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Monday, June 23, 2025

Manchester United Declines Dividend as Glazers Mull Sale

  • Manchester United’s owners made its latest bow to public pressure by declining a shareholder dividend for the first time since 2016.
  • The team was the only one in the Premier League to collect a dividend.
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Manchester United continues to show signs of bowing to public pressure and inching toward a sale.

The Premier League club’s board opted not to distribute a dividend for fiscal 2023, breaking a practice that it began in 2016.

  • Manchester United earned $176.7 million in the third quarter, up 13.6% year-over-year.
  • While broadcasting revenue dipped, the team got a strong boost from its commercial revenue, which grew 35.7% to $107.5 million.
  • Man U still took a $32.6 million loss in the quarter.

The team distributed dividends totaling $41.3 million in the 2021-22 season, a move that drew criticism given that Man U lost $142 million in that period. During that time, the team also took on more debt through $49.2 million in overdraft loans.

It maintained $650 million in long-term loans and other non-current borrowings.

The Glazer family is exploring a sale of the team and has retained the Raine Group, who helped manage the Chelsea sale. Forbes recently valued the club at $4.6 billion – first in the Premier League and third globally.

Manchester United owners Joel and Avram Glazer wave to cameras in stands of Old Trafford

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Manchester United sent 15 players to the World Cup in Qatar, 12 of whom were still in the tournament heading into the quarterfinals.

That will help the club land a healthy share of the $209 million FIFA will pay out to clubs whose players feature in the global tournament. Teams receive $10,000 per player daily for every day a player remains in competition.

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