Those numbers can be very deceiving. I’d be curious to see how the professional sports teams stack up against each other in terms of value when you consider the team as a stand-alone operation. One of the things that inflates the value of the Cowboys is the team’s ownership of their stadium and practice facilities. That’s not the norm in sports, and I’d be almost certain that the New York Yankees — who do not own Yankee Stadium — are worth far more than the Dallas Cowboys as a sports franchise by itself.
Every year Forbes ranks the teams. The Yankees are #5 in the top 50 most valuable franchises.