Winnipeg Blue Bombers post $12.1-million operating profit for 2025 season

WINNIPEG — The 2025 CFL season was a very profitable one for the Winnipeg Blue Bombers.

The community-owned club released its 2025 annual report Wednesday. It showed the Blue Bombers posted a $12.1-million operating profit and an $8.4-million investment in capital improvements at Princess Auto Stadium.

The Blue Bombers are one of two community-owned CFL teams, along with the Saskatchewan Roughriders.

In 2021, the Bombers, Manitoba government and Triple B Stadium Inc. established a capital fund dedicated to long-term stadium maintenance and improvements. Last year, the CFL club allocated a total of $12.9 million ($11.9 million to the fund, $1 million to its operating reserve) which equalled its overall profit for the year.

Total operating revenue in 2025 reached $82.8 million, an increase of $28.1 million over the prior year, as Winnipeg hosted the 112th Grey Cup. Operating expenses rose to $70.7 million (up from $47.7 million in 2024), again attributable to staging the Grey Cup.

Last year, $8.4 million was invested in stadium projects. That included a new players’ lounge, HVAC remediation, additional contactless security screening devices, and concession equipment to improve capacity and the speed of service. The Bombers also just completed the installation of two new high-resolution videoboards at Princess Auto Stadium.

“We are extremely proud of our financial results for 2025, strengthened by a sold-out season that averaged more than 33,000 fans per game,” Bombers president/CEO Wade Miller said in a statement. “These results are a testament to the continued support of our season-ticket members, corporate partners, and fans.

“They are the reason this club remains strong, on and off the field.”

This report by The Canadian Press was first published April 15, 2026.