The blue-white-sky blues were ranked at number 23 in the financial football index (FFI) with a score of 1.309 and ahead of all other Russian clubs. Spartak Moscow came in 37th place, Krasnodar in 60th, CSKA in 98th and Lokomotiv Moscow in 99th. In 2019, Zenit were ranked 29th.

When calculating the ratings the company use five indicators; player's transfer values, tangible assets, banked cash, owner investments and net debt.

In the study, Soccerex relied on information from UEFA, The Financial Times, Bloomberg, Yahoo Finance, Forbes, Transfermarket and Hoovers.