Ben Navarro Net Worth

Ben Navarro has an estimated net worth of $3.2 billion, according to Forbes Real-Time Billionaires, Ben Navarro profile (figures as of October 20, 2026). That is up from $1.5 billion in 2024.

Ben Navarro is an American investor and business executive. He leads Beemok Capital, a private investment firm and family office, and he also founded and leads Sherman Financial Group. His work spans finance, hospitality, real estate, and tennis. He first built his career in banking at Chemical Bank, Goldman Sachs, and Citigroup. From there, he moved into building his own companies, with a focus on lending, debt buying, and investment projects in Charleston and beyond.

His wealth comes mainly from finance. In 1998, after leaving Citigroup, he cofounded Sherman Financial Group with Brett Hildebrand. A key asset is Credit One, a Las Vegas-based lender that says it has issued more than 18 million credit cards. Through Beemok, Navarro later expanded into hotels, local property, and pro tennis. He bought tournaments in Charleston and Cincinnati, and Credit One now sponsors both. Forbes put his net worth at $3.2 billion on its real-time tracker in October 2026.

How Ben Navarro built his fortune

Navarro made his name in banking before starting his own firm. He worked at Chemical Bank, then Goldman Sachs, and later joined Citigroup in 1988. At Citigroup, he became vice president and co-head of mortgage sales and trading, handling residential mortgage purchases and securitizations. He left in 1997, then cofounded Sherman Financial Group in 1998. That move set up the business base that later made him one of the richest people in finance and investments.

Sherman grew into a major lender and debt collection business. In 2005, the company acquired First National Bank of Marin and renamed it Credit One Bank. Credit One serves many low-credit borrowers and is separate from Capital One, despite the similar name and logo. Forbes notes that Credit One has issued more than 18 million credit cards. Outside finance, Navarro used Beemok Capital to buy Charleston properties, a stadium, and pro tennis tournaments, adding new business lines around sports and hospitality.

Forbes net worth and recent moves

Forbes estimated Navarro's wealth at $1.5 billion in 2024, then $4.8 billion in 2025, before placing it at $3.2 billion on the World's Billionaires List in 2026. Across those years, the core story stayed tied to investments and finance. Sherman Financial Group and Credit One remained central, while Beemok added visible assets in Charleston and tennis. Those newer holdings did not replace his finance base, but they made his business footprint much broader.

His recent spending shows where he has been placing capital. Since 2021, Forbes says he has spent more than $350 million on Charleston property, including a stadium and a historic hotel. Forbes also says he spent over $300 million to buy the tennis tournaments in Charleston and Cincinnati, with Credit One sponsoring both. In 2024, he began a $260 million renovation at the Cincinnati Open campus. Forbes still showed $3.2 billion on its real-time tracker in October 2026.