- · Arctos Sports Partners (~10%, approved 2024)
Ownership history
- 1960Founded
Original AFL ownership group led by Ralph Wilson
- 2014Sale
Pegula family acquires for $1.4B from the estate of Ralph Wilson
- 2024Minority stake approved
~10% stake to Arctos Sports Partners under new NFL PE rules
Transaction history
2 on file| Date | Type | Buyer | Seller | Stake | Price | Implied Val | Mult. | Conf. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-08-27 | Minority Stake | Arctos Sports Partners | Pegula Sports & Entertainment | ~10% | $550M (est.) | $5.5B | 8.6x | Medium |
| 2014-10-08 | Control Sale | Pegula Sports & Entertainment | Estate of Ralph C. Wilson Jr. | 100% | $1.4B | $1.4B | 5.6x | High |
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What drives this team's valuation
The Bills' valuation step-up tracks three drivers in roughly equal measure: the Highmark Stadium replacement (publicly subsidized, opening 2026), the post-2023 NFL national media package, and a structural re-rating of small-market NFL franchises driven by the league's revenue-sharing pool, which compresses the gap between large- and small-market clubs more than in any other league. The Arctos minority entry implicitly values the club at a multiple consistent with peer NFC South and AFC East comps, suggesting the institutional pool is treating NFL franchise risk as roughly homogeneous within market tiers.
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