National Football League franchise values are growing at an astonishing rate
Dallas has $700 million in revenues and $300 million in operating income.
You can see the complete list of the NFL’s most valuable teams here.
The Bears are owned by the McCaskey family.
That’s because once again every franchise in the 32-team league added value, some more than others, according to Forbes’ annual ranking, released Wednesday.
There likely aren’t too many companies that have been around since 1920, yet still grew at the rate of 19 percent over the past year. While the Colts value is up from last year’s $1.88 billion, they’re down four spots from last year.
Forbes estimated the Chicago Bears’ worth at $2.7 billion, the eighth-highest in the National Football League, in its annual valuation that was released Wednesday. That increase is primarily due to more rights fees for Thursday night games, the Rams’ relocation from St. Louis to Los Angeles, the Minnesota Vikings moving into their new stadium in Minneapolis and the Atlanta Falcons nearing completion of their new stadium.
Forbes reporter Mike Ozanian wrote that two economic factors – enormous profitability and content demand – allowed every team, no matter its circumstances, to increase value.
If a franchise moved or is about to move into a new stadium (or, as Forbes calls it, portability), those team values rose exponentially. Revenue and operating income (earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation and amortization) are for the 2015 season, net of revenue sharing and stadium debt service.
The Cowboys ($4.2 billion), Patriots ($3.4 billion) and Giants ($3.1 billion) are the Top 3.