Crunch vs Planet Fitness
Side-by-side figures from each brand's latest FDD Item 20 as we extracted them; verdicts are our opinion under the published methodology, and the source filing and year are on each brand's profile. Green marks the more favorable metric (lower for distress), not a recommendation to buy.
Units · latest run
+32.4% (2023–2025)
Net unit change
+10.3% (2023–2025)
Fair
Exit quality
Strong
Fair
Transfer / churn
Weak
Too few seasoned loans
SBA losses vs same-year loans
0× expected (0 of 136)
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Distress
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$35,000
Franchise fee
$40,000
$2.1M–$5.4M
Investment range
$1.3M–$5.4M
5%
Royalty
7%
Disclosed
Earnings (Item 19)
Disclosed
Crunch
Planet Fitness
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