Eagles Rank 9th on CNBC’s NFL Valuations List

CNBC is out today with its official NFL teams valuation list. 

The top 10, in particular order:

1. Cowboys: $11 billion
2. Rams: $8 billion
3. Patriots: $7.9 billion
4. Giants: $7.85 billion
5. Raiders: $7.8 billion
6. 49ers: $7.4 billion
7. Jets: $7.35 billion
8. Dolphins: $7.1 billion
9. Eagles: $7 billion
10. Bears: $6.4 billion

Very precise numbers...

The estimations are calculated by using "a team’s revenue, profit and debt." Fair enough.

The Eagles, according to CNBC, are throwing off $669 million in revenue with an EBITDA of $138 million, and very little debt of only 3%.

The Rams, hilariously, and presumably thanks to that new stadium, have a debt-to-value ratio of 44%.The next highest team, perhaps not surprisingly for a leveraged buyout guy, is Josh Harris' Washington Commanders, at 17%.

Lurie purchased the Eagles in 1994 for $185 million, making his compounded annual rate of return 12.87%. 

The stock market largely could be expected to return 7% per year.

So had he thrown the money into an ol' ETF, he'd have just $1.4 billion to show for it, albeit much more liquid than an NFL franchise. Compounding matters, folks.