Los Angeles Kings
Description
Franchise value and ownership history
Franchise name/location history (most to least recent):- Los Angeles Kings
| Franchise Valuation and Ownership History All amounts in US$ unless otherwise noted. |
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| Season | Value (US$) |
In today's US$ |
Hockey Franchise Valuation Rank |
| 1967-68 | $2,000,000 | $18,848,921 | |
| Franchise fee to join the NHL: $US 2M. | |||
| Source(s): Book: Power Plays / Book: The Lively World of Hockey / Inside Hockey 1969-70 / Book: The California Golden Seals / Podcast: 50 Years Ago in Hockey / Book: Changing the Game / The Hockey News | |||
| 1979-80 | $8,000,000 | $34,654,175 | |
| Prior to the season, Jerry Buss purchased the Los Angeles Kings, Los Angeles Lakers, the Forum and a ranch from Jack Kent Cooke for an estimated $67.5M (including $8M for the Kings). | |||
| Source(s): Book: 99 Stories About the Game / Book: Brian McFarlane's History of Hockey | |||
| 1985-86 | $20,000,000 | $58,454,960 | |
| Bruce McNall purchased 25% of the franchise from Jerry Buss, based on a $20M valuation for the whole franchise. | |||
| Source(s): Book: Net Worth | |||
| 1986-87 | $20,000,000 | $57,367,029 | |
| Bruce McNall purchased another 24% of the franchise from Jerry Buss, based on a $20M valuation for the whole franchise, becoming the majority shareholder. | |||
| Source(s): Book: Net Worth | |||
| 1987-88 | $20,000,000 | $55,342,369 | |
| In March 1988, Bruce McNall purchased the remaining 51% shares based on a $20M valuation for the whole franchise. | |||
| Source(s): Book: Net Worth | |||
| 1990-91 | $100,000,000 | $240,624,522 | 1 |
| Source(s): Book: Net Worth | |||
| 1991-92 | $60,000,000 | $138,512,372 | 6 |
| Source(s): Financial World | |||
| 1992-93 | $71,000,000 | $159,082,098 | 5 |
| Source(s): Financial World | |||
| 1993-94 | $85,000,000 | $184,992,385 | 3 |
| Source(s): Financial World | |||
| 1994-95 | $81,000,000 | $171,814,870 | 10 |
| Source(s): Financial World | |||
| 1995-96 | $113,000,000 | $233,148,707 | 5 |
| Majestic/Anshutz Ventures (Philip Anschutz and Edward Roski Jr.) bought the team for $113M. (The team was valued at $78M by Financial World.) | |||
| Source(s): Book: Power Plays / Forbes / Los Angeles Times / CNBC | |||
| 1996-97 | $83,000,000 | $166,370,418 | 15 |
| Source(s): Financial World | |||
| 1998-99 | $104,000,000 | $200,586,467 | 16 |
| Source(s): Forbes | |||
| 1999-00 | $109,000,000 | $205,724,577 | 19 |
| Source(s): Forbes | |||
| 2000-01 | $160,000,000 | $292,125,436 | 11 |
| Source(s): Forbes | |||
| 2001-02 | $189,000,000 | $335,582,538 | 9 |
| Source(s): Forbes | |||
| 2002-03 | $205,000,000 | $358,305,537 | 9 |
| Source(s): Forbes | |||
| 2003-04 | $183,000,000 | $312,759,295 | 9 |
| Source(s): Forbes | |||
| 2004-05 | $199,000,000 | $331,245,235 | 8 |
| Source(s): Forbes | |||
| 2006-07 | $205,000,000 | $319,718,240 | 9 |
| Source(s): Forbes | |||
| 2007-08 | $210,000,000 | $318,433,491 | 11 |
| Source(s): Forbes | |||
| 2008-09 | $210,000,000 | $306,660,474 | 12 |
| Source(s): Forbes | |||
| 2009-10 | $208,000,000 | $304,815,885 | 13 |
| Source(s): Forbes | |||
| 2010-11 | $215,000,000 | $309,988,077 | 12 |
| Source(s): Forbes / Book: Sports Economics | |||
| 2011-12 | $232,000,000 | $324,267,805 | 11 |
| Source(s): Forbes | |||
| 2012-13 | $276,000,000 | $377,953,744 | 10 |
| Source(s): Forbes | |||
| 2013-14 | $450,000,000 | $607,314,560 | 10 |
| Source(s): Forbes | |||
| 2014-15 | $580,000,000 | $770,262,735 | 8 |
| Source(s): Forbes | |||
| 2015-16 | $580,000,000 | $769,352,797 | 9 |
| Source(s): Forbes | |||
| 2016-17 | $600,000,000 | $785,967,251 | 9 |
| Source(s): Forbes | |||
| 2017-18 | $750,000,000 | $961,977,807 | 6 |
| Source(s): Forbes | |||
| 2018-19 | $810,000,000 | $1,014,153,160 | 6 |
| Source(s): Forbes | |||
| 2019-20 | $850,000,000 | $1,045,294,532 | 6 |
| Source(s): Forbes | |||
| 2020-21 | $825,000,000 | $1,002,241,113 | 6 |
| Source(s): Forbes | |||
| 2021-22 | $1,025,000,000 | $1,189,151,292 | 8 |
| According to Graeme Roustan, in The Hockey News, the value of the franchise without the arena was between $1B and $1.49B. | |||
| Source(s): Forbes | |||
| 2022-23 | $1,300,000,000 | $1,396,378,545 | 6 |
| According to Graeme Roustan, in The Hockey News, the value of the franchise without the arena was $1.5B. It was $1.39B according to Sportico. | |||
| Source(s): Forbes | |||
| 2023-24 | $2,000,000,000 | $2,063,669,183 | 4 |
| According to Graeme Roustan, in The Hockey News, the value of the franchise without the arena was $1.75B. It was $1.72B according to Sportico. | |||
| Source(s): Forbes | |||
| 2024-25 | $2,850,000,000 | $2,850,000,000 | 4 |
| Source(s): CNBC | |||