Actor and producer
Meryl Streep
Base case$150M
Estimate confidence
★★★★★
2 out of 5
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Kevin Costner Net Worth Estimate
Actor, director and producerKevin Costner’s $140M base case is notable because the recent evidence cuts both ways. Yellowstone reportedly paid about $1.3M per episode, while Costner also committed roughly $38M of his own money to Horizon and mortgaged property to help finance it. The evidence supports 2/5 estimate confidence.
Published estimateReviewed Sep 17, 2026
Research context
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- Evidence
- 2 retained sourcesReviewed through Sep 14, 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
$140M
Bear case
$95M
Bull case
$205M
Estimate confidence
2 out of 5
Why this estimate
- Main wealth driver
- Modeled retained acting and production capital after Horizon commitment ($110M base case)
- Estimate confidence
- 2 out of 5
- Key evidence
- Forbes reported Kevin Costner earned about $1.3M per episode of Yellowstone.Sources[1]
- Biggest uncertainty
- How much of the Horizon investment has been recovered?
- Evidence reviewed through
- Sep 14, 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
Where the estimated wealth comes from
Switch scenarios to see how the total and each component move together. The bars show each positive component's share of the estimated assets in that scenario, not audited holdings.
Bear scenario net worth$95MPositive estimated assets shown: $95M
Retained acting and production capital after Horizon commitment
$75M to $160M range$75M79%
Property and other private assets
$20M to $45M range$20M21%
Base scenario net worth$140MPositive estimated assets shown: $140M
Retained acting and production capital after Horizon commitment
$75M to $160M range$110M79%
Property and other private assets
$20M to $45M range$30M21%
Bull scenario net worth$205MPositive estimated assets shown: $205M
Retained acting and production capital after Horizon commitment
$75M to $160M range$160M78%
Property and other private assets
$20M to $45M range$45M22%
How Kevin Costner Built a Fortune
Kevin Costner’s recent finances show why a high acting salary does not automatically translate into equally high retained wealth. Forbes reported that he earned about $1.3M per episode of Yellowstone, giving a direct measure of one major late-career income stream.
At the same time, Costner put a large amount of his own capital back into filmmaking. Forbes reported roughly $38M of personal investment in Horizon and noted that a Santa Barbara property was mortgaged as part of the financing picture.
That capital commitment belongs on the other side of the wealth equation from salary. The public record does not yet show how much of the Horizon investment will be recovered, while divorce-related transfers, property debt and other current assets remain only partly visible.
The evidence is therefore better than a profile built on generic career earnings alone, but the present balance sheet is still highly sensitive to unresolved financing and retention questions. That supports 2 out of 5 estimate confidence.
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.
Scenario balance sheet
The estimate treats the television salary as a positive cash-flow anchor and the Horizon commitment as a genuine use of capital. It keeps property and production interests conservative because current leverage, film recovery and post-divorce ownership are not fully visible.
| Component | Bear | Base | Bull |
|---|---|---|---|
| Modeled retained acting and production capital after Horizon commitmentSources[1][2] | $75M | $110M | $160M |
| Modeled property and other private assetsSources[2] | $20M | $30M | $45M |
| Estimated net worth | $95M | $140M | $205M |
Modeled component
Modeled retained acting and production capital after Horizon commitment
Forbes reported Costner earned about $1.3M per Yellowstone episode, but also that he committed roughly $38M of his own money to Horizon and mortgaged a Santa Barbara property. The model therefore treats recent self-financing as a capital deployment that reduces readily available retained wealth rather than ignoring it.
Sources[1][2]Modeled component
Modeled property and other private assets
Costner’s property, production interests and film rights may be substantial, but public reporting does not provide enough debt and ownership detail after Horizon financing and divorce to use gross asset values directly.
Sources[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$140MBear to bull$95M to $205M
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
- How much of the Horizon investment has been recovered?
- What debt remains against Costner’s real estate?
- What post-divorce assets and liabilities materially affect the current balance sheet?
Wealth timeline
Yellowstone salary and Horizon financing collide
Forbes summarized the reported $1.3M-per-episode salary and the roughly $38M personal Horizon investment.
Sources[1]Horizon opens under financial pressure
Forbes again noted the large personal capital commitment as the first film opened softly.
Sources[2]
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Sources
Numbered citations above link to the retained sources below. External net-worth headlines do not set our estimate.
- [1]ForbesReporting · Jun 21, 2024Kevin Costner Says He Won’t Return To Yellowstone For Final Episodes
- [2]ForbesReporting · Jun 29, 2024Kevin Costner’s Horizon Fades At $4.1 Million Debut
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