New York City FC is worth $1.12 billion, according to a new batch of Major League Soccer club valuations released today by sports-business outlet Sportico.

This is the second straight year in which New York City FC is one of five MLS teams valued at or over $1 billion, with the club standing pat in 5th Place on Sportico’s 2026 valuations after gaining $120 million and 12% in value when compared to the 2025 rankings.

MLS teams now are worth, on average, $767 million, a 6% increase on 2025’s average of $721 million, and an even bigger increase of 11.6% on the $678 million average value of a franchise as of Sportico’s 2024 list.

2026 MLS Club Valuations

Club
Valuation
$ Change
% Change
# Change

1
Inter Miami
$1.45 billion
$260 million
21.9%
+ 1

2
LAFC
$1.4 billion
$120 million
9.4%
– 1

3
LA Galaxy
$1.17 billion
$60 million
5.5%
—

4
Atlanta United
$1.14 billion
$60 million
5.6%
—

5
New York City FC
$1.12 billion
$120 million
12.0%
–

6
Seattle Sounders
$915 million
$90 million
11.0%
+ 1

7
Austin FC
$910 million
$45 million
5.2%
– 1

8
Columbus Crew
$800 million
$70 million
9.6%
—

9
FC Cincinnati
$790 million
$65 million
9.0%
—

10
San Diego FC
$765 million
–
—
—

Inter Miami CF is the most valuable club in MLS in 2026, worth $1.45 billion and rising 22% in value year-over-year. That was enough to jump LAFC to take the top spot in Sportico’s rankings. The publication notes that Miami earned $21.05 million from competing in the 2025 FIFA Club World Cup, giving them a higher payout than LAFC ($10.55 million) and Seattle Sounders ($9.55 million). You have to wonder if Miami winning MLS Cup in 2025 and opening their soccer-specific home, Miami Freedom Park, in 2026 helped them make the leap to the top spot.

New York City FC holds steady at #5

The rest of the Top 5 remains the same, with LA Galaxy ($1.17 billion), Atlanta United ($1.14 billion), and New York City ($1.12 billion) sitting at the top of the table. NYCFC’s $120 million increase in valuation is the joint-second highest, in the Top 10, equal to LAFC’s, and the second-highest in terms of percentage, trailing only Inter Miami.

New York City FC | Historic Valuations

Year
Publication
Valuation
$ Change*
% Change*
MLS Rank

2026
Sportico
$1.12 billion
$120 million
12.0%
#5

2025
Forbes
$875 million
$25 million
2.9%
#5

2025
Sportico
$1 billion
$160 million
19.1%
#5

2024
Forbes
$850 million
$50 million
6.3%
#5

2024
Sportico
$840 million
$150 million
21.7%
#5

2023
Forbes
$800 million
$385 million
107.8%
#4

2022
Sportico
$690 million
$35 million
5.3%
#7

2021
Sportico
$655 million
–
–
#5

2020
–
–
–
–
–

2019
Forbes
$385 million
$107 million
38.5%
#7

2018
Forbes
$278 million
$3 million
1.1%
#7

2017
Forbes
$275 million
$20 million
7.8%
#4

2016
Forbes
$255 million
–
–
#3

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