Kroenke family office invests in Singleton Ranches, New Mexico

Kroenke Ranches, the ranching and land investment arm of the Kroenke family, has acquired Singleton Ranches in New Mexico, comprising more than 937,000 deeded acres of ranchland from the heirs of Teledyne founder Henry Singleton (1916–1999). The off-market transaction, completed in December 2025 and brokered by Hall and Hall for the buyer and Republic Ranches for the seller, represents the single-largest land purchase in the United States in more than a decade. The Singleton Ranches include multiple properties scattered across Eastern New Mexico, including the Pecos, Lobo, Conchas, Bojax, and Agua Verde ranches spanning Guadalupe, San Miguel, and Roosevelt counties. Henry Singleton established his namesake ranch in the 1980s, building it into one of the nation’s largest cattle- and horse-breeding operations. Financial terms of the transaction were not disclosed. The acquisition elevates Stan Kroenke to the top position on The Land Report’s 2026 ranking of the 100 largest private landowners in the United States, surpassing the Emmerson family (2.44 million acres), John Malone (2.2 million acres), and Ted Turner (2 million acres).

About Kroenke Ranches: The Kroenke family office

Kroenke Ranches, headquartered in Bozeman, Montana, is the ranching and agricultural investment vehicle of Stan Kroenke, who built his fortune through real estate development beginning in the 1970s. Stan Kroenke is married to Ann Walton Kroenke, an heiress to the Walmart fortune through her father James “Bud” Walton, co-founder of the retail giant. The family’s broader investment activities operate through Kroenke Sports & Entertainment (KSE), valued at approximately $21 billion as of 2025, which owns the NFL’s Los Angeles Rams, the NBA’s Denver Nuggets, the NHL’s Colorado Avalanche, the MLS’s Colorado Rapids, and English Premier League club Arsenal FC. Stan Kroenke’s son Josh Kroenke serves as a key figure in the family’s sports operations. Through Kroenke Ranches, the family has assembled an extensive portfolio of Western ranchland over two decades, including the W.T. Waggoner Ranch in Texas (535,000 acres, acquired in 2016 for approximately $725 million), Q Creek Ranch in Wyoming (560,000 acres, the largest contiguous ranch in the Rocky Mountains), Broken O Ranch in Montana (124,000 acres), Winecup Gamble Ranch in Nevada (247,500 deeded acres plus federal leases), and Douglas Lake Ranch in British Columbia, Canada’s largest beef cattle operation. With the Singleton Ranches acquisition, Stan Kroenke’s total landholdings now exceed 2.7 million acres—an area larger than Yellowstone National Park.

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Article Source: Maaal.com, 26.01.2026