Team Value
1
Enterprise value (equity plus net debt) of team based on current stadium deal (unless new stadium is pending).
$6BCalculated August 2025
Revenue
2
Net of stadium revenues used for debt payments.
$593M
Operating Income
3
Earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation and amortization.
$105M
Debt/Value
4
Includes stadium debt.
13%
Player Expenses
5
Includes benefits and bonuses.
$307M
Gate Receipts
6
Includes club seats.
$94M
Wins-to-player cost ratio
7
Compares the number of wins per player payroll relative to the rest of the NFL. Playoff wins count twice as much as regular season wins. A score of 120 means that the team had 20% more victories per-dollar of payroll compared with the league average.
133
Revenue per Fan
8
Local revenues divided by metro population, with populations in two-team markets divided in half.
$23
Metro Area Population
12.9M
Media partners
tv: CBS2 Los Angeles, Estrella TV 62; radio: ALT 98.7 FM, KBUA 105.5 / KBUE 94.3 FM
Footnotes
The Chargers joined the NFL’s global markets program in March 2025 by acquiring international marketing rights for Greece. “The homeland of my family, Greece has left an eternal imprint on my heart,” Los Angeles owner Dean Spanos said. “With Ancient Greece home to the first recorded Olympic Games in 776 BC and host of the inaugural Summer Olympics in 1896, it seems only natural to bring what I consider to be the best game in the world to, quite literally, the birthplace of sport.”
Value1
Enterprise value (equity plus net debt) of team based on current stadium deal (unless new stadium is pending).
$6B
Revenue2
Net of stadium revenues used for debt payments.
$593M
Operating Income3
Earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation and amortization.
$105M
Player Expenses5
Includes benefits and bonuses.
$307M
Win-to-Player Cost Ratio7
Compares the number of wins per player payroll relative to the rest of the NFL. Playoff wins count twice as much as regular season wins. A score of 120 means that the team had 20% more victories per-dollar of payroll compared with the league average.
133
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