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Franchise value and ownership history

Franchise name/location history (most to least recent):
  • Anaheim Ducks

Franchise Valuation and Ownership History
All amounts in US$ unless otherwise noted.
Season   Value
(US$)
In today's
US$
Hockey Franchise
Valuation Rank
1993-94 $50,000,000 $111,553,371 16
The Walt Disney Company was awarded a NHL franchise in December 1921 for a franchise fee of $50M (50% paid to the NHL and 50% to the Los Angeles Kings.)
Source(s): Book: Power Plays
1994-95 $108,000,000 $234,842,801 2
Source(s): Financial World
1995-96 $99,000,000 $209,395,590 7
Source(s): Financial World
1996-97 $104,000,000 $213,702,263 8
Source(s): Financial World
1998-99 $109,000,000 $215,512,545 13
Source(s): Forbes
1999-00 $117,000,000 $226,372,314 17
Source(s): Forbes
2000-01 $116,000,000 $217,112,660 19
Source(s): Forbes
2001-02 $118,000,000 $214,781,725 22
Source(s): Forbes
2002-03 $111,000,000 $198,884,256 25
Source(s): Forbes
2003-04 $112,000,000 $196,225,266 24
Source(s): Forbes
2004-05 $75,000,000 $127,978,081 30
In February 2005, Henry Samueli and his wife Susan purchased the team from The Walt Disney Company for $75M (it was purchased for $70M, according to Forbes and CNBC.) It was valued at $108M by Forbes.
Source(s): The Hockey News - Money & Power 2021
2006-07 $157,000,000 $251,009,971 15
Source(s): Forbes
2007-08 $196,000,000 $304,672,519 14
Source(s): Forbes
2008-09 $202,000,000 $302,390,153 16
Source(s): Forbes
2009-10 $206,000,000 $309,470,495 14
Source(s): Forbes
2010-11 $188,000,000 $277,870,311 19
Source(s): Forbes / Book: Sports Economics
2011-12 $184,000,000 $263,640,082 19
Source(s): Forbes
2012-13 $192,000,000 $269,530,903 21
Source(s): Forbes
2013-14 $300,000,000 $415,049,794 20
Source(s): Forbes
2014-15 $365,000,000 $496,914,336 17
Source(s): Forbes
2015-16 $400,000,000 $543,920,344 16
Source(s): Forbes
2016-17 $415,000,000 $557,287,196 15
Source(s): Forbes
2017-18 $460,000,000 $604,838,446 16
Source(s): Forbes
2018-19 $460,000,000 $590,410,577 18
Source(s): Forbes
2019-20 $480,000,000 $605,116,170 22
Source(s): Forbes
2020-21 $460,000,000 $572,867,079 23
Source(s): Forbes
2021-22 $620,000,000 $737,365,314 24
According to Graeme Roustan, in The Hockey News, the value of the franchise without the arena was between $650M and $699M.
Source(s): Forbes
2022-23 $725,000,000 $798,317,390 26
According to Graeme Roustan, in The Hockey News, the value of the franchise without the arena was $800M. It was $765M according to Sportico.
Source(s): Forbes
2023-24 $925,000,000 $978,429,603 26
According to Graeme Roustan, in The Hockey News, the value of the franchise without the arena was $1.25B. It was $975M according to Sportico.
Source(s): Forbes
2024-25 $1,300,000,000 $1,335,639,146 26
According to Graeme Roustan, in The Hockey News, the value of the franchise without the arena was $1.6B. It was $1.215B according to Sportico and $1.43B according to CNBC.
Source(s): Forbes
2025-26 $1,590,000,000 $1,590,000,000 25
Source(s): Sportico