Although the Suns are the most profitable sports franchise in Arizona, the Cardinals are worth considerably more. The Cardinals have an estimated worth at $935 million which is more than the worth of the Diamondbacks and the Suns combined according to Forbes magazine. The magazine valued the Diamondbacks at $390 million and the Suns at $452 million.

The Cardinals made $24 million on annual revenue of $223 million, the Suns made $29 million on annual revenue of $148 million and the Diamondbacks made $3.9 million on annual revenue of $177 million. The Cardinals are owned by William Bidwill who bought them in 1932 for $50,000. The Phoenix Suns are owned by Robert Sarver who bought them in 2004 for $404 million. The Arizona Diamondbacks are owned by Ken Kendrick who bought them in 2004 for $238 million.

John Laub is the Chairman of the Phoenix CEO-CFO Group.

1. "Cardinals Worth Far More Than Diamondbacks, Suns." The Phoenix Business Journal. September 4, 2009.

2. "The Business of Football, 2009." Michael K. Ozanian, Kurt Badenhausen and Dan Bigman. Forbes Magazine. September 2, 2009.

3. "Baseball's Most Valuable Teams." Michael K. Ozanian and Kurt Badenhausen. Forbes Magazine. April 22, 2009.

4. "The Business of Basketball." Kurt Badenhausen, Michael K. Ozanian and Christina Settimi. Forbes Magazine. December 3, 2008.