#5 New York Jets

#5 New York Jets

Team Value
1
Enterprise value (equity plus net debt) of team based on current stadium deal (unless new stadium is pending).
$6.9BCalculated August 2024
Owner(s)
Johnson Family
Championships
1
Year Purchased
2000
Price Paid
$635M
Revenue
2
Net of stadium revenues used for debt payments.
$636M
Operating Income
3
Earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation and amortization.
$138M
Debt/Value
4
Includes stadium debt.
7%
Player Expenses
5
Includes benefits and bonuses.
$334M
Gate Receipts
6
Includes club seats.
$96M
Wins-to-player cost ratio
7
Compares the number of wins per player payroll relative to the rest of the NFL. Playoff wins count twice as much as regular season wins. A score of 120 means that the team had 20% more victories per-dollar of payroll compared with the league average.
68
Revenue per Fan
8
Local revenues divided by metro population, with populations in two-team markets divided in half.
$23
Metro Area Population
19.5M
Media partners
tv: WCBS 2, SNY; radio: iHeart Media, Q104.3
Revenues and operating income are for the 2023 season and net stadium debt service.
Footnotes
    Revenues and operating income are for the 2023 season and net stadium debt service.
  • 1. Enterprise value (equity plus net debt) of team based on current stadium deal (unless new stadium is pending).
  • 2. Net of stadium revenues used for debt payments.
  • 3. Earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation and amortization.
  • 4. Includes stadium debt.
  • 5. Includes benefits and bonuses.
  • 6. Includes club seats.
  • 7. Compares the number of wins per player payroll relative to the rest of the NFL. Playoff wins count twice as much as regular season wins. A score of 120 means that the team had 20% more victories per-dollar of payroll compared with the league average.
  • 8. Local revenues divided by metro population, with populations in two-team markets divided in half.
In October 2023, the Jets and Eleven Media announced a partnership in an effort to increase opportunities for mid-size and small businesses to access and build relationships with major sports teams. Eleven is a huge name in the UK, partnering with many Premier League teams, and has more recently made it's way to the US, initially partnering with MLS' NYCFC before making it's way to the NFL. Having connected over 1,000 small businesses with professional sports teams globally, Eleven and the Jets' goal for the 2023 season
seemed pretty reasonable - get 40 New York area businesses associated with the Jets.
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Valuation Breakdown
9. Portion of franchise's value attributable to revenue shared among all teams.
10. Portion of franchise's value attributable to its city and market size.
11. Portion of franchise's value attributable to its stadium.
12. Portion of franchise's value attributable to its brand.
Value Change
13%
1-YEAR CHANGE
10%
ANNUALIZED CHANGE
13
Current team value compared with latest transaction price.
13. Current team value compared with latest transaction price.
Historical
2024
Value1
Enterprise value (equity plus net debt) of team based on current stadium deal (unless new stadium is pending).
$6.9B
2024
$6.9B
Revenue2
Net of stadium revenues used for debt payments.
$636M
2024
$636M
Operating Income3
Earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation and amortization.
$138M
2024
$138M
Player Expenses5
Includes benefits and bonuses.
$334M
2024
$334M
Win-to-Player Cost Ratio7
Compares the number of wins per player payroll relative to the rest of the NFL. Playoff wins count twice as much as regular season wins. A score of 120 means that the team had 20% more victories per-dollar of payroll compared with the league average.
68
2024
68
1. Enterprise value (equity plus net debt) of team based on current stadium deal (unless new stadium is pending).
2. Net of stadium revenues used for debt payments.
3. Earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation and amortization.
5. Includes benefits and bonuses.
7. Compares the number of wins per player payroll relative to the rest of the NFL. Playoff wins count twice as much as regular season wins. A score of 120 means that the team had 20% more victories per-dollar of payroll compared with the league average.
Venue
MetLife Stadium
Owner(s)
MetLife Stadium Company
Concessionaire
Delaware North
Year Opened
2010
Average Ticket Price
$113
Seating Capacity
82,500
Cost To Build
$1,400M
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