Eagles ranked sixth in the NFL with an $8.43 billion valuation by Sportico
The Super Bowl champions had been valued at $8.3 billion in 2024 when owner Jeffrey Lurie sold minority stakes in the franchise.
The Eagles moved up two spots on Sportico’s annual rankings of the NFL’s most valuable teams, rising to sixth after the Super Bowl victory, according to the sports business website.
In December, owner Jeffery Lurie sold minority stakes in the Eagles to two investment groups at a valuation of $8.3 billion. In rankings released Wednesday, Sportico assessed the team’s value at $8.43 billion, a 25% increase from $6.75 billion in the 2024 rankings. Lurie purchased the team for $195 million in 1994.
The Dallas Cowboys are still the league’s most valuable franchise, with their value projected at $12.8 billion, followed by the Los Angeles Rams, New York Giants, New England Patriots, and San Francisco 49ers.
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The rankings take into account the value of the team’s real estate holdings (like Lincoln Financial Field, in the Eagles’ case), local and national revenue, and 3.13% stake in league properties like NFL RedZone and NFL Films, among other factors.
Sportico estimated the average NFL franchise value at $5.95 billion.
The Birds are assessing a potential stadium renovation or new stadium that could increase the team’s franchise value even further in the years to come.
Jeffrey Lurie has owned the Philadelphia Eagles, which he purchased in 1994, longer than his son, Julian, has been alive. But in recent years, the younger Lurie, heir to the franchise and now 31, has assumed a more pervasive and influential role in the organization. While the Eagles have made no secret about Julian’s increased involvement with the team, specifics about his role have been scant. In recent months, The Philadelphia Inquirer’s Jeff McLane spoke to nearly two dozen sources on and off the record to gain a better understanding of not just who Julian Lurie is and what he does, but — most important of all — whether he’ll be ready to assume the reins as Eagles chairman and CEO, whenever the time comes. Jeff shares the biggest takeaways from his reporting with Inquirer columnist Mike Sielski in this companion episode to Jeff’s feature article about the Eagles' succession plan. Listen here.
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