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Franchise value and ownership history

Franchise name/location history (most to least recent):
  • San Jose Sharks

Franchise Valuation and Ownership History
All amounts in US$ unless otherwise noted.
Season   Value
(US$)
In today's
US$
Hockey Franchise
Valuation Rank
1992-93 $43,000,000 $98,766,391 21
Source(s): Financial World
1993-94 $52,000,000 $116,015,506 14
Source(s): Financial World
1994-95 $66,000,000 $143,515,045 13
Source(s): Financial World
1995-96 $77,000,000 $162,863,237 12
Source(s): Financial World
1996-97 $104,000,000 $213,702,263 8
Source(s): Financial World
1998-99 $108,000,000 $213,535,366 14
Source(s): Forbes
1999-00 $123,000,000 $237,981,150 16
Source(s): Forbes
2000-01 $141,000,000 $263,904,181 12
Source(s): Forbes
2001-02 $147,000,000 $267,567,064 15
In March 2002, a group of investors led by Kevin Compton and Gregory Reyes purchased the franchise for $147M. (It was valued at $148M by Forbes.)
Source(s): Forbes / CNBC
2002-03 $158,000,000 $283,096,509 12
Source(s): Forbes
2003-04 $137,000,000 $240,025,549 16
Source(s): Forbes
2004-05 $149,000,000 $254,249,788 14
Source(s): Forbes
2006-07 $145,000,000 $231,824,495 20
Source(s): Forbes
2007-08 $164,000,000 $254,930,067 19
Source(s): Forbes
2008-09 $179,000,000 $267,959,591 19
Source(s): Forbes
2009-10 $184,000,000 $276,420,248 18
Source(s): Forbes
2010-11 $194,000,000 $286,738,512 18
Source(s): Forbes / Book: Sports Economics
2011-12 $211,000,000 $302,326,398 16
Source(s): Forbes
2012-13 $223,000,000 $313,048,913 15
Source(s): Forbes
2013-14 $405,000,000 $560,317,222 13
Source(s): Forbes
2014-15 $425,000,000 $578,598,885 14
Source(s): Forbes
2015-16 $445,000,000 $605,111,383 14
Source(s): Forbes
2016-17 $470,000,000 $631,144,536 13
Source(s): Forbes
2017-18 $490,000,000 $644,284,432 15
Source(s): Forbes
2018-19 $510,000,000 $654,585,640 15
Source(s): Forbes
2019-20 $540,000,000 $680,755,691 17
Source(s): Forbes
2020-21 $515,000,000 $641,362,056 17
Source(s): Forbes
2021-22 $625,000,000 $743,311,808 23
According to Graeme Roustan, in The Hockey News, the value of the franchise without the arena was between $700M and $799M.
Source(s): Forbes
2022-23 $740,000,000 $814,834,301 25
According to Graeme Roustan, in The Hockey News, the value of the franchise without the arena was $900M. It was $755M according to Sportico.
Source(s): Forbes
2023-24 $900,000,000 $951,985,560 27
According to Graeme Roustan, in The Hockey News, the value of the franchise without the arena was $1.25B. It was $1.06B according to Sportico.
Source(s): Forbes
2024-25 $1,350,000,000 $1,387,009,882 25
According to Graeme Roustan, in The Hockey News, the value of the franchise without the arena was $1.6B. It was $1.37B according to Sportico and $1.4B according to CNBC.
Source(s): Forbes
2025-26 $1,490,000,000 $1,490,000,000 27
Source(s): Sportico