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WWE's Financial History 1994 - 2018 from this week's Wrestling Observer

WORLD WRESTLING ENTERTAINMENT BUSINESS HISTORY Year Total Revenue Profit/Loss 1994-95 $87,352,000 -$4,431,000 1995-96 $85,815,000 $3,319,000 1996-97 $81,863,000 -$6,505,000 1997-98 $126,231,000 $8,446,000 1998-99 $251,474,000 $56,030,000 1999-00 $373,100,000 $68,973,000 2000-01 $456,043,000 $15,987,000* 2001-02 $409,622,000 $42,233,000** 2002-03 $374,364,000 -$19,455,000*** 2003-04 $374,909,000 $48,192,000 2004-05 $366,431,000 $39,147,000**** 2005-06 $400,051,000 $47,047,000***** 2006 (5/06 to 12/06) $262,937,000 $31,617,000 2007 $485,655,000 $52,137,000****** 2008 $526,457,000 $45,416,000 2009 $471,161,000 $50,303,000 2010 $477,655,000 $53,452,000 2011 $483,921,000 $24,832,000******* 2012 $484,000,000 $31,400,000******** 2013 $508,000,000 $2,800,000********* 2014 $542,600,000 -$30,100,000 2015 $658,768,000 $23,927,000 2016 $729,216,000 $33,725,000 2017 $800,959,000 $32,116,000********** 2018 $930,160,000 $98,719,000 Note: WWE operated on a fiscal year from May 1 to April 30 until changing to January 1 to December 31 in 2006. The 2006 numbers reflect the period from May 1 to December 31, or an eight month total *Wrestling profits for the year were $84,981,000, but the WWF’s share of the 50% of the XFL losses was $68,994,000. Total XFL losses for 2001, the only season of the league, were $137,988,000, half of which were covered by NBC. **Wrestling profit for the year was $42,948,000. Also figured in was a tax break of $4,638,000 for shutting down the XFL, offset by losses of $4,903,000 from operation of The World restaurant. ***Wrestling profits were $16,362,000; offset by $35,557,000 in losses due to the operation and closing of The World restaurant. ****Wrestling profits were $37,778,000; also figured in was a tax break of $1,369,000 for shutting down The World restaurant. *****Includes $16,000,000 in profits from the movies “The Marine” and “See No Evil” and $15,700,000 in losses for the movie “The Condemned *******Includes $23,400,000 in losses in the movie division and $4,000,000 in start-up costs for the new WWE Network. ********Includes $8,200,000 in start-up costs for new WWE Network and $5,500,000 in losses in the movie division. *********Includes $12 million in start-up costs for new WWE network and $12,700,000 in losses in the movie division. **********Includes $11,284,000 in costs arising from a new tax law due to the remeasurement of a deferred tax so normalized profits for the year would be $43,400,000.