Half-year report: Higher transfer income gives BVB a big boost in profits | OneFootball

Borussia Dortmund is performing well on the pitch. In the Bundesliga, the Black and Yellows are in second place behind industry leader Bayern Munich. By reaching the play-offs against Atalanta Bergamo (February 17/25), the Ruhr club is still in the running in the Champions League as well.

But BVB is not only on the road to success in sporting terms; there is also positive news from the financial sector. Profit increased significantly in the first half of the fiscal year. Pre-tax profit climbed from 8.8 to 23.2 million euros in the six months from early July to the end of December 2025 compared to the same period last year.

The main reason for this result is income from transfer deals, as the SDAX-listed Bundesliga club announced on Monday (February 9). After 22.2 million euros in the previous year, the contribution to earnings rose to 54.9 million euros. The most lucrative sale was the transfer of Jamie Gittens (21) to Chelsea FC, which brought in 56 million euros. The group’s net profit after taxes also improved significantly, soaring from 7.7 million euros in the previous year’s period to 18.7 million euros.

Stock reacts little to report

However, revenue increased only marginally by 1.9 million euros to 246.4 million euros. The lion’s share came from TV marketing revenues at 104.6 million euros and advertising at 75.7 million euros. Personnel expenses also rose in the same period from 118.1 million euros to 129.3 million euros. Operating EBITDA (earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation, and amortization) increased overall by 23.0 million euros to 81.7 million euros.

The stock, however, reacted little to the positive news. On Tuesday, BVB shares were trading at 3.30 euros, just 0.05 euros higher than the previous day.

Borussia Dortmund plans to present the complete half-year report on February 13.

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