Washington Capitals
Description
Franchise value and ownership history
Franchise name/location history (most to least recent):- Washington Capitals
| 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 |
| 1974-75 | $6,000,000 | $35,615,494 | |
| NHL Franchise Fee of $6M to start in 1974-75. | |||
| Source(s): Book: Icing on the Plains | |||
| 1994-95 | $47,000,000 | $92,814,060 | 2 |
| Source(s): Financial World | |||
| 1998-99 | $85,000,000 | $152,625,606 | 23 |
| In the Spring of 1999, Ted Leonsis purchased the team for $85M. (The franchise was valued at $178M by Forbes.) | |||
| Source(s): The Hockey News - Money & Power 2021 | |||
| 1999-00 | $145,000,000 | $254,781,486 | 12 |
| Source(s): Forbes | |||
| 2000-01 | $134,000,000 | $227,768,873 | 16 |
| Source(s): Forbes | |||
| 2001-02 | $138,000,000 | $228,116,564 | 17 |
| Source(s): Forbes | |||
| 2002-03 | $140,000,000 | $227,807,427 | 16 |
| Source(s): Forbes | |||
| 2003-04 | $130,000,000 | $206,843,879 | 18 |
| Source(s): Forbes | |||
| 2004-05 | $115,000,000 | $178,211,033 | 23 |
| Source(s): Forbes | |||
| 2006-07 | $127,000,000 | $184,398,532 | 30 |
| Source(s): Forbes | |||
| 2007-08 | $145,000,000 | $204,695,187 | 29 |
| Source(s): Forbes | |||
| 2008-09 | $160,000,000 | $217,519,740 | 26 |
| Source(s): Forbes | |||
| 2009-10 | $183,000,000 | $249,669,525 | 19 |
| Source(s): Forbes | |||
| 2010-11 | $197,000,000 | $264,431,349 | 16 |
| Source(s): Forbes / Book: Sports Economics | |||
| 2011-12 | $225,000,000 | $292,778,074 | 12 |
| Source(s): Forbes | |||
| 2012-13 | $250,000,000 | $318,720,328 | 11 |
| Source(s): Forbes | |||
| 2013-14 | $412,000,000 | $517,652,816 | 12 |
| Source(s): Forbes | |||
| 2014-15 | $500,000,000 | $618,188,730 | 11 |
| Source(s): Forbes | |||
| 2015-16 | $565,000,000 | $697,728,040 | 10 |
| Source(s): Forbes | |||
| 2016-17 | $575,000,000 | $701,231,199 | 10 |
| Source(s): Forbes | |||
| 2017-18 | $625,000,000 | $746,318,130 | 11 |
| Source(s): Forbes | |||
| 2018-19 | $725,000,000 | $845,077,854 | 10 |
| Source(s): Forbes | |||
| 2019-20 | $775,000,000 | $887,281,937 | 9 |
| Source(s): Forbes | |||
| 2020-21 | $750,000,000 | $848,241,886 | 9 |
| Source(s): Forbes | |||
| 2021-22 | $930,000,000 | $1,004,468,635 | 11 |
| 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 | $1,200,000,000 | $1,200,000,000 | 9 |
| According to Graeme Roustan, in The Hockey News, the value of the franchise without the arena was $1.5B. It was $1.22B according to Sportico. | |||
| Source(s): Forbes | |||