Cardiff City vs Burnley finances: revenue, debt, wages, grade

Cardiff City vs Burnley: the money gapCardiff v Burnley. Meet on Saturday 7 November 2026 in the Championship (Cardiff at home). This page is about the money gap, not the result. Cited figures from each club's grade card. No predictions.Cardiff City: grade F (25.6/100)

Revenue: Earned £25.8m in figures dated May 2025: on the smaller side in EFL Championship (ahead of 35% of the league's other clubs we track). Score 37/100. Source: Cardiff City Football Club Limited — Full accounts made up to 31 May 2025 (Companies House 00109065, filed 26 Feb 2026), 2025-05, reported

Net debt: Net debt of £132.9m equals about 516% of a year's revenue: very heavy. Score 0/100. Source: Cardiff City Football Club Limited full accounts year ended 31 May 2025 (Companies House 00109065, filed 26 Feb 2026; notes 18-19; figures in £000), 2025-05-31, reported

Wages: First-team pay of about £14.3m takes roughly 56% of revenue: very heavy (player pay only, not all staff). Score 0/100. Source: Capology club page, as of 2026-09-11, estimated

3-season net transfer spend: Net transfer spend averaged about 3% of revenue a season over 1 season: modest. Score 91/100. Source: Transfermarkt net spend 2025-26 €0.9m, reported

Burnley: grade D (40.0/100)

Revenue: Earned £144.5m in 2025-26: one of the biggest earners in EFL Championship (ahead of 87% of the league's other clubs we track). Score 86/100. Source: Burnley FC Holdings Limited (group) — accounts YE 31/07/2026 (Companies House 08335231, filed 4 Nov 2026), note 3 Turnover, 2025-26, reported

Net debt: Net debt of £62.9m equals about 44% of a year's revenue: manageable. Score 58/100. Source: Burnley FC Holdings Limited (group) — accounts YE 31/07/2026 (Companies House 08335231, filed 4 Nov 2026) — Note 30 Analysis of changes in net debt, 2026-07-31, reported

Wages: Total staff costs of about £123.1m take roughly 85% of revenue: very heavy (all staff, not first-team only, from the club's audited accounts). Score 0/100. Source: Burnley FC Holdings Limited group accounts YE 31 Jul 2026 (Companies House 08335231, filed 4 Nov 2026), note 7: total staff costs £123.12m (all staff, not first-team only), 2025-26, reported

3-season net transfer spend: Net transfer spend averaged about 29% of revenue a season over 3 seasons: aggressive. Score 27/100. Source: Transfermarkt net spend 2023-24 €107.2m, 2024-25 -€56.1m, 2025-26 €96.5m, reported

In the newsBurnley FC Holdings filed its YE 31 Jul 2026 group accounts on 4 Nov: turnover £144.501m (was £71.746m), a £9.0m loss that includes £38.8m Everton compensation under appeal (no provision; without it the loss would be £47.8m), and Note 30 net debt £62.870m (was £129.463m). This page grades on those accounts, with wage pressure on audited total staff costs of £123.118m. Source: Burnley FC Holdings Limited group accounts YE 31/07/2026 (Companies House 08335231) and BBC Sport, 4 Nov 2026.More rivalries: El Clásico · Derby della Madonnina · Intercontinental Derby · Clássico dos Gigantes · El Tráfico · Manchester derby · Merseyside derby · Old Firm · Derby Paulista · Clássico Mineiro · Derby du Nord · Der Klassiker · Liverpool v Arsenal · Derby del Sole · Basque derby · Atlético Madrid v Bayern Munich · Barcelona v Aston Villa · Manchester United v Roma · Villarreal v PSG · Feyenoord v Inter · Galatasaray v Stuttgart · Fenerbahçe v Liverpool · Dortmund v Betis · Porto v Napoli · Lens v Como · PSV v Club Brugge · Leipzig v Man City · Majestoso · Flamengo v Grêmio · Slavia Prague v Arsenal · AEK Athens v Real Madrid · Crystal Palace v Hoffenheim · AZ v Juventus · Leverkusen v Marseille · Celtic v Beşiktaş · Real Sociedad v Lyon · Trabzonspor v Freiburg · Getafe v Brighton · Palmeiras v Remo · Cruzeiro v Bahia · Hamburg v Gladbach · Venezia v Udinese · Everton v Coventry · Sevilla v Alavés · Toulouse v Strasbourg · Vitória v Fluminense · Leeds v Tottenham · Málaga v Racing · Torino v Lecce · Dortmund v Elversberg · Mainz v Bayern · Leipzig v Augsburg · Paderborn v Frankfurt · Arsenal v Hull · Fulham v Newcastle · Espanyol v Deportivo · Parma v Bologna · Nott'm Forest v Man City · Osasuna v Athletic · Stuttgart v Werder · Auxerre v Paris FC · Roma v Sassuolo · Valencia v Real Madrid · PSG v Troyes · Inter Miami v Charlotte · Bristol City v Norwich · Portsmouth v Stoke · Wrexham v Wolves · Birmingham v Swansea · Blackburn v West Ham · Charlton v Sheff Utd · Preston v Southampton · QPR v Lincoln · Watford v Middlesbrough · West Brom v Millwall · Nacional v Viseu · Fortuna v Telstar · ADO v Sparta · Alverca v Casa Pia · Antwerp v Lommel · Excelsior v GA Eagles · Sporting v Moreirense · Montréal v Vancouver · Chicago Fire v Columbus · D.C. United v NYCFC · Cincinnati v Nashville · Orlando v New England · Philadelphia v Toronto · Red Bulls v Atlanta · Austin v Portland · Dallas v Colorado · Houston v St. Louis · Minnesota v San Jose · Real Salt Lake v LA Galaxy · San Diego v Sporting KC · Seattle v LAFC · Derby v Bolton · Willem II v Zwolle · Famalicão v Arouca. Methods