2026 results briefing: BVB in rude health, lean and growing | OneFootball

The Borussia Dortmund GmbH & Co. KGaA Group reports a net loss of EUR 21.7 million for the past financial year, as already forecast in February 2026. The main reason for this was the early exit from the UEFA Champions League against Atalanta Bergamo, which, together with the loss of revenue from the FIFA Club World Cup, led to a decline in revenue of EUR 65.6 million (EUR 460.5 million) compared with the previous year. Transfer income amounted to EUR 59.3 million. The latter was due in part to the transfer of Jamie Gittens to Chelsea FC.

At the same time, BVB has already used a season of mixed sporting results—marked by early exits from the cup competitions but a successful Bundesliga campaign ending in another runner-up finish—to address its structural financial deficit. Three levers are working together here: higher revenue, lower squad costs, and reduced operating expenses.

Borussia Dortmund annual press conference

At his first annual press conference as Managing Director, Carsten Cramer put the figures and the current situation into context: “We actively used the complicated, challenging, and extremely complex past season to work on our structural deficits, identify strong growth potential even more clearly, and make BVB less dependent on transfer activity and better positioned for the future. We are emerging stronger from the previous season.”

BVB Managing Director Thomas Treß explained that the balance sheet of the Bundesliga’s only publicly listed club remains robust: “A net loss of more than EUR 20 million is not satisfactory for us. At the same time, our equity remains at around EUR 300 million, the equity ratio exceeds 50 percent, no new financial debt was taken on, and no overdraft credit lines were used.”

Developments in sponsorship and hospitality have also been positive: total revenue in this area rose to EUR 170.3 million in the reporting period from July 1, 2025 to June 30, 2026, an increase of EUR 7.3 million compared with the previous year. Three strong new partners—Vodafone, Polestar, and Lenovo—were secured for the past season. The partnership with REWE was expanded in an innovative model as training wear partner. Partnerships with Evonik, Pluto TV, Hankook, Atlas, and Coca-Cola, among others, were extended. More than 500 companies are now part of the BVBBusinessNetwork.

BVB continues to grow steadily and is continuing to invest in its infrastructure. A permanently sold-out SIGNAL IDUNA PARK and now around 90 million social media followers across all channels are evidence of this. The land purchase for the new health campus has been completed, with the opening planned for the first half of 2028. Further expansion at the Dortmund-Brackel site includes, among other things, the construction of a new training ground for women’s football as well as further improvements for the men’s and youth departments.

The overarching objective for the new season and the coming years is clearly defined: “We are an exceptionally healthy, strong company with more than 1,000 employees, the highest sporting ambitions, and very great growth potential. We are happy to be measured against that over the next twelve months,” said Carsten Cramer.

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