Valkyries are WNBA’s most valuable team for 2nd straight year

for the second consecutive year Golden State Valkyries Top Sportico’s annual WNBA franchise ratings.

like a lot Golden State Warriors In the NBA, the Valkyries are light years ahead of the rest of their league in terms of valuation and monetization.

sportico Golden State is valued at a whopping $850 million after posting a WNBA-record $78 million in revenue in its inaugural season – thanks to a season-ticket base topping 10,000 – and sponsorships. Golden State surpasses 12,000 2026 season-ticket sales. The Valkyries were valued at $500 million in 2025 – ten times more than their then-record $50 million purchase price in 2023.

Rounding out the top five new york liberty ($600 million), indiana fever ($560 million), seattle hurricane ($425 million) and phoenix mercury ($420 million).

The total value of the 13 WNBA franchises playing in 2025 is $5.55 billion. average $427 million is above 59% gain on top of game-team-record, 180% gain on last year. Toronto and Portland, which will begin play in 2026, were not included in the evaluation.

atlanta dream ($280 million) Ranks No. 13.

connecticut sun It was recently sold to the Fertitta family at a $300 million valuation, while the final three expansion franchises were awarded with a $250 million fee each.

The 13 clubs generated $407 million in revenue during the 2025 season, or $31 million per club. National WNBA revenues will surge in 2026, with new TV deals averaging $281 million per year.

Sportico’s team values ​​in other US sports leagues show the average team in the NFL at $7.13 billion, the NBA at $5.51 billion, the F1 at $3.42 billion, the MLB at $3.17 billion, the NHL at $2.1 billion, Global Soccer at $1.91 billion, the MLS at $767 million and the NWSL team at $184 million.