New Orleans Pelicans

New Orleans, LA · Western · Founded 2002

Last updated: Sep 20261 transactions on fileProfile status: partial

Valuation snapshotSource: Forbes NBA Valuations, Oct 2025

Latest estimated value

$3.55B

Estimated annual revenue

$302M (Forbes 2025, 2024-25 season)

Implied revenue multiple

11.8x (calc.)

YoY change

+16% (1-yr)

Most recent transaction

Control Sale

Implied valuation, last tx

$338M

Ownership

Controlling ownerGayle Benson

Ownership stake—

Owner since2012

Acquisition price$338M (Tom Benson, 2012)

Transaction history

1 on file

Date	Type	Buyer	Seller	Stake	Price	Implied Val	Mult.	Conf.
2012-04-13	Control Sale	Tom Benson	NBA (league-owned after Shinn)	100%	$338M	$338M	—	High

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Comparable franchises

Los Angeles Lakers

$12.5B · 22.7x (calc.)

Golden State Warriors

$11.0B · 12.5x (calc.)

New York Knicks

$9.75B · 18.3x (calc.)

LA Clippers

$7.5B · 13.2x (calc.)

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