Planet Fitness vs Snap 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
+10.3% (2023–2025)
Net unit change
-10.0% (2023–2025)
Strong
Exit quality
Fair
Weak
Transfer / churn
Fair
0× expected (0 of 136)
SBA losses vs same-year loans
0.8× expected (27 of 233)
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Distress
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$40,000
Franchise fee
$39,500
$1.3M–$5.4M
Investment range
$555K–$828K
7%
Royalty
Not disclosed
Disclosed
Earnings (Item 19)
Disclosed
Planet Fitness
Snap Fitness
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