On Tuesday, media outlet Sportico released its updated valuations of each MLS team*, including FC Dallas. As you might expect, teams like LAFC, Atlanta United, and Inter Miami are topping the list yet again, with Inter Miami hitting a $1.45 billion valuation by the publication. Atlanta United, Inter Miami, the LA Galaxy, and NYCFC are also coming in at $1 billion.
FC Dallas, well, they’re much further down the list in 2026. Following two straight years at number 23, FC Dallas is the 27th most valuable club in MLS, at $555 million. Only Colorado, Vancouver and Montreal are behind them.
How does Sportico come up with these numbers? According to them:
To derive the market value of the 30 current MLS franchises, Sportico calculated each team’s revenue, relying on publicly available information and financial records—and interviews with those knowledgeable of team finances, including eight sports bankers and attorneys who actively work on MLS transactions.
Sportico's valuation of all 30 MLS clubs combined – including real estate and team-related businesses – is $23 billion.
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Does any of this actually matter?
Like I have mentioned in previous years with this, it really doesn’t matter that much.
On the other side of it, they do bring up some interesting thoughts. Here are a few that stand out to me:
Texas trio: Austin leads the way at a value that is inching closer to the billion dollar mark. Houston is only a couple of spots ahead of FC Dallas, with a $600 million value.
Stadium renovations will help down the road: The big part of FC Dallas’ decline in the rankings here comes down to the stadium renovations and the loss of revenue from having only half of the stadium open. I still believe that once we get to 2028, the ranking for Dallas will be much higher on Sportico’s report. Maybe not in the top ten, but certainly out of the bottom five.
Oh Canada: Two of the three Canadian clubs came in at the very bottom, while the other (Toronto) is near the top part of the list.
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