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Singer, songwriter and guitarist
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Base case$40M
Estimate confidence
★★★★★
2 out of 5
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Jerry Cantrell Net Worth Estimate
Singer, songwriter and guitaristJerry Cantrell’s $55M base case is anchored by Round Hill’s acquisition of a significant majority of Alice in Chains publishing, masters and neighboring rights from four current members. Reporting placed the group deal near $50M, but Cantrell’s individual share was not disclosed. The evidence supports 2/5 estimate confidence.
Published estimateReviewed Sep 17, 2026
Research context
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- Evidence
- 2 retained sourcesReviewed through Sep 15, 2026
- Change history
- 1 tracked snapshotComparable tracking began Sep 18, 2026
- Comparison context
- 1 reviewed peer rankingPeer lists preserve the same base-case estimate and uncertainty range.
Current estimate
What we can support today
Base case
$55M
Bear case
$35M
Bull case
$90M
Estimate confidence
2 out of 5
Why this estimate
- Main wealth driver
- Modeled retained solo, touring and other music capital ($30M base case)
- Estimate confidence
- 2 out of 5
- Key evidence
- Round Hill acquired a significant majority of Alice in Chains publishing, masters and neighboring rights from Jerry Cantrell, Sean Kinney, Mike Inez and William DuVall.Sources[1]
- Biggest uncertainty
- What percentage of the sold rights was economically attributable to Cantrell?
- Evidence reviewed through
- Sep 15, 2026
Base case is our central scenario. Bear and bull cases show how uncertainty around private holdings, retained proceeds, taxes and liabilities can move the estimate.
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Scenario composition
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Bear scenario net worth$35MPositive estimated assets shown: $35M
Retained solo, touring and other music capital
$20M to $50M range$20M57%
Retained capital from Alice in Chains rights sale
$15M to $40M range$15M43%
Base scenario net worth$55MPositive estimated assets shown: $55M
Retained solo, touring and other music capital
$20M to $50M range$30M55%
Retained capital from Alice in Chains rights sale
$15M to $40M range$25M45%
Bull scenario net worth$90MPositive estimated assets shown: $90M
Retained solo, touring and other music capital
$20M to $50M range$50M56%
Retained capital from Alice in Chains rights sale
$15M to $40M range$40M44%
How Jerry Cantrell Built a Fortune
Jerry Cantrell participated in a major Alice in Chains rights sale to Round Hill alongside Sean Kinney, Mike Inez and William DuVall. Round Hill said it acquired a significant majority of the group’s publishing, masters and neighboring rights.
Trade reporting placed the overall transaction near $50M. That figure belongs to the group deal, not to Cantrell personally, so dividing it evenly among four sellers would create precision that the public ownership record does not support.
Cantrell also has solo work and other assets outside the transaction. The group-level price makes the sale more informative than an entirely undisclosed deal, but unknown ownership and proceeds keep his personal estimate only partially constrained.
Sources[1][2]Observed assets and financial anchors
A reported salary, company sale or brand valuation is not automatically current personal wealth. We show the pieces that can be tied to retained evidence and keep historical flows separate.
No major component is directly observable as a precise current valueThis estimate is built from source-backed financial anchors and explicitly modeled scenario ranges rather than pretending a private balance sheet is directly observable.
Historical flow
Round Hill acquired a significant majority of Alice in Chains publishing, masters and neighboring rights from Jerry Cantrell, Sean Kinney, Mike Inez and William DuVall.
Sources[1]Context
Trade reporting cited a roughly $50M value for the group transaction, not for Cantrell individually.
Sources[2]Scenario balance sheet
The estimate uses the $50M figure only as a group-level constraint. It does not divide the price equally among four sellers or infer Cantrell’s ownership percentage without evidence.
| Component | Bear | Base | Bull |
|---|---|---|---|
| Modeled retained capital from Alice in Chains rights saleSources[1][2] | $15M | $25M | $40M |
| Modeled retained solo, touring and other music capitalSources[1][2] | $20M | $30M | $50M |
| Estimated net worth | $35M | $55M | $90M |
Modeled component
Modeled retained capital from Alice in Chains rights sale
Round Hill says it acquired a significant majority of publishing, masters and neighboring rights from four current Alice in Chains members. Variety reporting cited by MBW put the group transaction near $50M, but no individual seller allocation is disclosed.
Sources[1][2]Tracked estimates
Estimate history
We began retaining comparable estimate snapshots on Sep 18, 2026. Earlier Grizzly Bulls figures are not reconstructed unless a retained snapshot exists.
- Current tracked estimateBase case$55MBear to bull$35M to $90M
Estimate history tracking started with the published estimate already in place.
This is the first retained snapshot, so there is no earlier comparable Grizzly Bulls estimate to show yet.
What could move the estimate
- What percentage of the sold rights was economically attributable to Cantrell?
- How was the reported group consideration allocated among sellers?
- What solo, investment and property assets remain material today?
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Sources
Numbered citations above link to the retained sources below. External net-worth headlines do not set our estimate.
- [1]Round Hill Music Royalty FundDirect statement · Feb 8, 2022Acquisition of the Alice In Chains Catalogue
- [2]Music Business WorldwideTrade reporting · Feb 8, 2022Alice In Chains members Jerry Cantrell, Sean Kinney, Mike Inez and William Duvall sell rights to Round Hill Music
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