Report: Valkyries top WNBA with $850M valuation
Key takeaways
- For the second straight year the Golden State Valkyries top Sportico's annual WNBA franchise valuations.
- Much like the 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 has Golden State at a whopping $850 million valuation after they posted a WNBA-record $78 million in revenue in their inaugural season -- thanks to a season-ticket base that topped 10,000 -- and sponsorships.
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For the second straight year the Golden State Valkyries top Sportico's annual WNBA franchise valuations.
Much like the 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 has Golden State at a whopping $850 million valuation after they posted a WNBA-record $78 million in revenue in their inaugural season -- thanks to a season-ticket base that topped 10,000 -- and sponsorships. Golden State cut off 2026 season-ticket sales at more than 12,000. In 2025 the Valkyries were valued at $500 million -- a tenfold increase on their then-record $50 million purchase price in 2023.