Centre of Excellence — measures a club’s “Enterprise Value” using a proprietary algorithm that factors in five critical parameters: profitability, popularity, sporting potential, broadcasting rights, and stadium ownership. The EV metric accounts for the market value of owners’ equity plus total debt, minus cash and cash equivalents, offering a comprehensive picture of a club’s true worth, regardless of how its operations are financed.
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These figures also correspond with findings from the most recent Deloitte Football Money League, which revealed that Arsenal saw a 35% increase in revenue during the 2023/24 season, further underlining the club’s commercial and sporting resurgence under Mikel Arteta and ownership by Stan Kroenke.
Europe’s top 10 teams by KPI
| Club | Position change | Enterprise Value (EURm) | Enterprise Value year-on-year change | 2023/24 Total Operating Revenue (EURm) | 2023/24 Staff Costs to Revenue Ratio | Squad Value (as at March 2025, EURm) |
| Real Madrid | – | 6,278 | 23% | 1065 | 47% | 1,355 |
| Manchester City | – | 5,104 | 3% | 838 | 57% | 1,278 |
| Manchester United | – | 5,051 | 4% | 770 | 57% | 869 |
| Barcelona | 2 | 4,459 | 8% | 759 | 63% | 1,058 |
| Bayern Munich | 1 | 4,281 | 1% | 765 | 56% | 902 |
| Liverpool | 1 | 4,207 | 0.40% | 715 | 63% | 855 |
| Arsenal | 3 | 4,010 | 29% | 713 | 54% | 1,186 |
| Paris Saint-Germain | – | 3,760 | 8% | 808 | 82% | 1,026 |
| Sp*rs | 2 | 3,659 | 4% | 615 | 42% | 925 |
| Chelsea | 1 | 3,016 | -8% | 546 | 72% | 955 |
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