Sylvester Stallone Net Worth 2026: $400 Million

November 9, 2026

Daniel Reed

Sylvester Stallone’s net worth is estimated at around $400 million as of November 2026, according to Celebrity Net Worth, which updated its estimate in August 2026. Forbes and Bloomberg publish no figure for him, and Stallone has released no audited accounts — the $400 million is an estimate built from five decades of reported film pay, television salaries and property records.

Last updated: November 2026

Who is Sylvester Stallone?

Sylvester Stallone is an American actor, writer and director who created two of cinema’s most enduring characters — boxer Rocky Balboa and soldier John Rambo — and is still headlining television at 80 with Paramount+’s Tulsa King. He wrote Rocky in about three days in 1975, refused to sell the script unless he starred in it, and has since appeared in films grossing more than $7.5 billion worldwide. Read his full story in Sylvester Stallone’s biography.

How the money breaks down

No audited breakdown of Stallone’s wealth exists, so the figures below are the reported anchors behind the estimate — not a balance sheet.

Film salaries: Celebrity Net Worth counts at least $360 million in publicly reported movie compensation alone, before inflation, and that total excludes many films plus his producing, writing and directing fees.
Television: reported Tulsa King pay of about $750,000–$1 million per episode in season 1, about $1.5 million in season 2 and about $2 million in season 3.
Rocky backend: about $2.5 million in total from the first Rocky, from a small upfront fee plus 10 net profit points — a famous deal that paid out far less than the film’s $225 million gross suggests. Stallone owns no equity in Rocky.
Real estate: the most verifiable pillar — a $58 million Beverly Hills sale, a $35.4 million Palm Beach home, and a $24.95 million Hamptons purchase in December 2024.
Production company: Balboa Productions, founded in 2018, produces Tulsa King and his films under an Amazon first-look deal. No public revenue or profit figures exist, so no dollar value is assigned to it here.

Career earnings timeline

1970: $200 for two days’ work on The Party at Kitty and Stud’s, his first starring role.
1976: about $35,000 upfront for Rocky (around $25,000 for the screenplay plus roughly $360 a week as an actor), plus 10 net profit points — worth about $2.5 million in total, Stallone told Variety in 2019.
1982–1985: First Blood grosses $125 million worldwide; its sequel about $300 million. By the 1990s his per-film fees reached the reported $15–20 million tier, including a reported $17.5 million for Daylight.
2015–2018: Variety reported he made more than $10 million on each of the first two Creed films, backend included.
2022–2025: Tulsa King pay rises from roughly $750,000–$1 million per episode (season 1) to about $1.5 million (season 2) and about $2 million (season 3). No per-episode figure has been reported for season 4.
2026: his memoir The Steps becomes an instant No. 1 New York Times bestseller; book earnings are not publicly disclosed.

Real estate: the verifiable pillar

Property is where Stallone’s wealth is easiest to document, because the transactions are public record. He bought land in Beverly Park, Beverly Hills, in the mid-1990s and built a roughly 21,000-square-foot Mediterranean mansion. Listed in January 2021 at $110 million, it was cut to $80 million and sold to Adele for $58 million, closing in February 2022. His primary home is in Palm Beach, Florida, bought in December 2020 for $35.375 million. Other moves include a La Quinta home bought for $4.5 million in 2010 and sold for about $3.1 million in 2020, a Hidden Hills home bought for $18.2 million in 2022 and sold to John Fogerty for about $17 million in 2023, and a Hamptons home bought for $24.95 million in cash in December 2024 as a home for his three daughters. (Celebrity Net Worth; GlamHomeGuide, citing Forbes)

What about his art collection?

Stallone has collected and painted art since the 1980s, and on a podcast in October 2026 he said he once bought a Monet for about $110,000, sold it for about $3 million, and was later offered it back for about $130 million. Those are his own claims, with no auction record cited, so they are not counted as assets in this estimate. His own painting “Knocking Heads” sold for $410,000 at a charity auction in November 2024 — a charity sale, not income. (Zoom TV Entertainment)

Methodology: how this estimate was reached

The $400 million figure comes from Celebrity Net Worth (updated August 2026), the only widely cited estimate for Stallone, repeated by Parade, Men’s Journal and other outlets. It is an estimate, not a disclosed or audited total. Forbes and Bloomberg publish no net-worth figure for him, and a modelled $533 million figure found on one site is explicitly a low-confidence model, not a reputable estimate, so it is not used here. The case for the $400 million order of magnitude rests on the anchors above: at least $360 million in reported career film pay, rising Tulsa King salaries, and a real-estate ledger running into tens of millions. Excluded: his art collection’s value (self-reported, unverified), any season 4 Tulsa King salary (not reported), and his children’s finances, which are not publicly sourced.

Frequently asked questions

What is Sylvester Stallone’s net worth?

Sylvester Stallone’s net worth is estimated at around $400 million as of November 2026, according to Celebrity Net Worth. Forbes and Bloomberg publish no figure for him.

How much did Stallone make from Rocky?

About $2.5 million in total from the first Rocky film, Stallone told Variety in 2019 — roughly $35,000 upfront plus 10 net profit points. He owns no equity in Rocky, so he earns nothing from the franchise’s later success beyond his acting fees.

How much does Stallone make per episode of Tulsa King?

About $2 million per episode was reported for season 3 (Puck). Season 1 paid roughly $750,000–$1 million per episode (Variety) and season 2 about $1.5 million. No figure has been reported for season 4.

Is Sylvester Stallone a billionaire?

No. The only widely cited estimate puts his net worth at around $400 million — roughly $600 million short of a billion.