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Atlanta BravesLiberty Media / Atlanta Braves Holdings · since 2007
Payroll data through2026
Value 2026$3.35BPayroll rank6 of 30Spending index149.4
Atlanta Braves Ownership
Owner: Liberty Media / Atlanta Braves Holdings · since 2007 · NL East
Budget generosity58near the median
Patience72very patient
Win-now or build53balanced
Last five seasons+6.5 a yearloosening
- Liberty Media / Atlanta Braves Holdings: over 20 seasons (2007 to 2026) the club paid on average 1.11 times the league median payroll and ranked 13.2 on average. Best payroll rank 6th (2010, 2024, 2026); worst 24th (2016).
- Last five seasons (2022 to 2026): 1.36 times the median, average rank 7.8.
- The club named 2.1 new managers per ten seasons (2007 to 2025); the league average over the same seasons was 3.7.
- After a losing season (win percentage under 0.480) the spending index moved +1 points on average, across 5 such seasons.
Scores run 0 to 100 and describe what the club did under this owner: budget generosity is payroll relative to the league median (50 is the median, 100 is double); patience is how rarely the club changes managers; win-now or build is whether payroll rose or fell after a losing season. They are our summary of public numbers, not a judgment of a person.
- Owner
- Liberty Media / Atlanta Braves Holdings
- Principals
- Data pending
- Owner since
- 2007
- Reported price
- $450 million
- Forbes value (2026)
- $3.35B
- Revenue
- $524M
- Operating income
- $27M
- Payroll 2026
- $263.0M, rank 6 of 30
- Seasons over the tax line, 2003 to 2025
- 2
- Tax paid 2022 to 2025
- $17.2 million
| # | Owner or group | Seasons | Type | Reported price | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ted Turner (Turner Broadcasting) | 1976 to 1996 | corporation | Not public | |
| 2 | Time Warner | 1997 to 2006 | corporation | Not public | |
| 3 | Liberty Media / Atlanta Braves Holdings | 2007 to now | corporation | $450 million | Value placed on the club in a multi-asset swap with Time Warner, as listed on a public owners list. |
| List year | Value | Revenue | Operating income |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | $3.35B | $524M | $27M |
| 2025 | $3B | $510M | -$3M |
| 2024 | Data pending | Data pending | Data pending |
| 2023 | $2.6B | $425M | $51M |
| 2022 | $2.1B | $443M | $83M |
| 2021 | $1.9B | Not listed | Not listed |
| 2020 | $1.8B | Not listed | Not listed |
| 2019 | $1.7B | Not listed | Not listed |
| 2018 | $1.6B | Not listed | Not listed |
| 2017 | $1.5B | Not listed | Not listed |
| 2016 | $1.2B | Not listed | Not listed |
| 2015 | $1.2B | Not listed | Not listed |
| 2014 | $730M | Not listed | Not listed |
| 2013 | $629M | Not listed | Not listed |
- 1Ted Turner (Turner Broadcasting) 1976 to 1996
- 2Time Warner 1997 to 2006
- 3Liberty Media / Atlanta Braves Holdings 2007 to now
| Season | Owner | Payroll | Rank | Index | Payroll share of revenue | Record | Playoffs | Over tax line |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 3 | $263.0M | 6 of 30 | 149.4 | 94-68 | Yes | ||
| 2025 | 3 | $217.4M | 8 of 30 | 134.9 | 41.5% | 76-86 | No | No |
| 2024 | 3 | $238.1M | 6 of 30 | 148.2 | 46.7% | 89-73 | Yes | Yes |
| 2023 | 3 | $206.4M | 10 of 30 | 129.4 | 104-58 | Yes | Yes | |
| 2022 | 3 | $179.9M | 9 of 30 | 119.8 | 42.3% | 101-61 | Yes | No |
| 2021 | 3 | $152.8M | 10 of 30 | 114.2 | 34.5% | 88-73 | Yes | No |
| 2020 | 3 | $63.6M | 16 of 30 | 99.5 | 35-25* | Yes | No | |
| 2019 | 3 | $143.9M | 15 of 30 | 102.5 | 97-65 | Yes | No | |
| 2018 | 3 | $130.9M | 18 of 30 | 92.7 | 90-72 | Yes | No | |
| 2017 | 3 | $106.5M | 21 of 30 | 75.2 | 72-90 | No | No | |
| 2016 | 3 | $95.8M | 24 of 30 | 71.2 | 68-93 | No | No | |
| 2015 | 3 | $110.8M | 19 of 30 | 93.7 | 67-95 | No | No | |
| 2014 | 3 | $116.9M | 12 of 30 | 105.8 | 79-83 | No | No | |
| 2013 | 3 | $94.9M | 17 of 30 | 94.9 | 96-66 | Yes | No | |
| 2012 | 3 | $97.9M | 16 of 30 | 99.9 | 94-68 | Yes | No | |
| 2011 | 3 | $98.3M | 15 of 30 | 103.8 | 89-73 | No | No | |
| 2010 | 3 | $114.7M | 6 of 30 | 139.6 | 91-71 | Yes | No | |
| 2009 | 3 | $96.7M | 11 of 30 | 119.3 | 86-76 | No | No | |
| 2008 | 3 | $102.4M | 10 of 30 | 128.0 | 72-90 | No | No | |
| 2007 | 3 | $87.3M | 15 of 30 | 103.2 | 84-78 | No | No | |
| 2006 | 2 | $90.2M | 8 of 30 | 125.3 | 79-83 | No | No | |
| 2005 | 2 | $86.5M | 10 of 30 | 130.6 | 90-72 | Yes | No | |
| 2004 | 2 | $90.2M | 8 of 30 | 144.7 | 96-66 | Yes | No | |
| 2003 | 2 | $106.2M | 3 of 30 | 154.0 | 101-61 | Yes | No | |
| 2002 | 2 | $92.9M | 7 of 30 | 152.0 | 101-59 | Yes | ||
| 2001 | 2 | $91.9M | 6 of 30 | 143.7 | 88-74 | Yes | ||
| 2000 | 2 | $84.5M | 3 of 30 | 149.5 | 95-67 | Yes | ||
| 1999 | 2 | $73.1M | 5 of 30 | 146.9 | 103-59 | Yes | ||
| 1998 | 2 | $61.2M | 3 of 30 | 144.1 | 106-56 | Yes | ||
| 1997 | 2 | $52.3M | 6 of 28 | 124.9 | 101-61 | Yes | ||
| 1996 | 1 | $49.7M | 3 of 28 | 147.5 | 96-66 | Yes | ||
| 1995 | 1 | $47.2M | 3 of 28 | 137.4 | 90-54 | Yes | ||
| 1994 | 1 | $49.4M | 1 of 28 | 149.4 | 68-46 | No | ||
| 1993 | 1 | $41.6M | 4 of 28 | 122.9 | 104-58 | Yes | ||
| 1992 | 1 | $34.6M | 9 of 26 | 113.2 | 98-64 | Yes | ||
| 1991 | 1 | $18.4M | 19 of 26 | 79.5 | 94-68 | Yes | ||
| 1990 | 1 | $14.6M | 19 of 26 | 82.7 | 65-97 | No | ||
| 1989 | 1 | $11.1M | 19 of 26 | 76.2 | 63-97 | No | ||
| 1988 | 1 | $12.7M | 11 of 26 | 103.2 | 54-106 | No | ||
| 1987 | 1 | $16.5M | 2 of 26 | 146.5 | 69-92 | No | ||
| 1986 | 1 | $17.1M | 3 of 26 | 148.9 | 72-89 | No | ||
| 1985 | 1 | $14.8M | 1 of 26 | 147.2 | 66-96 | No |
Owner numbers match the ownership list. Payroll is nominal dollars. * 2020 was a 60-game season. Payroll share of revenue exists for 2021, 2022, 2024 and 2025 only. The tax-line column stops at 2025 because 2026 tax bills are not known until December. How the index is built.
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