The value of the Royals’ franchise jumped by 26% over last year
The Royals remain near the bottom of Forbes’ annual baseball valuations, but the team is worth considerably more than it was a year ago.
Forbes last week released its annual valuations of Major League Baseball teams and the Royals were ranked 27th out of 30 teams. But the Royals were valued at $1.64 billion, an increase of 26% over their 2025 valuation.
The Royals had $330 million in revenue last season, Forbes said.
Only three teams had a bigger increase in value from a year ago than the Royals: the Padres (59%), Marlins (43%) and Rays (36%). The White Sox were the only team to decrease in value (minus-3%).
The Yankees ($8.5 billion) are first on the valuation list, followed by the Dodgers ($7.8 billion) and Red Sox ($5.25 billion).
“The Royals have played at their ballpark — known as Kauffman Stadium since the death of the team’s first owner, Ewing Kauffman, in 1993 — for more than five decades, but their lease is set to expire after the 2030 season,” Forbes wrote. “A new stadium could provide a major boost to the franchise’s valuation.”
Here are the Royals’ valuations since 2020, via Forbes.
2026: $1.64 billion
2025: $1.3 billion
2024: $1.23 billion
2023: $1.2 billion
2022: $1.11 billion
2021: $1.06 billion
2020: $1.025 billion
This story was originally published March 30, 2026 at 9:54 AM with the headline "The value of the Royals’ franchise jumped by 26% over last year."
