It’s that time of year. When Forbes ranks the value of NFL franchises from most valuable to least valuable. And the Raiders landed in a pretty favorable position.
Here is the top ten:
1. Dallas Cowboys – $10.1 Billion
2. Los Angeles Rams – $7.6 Billion
3. New England Patriots – $7.4 Billion
4. New York Giants – $7.3 Billion
5. New York Jets – $6.9 Billion
6. San Franciso 49ers – $6.8 Billion
7. Las Vegas Raiders – $6.7 Billion
8. Philadelphia Eagles – $6.6 Billion
9. Chicago Bears – $6.4 Billion
10. Washington Commanders $6.3 Billion
Bottom five
28. New Orleans Saints – $4.4 Billion
29. Arizona Cardinals – $4.3 Billion
30. Buffalo Bills – $4.2 Billion
31. Detroit Lions – $4.15 Billion
32. Cincinnati Bengals – $4.1 Billion
This is how Forbes explains their methodology on figuring up franchise values:
Team values are enterprise values (equity plus net debt) and include the economics of the team’s stadium (including non-NFL revenue that accrues to the team’s owner) but not the value of the stadium real estate itself.
Coming in at seventh in the rankings is not surprising for the Raiders these days. They have a stadium that is less than five years old along with one of them largest overall fanbases in sports.
Here is where the Raiders have landed in the rankings the past five seasons:
2024 — 7th $6.7 Billion
2023 — 6th $6.2 Billion
2022 — 9th $5.1 Billion
2021 — 16th $3.4 Billion
2020 — 12th $3.1 Billion