The New York Giants, like most sports franchises, have been seeing their overall market value skyrocket in recent years.
According to Sportico, the Giants are currently worth $5.73 billion, a 24 percent increase over last year.
The Giants possess the fourth-highest valuation among NFL teams behind the Dallas Cowboys ($7.64 billion), Los Angeles Rams ($5.91 billion) and the New England Patriots ($5.88 billion).
The AFC champion Cincinnati Bengals are the least valuable team at $2.84 billion.
The Giants’ 24 percent increase in value was the fourth-highest jump over the past year behind the Rams and Las Vegas Raiders, who rose by 26 percent, and the Chicago Bears, who realized a 25 percent bump.
Sportico defines their valuation as, “the sum of the fair-market value of an NFL franchise combined with the value of team-related businesses and real estate holdings.”
Each valuation is, “derived from metrics by which football-team transactions occur, including aggregating local and national revenues and factoring in a team-specific multiplier. This represents the fair market value of the team itself, excluding related businesses held by its owners. It includes the value of each franchise’s 3.13% interest in the league’s properties, including NFL Network, NFL RedZone and its digital platforms, which are acquired/dispossessed in tandem with the sale of a team.”
The Giants own half of their venue, MetLife Stadium, through a joint venture with the New York Jets.
