Planet Fitness
Franchise Overview
Planet Fitness operates a network of large-format gym facilities built around a high-volume, low-price membership model, welcoming everyday gym users through its signature 'Judgement Free Zone' brand experience. Franchisees run accessible, non-intimidating fitness centers targeting a broad demographic rather than hardcore athletes.
Just the Facts
For most complete information, see Franchise Disclosure Documents
Planet Fitness FDDs and Analysis Reports
These Planet Fitness FDDs, as filed, contain 23 sections of federally mandated disclosures such as franchisee obligations, franchisor litigation, and financial performance. FDD's are typically 100+ pages long and are critical to evaluate when researching a franchise. Multi-year analysis reports track how these disclosures change across consecutive FDD filings.
Available Documents
Instant download after purchaseMulti-Year Analysis Packages
Year-over-year comparison of consecutive filings. Every figure cited to its filing, Item, and PDF page. Source FDDs included.
Planet Fitness 5-Year FDD Analysis Package (FY2021–FY2025)
Analysis report (39 pages) • 4 year-over-year transitions • 5 source FDDs (2022–2026 filings) included
What's insideSee a full sample report (PDF)
The report covers, in order:
- Executive summary
- Change index
- Consolidated unit summary
- Geographic summary
- Turnover, transfers & closure rates
- Franchisee investment and fees
- Financial performance representation
- Franchisor financial condition
- Franchisor entity & leadership
- Litigation & bankruptcy
- Method, limits and disclaimer
- What this report does not include
- You receive — one analysis report PDF and the 5 source FDD PDFs, 6 downloads in total, available immediately after purchase.
- Every figure is checkable — each carries a citation to its filing, FDD Item, and PDF page, and the filings it cites are in the package.
- Restatements are shown, not overwritten — where a later filing revises an earlier year's figures, both numbers appear with a note.
- Calculated figures are labeled — anything the report calculates rather than quotes is marked as calculated, with its formula published in the report.
- Gaps are explicit — a closing “What this report does not include” section separates what the franchisor didn't disclose from what this report doesn't collect, so an absence is never ambiguous.
Planet Fitness 3-Year FDD Analysis Package (FY2023–FY2025)
Analysis report (31 pages) • 2 year-over-year transitions • 3 source FDDs (2024–2026 filings) included
What's insideSee a full sample report (PDF)
The report covers, in order:
- Executive summary
- Change index
- Consolidated unit summary
- Geographic summary
- Turnover, transfers & closure rates
- Franchisee investment and fees
- Financial performance representation
- Franchisor financial condition
- Franchisor entity & leadership
- Litigation & bankruptcy
- Method, limits and disclaimer
- What this report does not include
- You receive — one analysis report PDF and the 3 source FDD PDFs, 4 downloads in total, available immediately after purchase.
- Every figure is checkable — each carries a citation to its filing, FDD Item, and PDF page, and the filings it cites are in the package.
- Restatements are shown, not overwritten — where a later filing revises an earlier year's figures, both numbers appear with a note.
- Calculated figures are labeled — anything the report calculates rather than quotes is marked as calculated, with its formula published in the report.
- Gaps are explicit — a closing “What this report does not include” section separates what the franchisor didn't disclose from what this report doesn't collect, so an absence is never ambiguous.
Planet Fitness 2-Year FDD Analysis Package (FY2024–FY2025)
Analysis report (25 pages) • 1 year-over-year transition • 2 source FDDs (2025–2026 filings) included
What's insideSee a full sample report (PDF)
The report covers, in order:
- Executive summary
- Change index
- Consolidated unit summary
- Geographic summary
- Turnover, transfers & closure rates
- Franchisee investment and fees
- Financial performance representation
- Franchisor financial condition
- Franchisor entity & leadership
- Litigation & bankruptcy
- Method, limits and disclaimer
- What this report does not include
- You receive — one analysis report PDF and the 2 source FDD PDFs, 3 downloads in total, available immediately after purchase.
- Every figure is checkable — each carries a citation to its filing, FDD Item, and PDF page, and the filings it cites are in the package.
- Restatements are shown, not overwritten — where a later filing revises an earlier year's figures, both numbers appear with a note.
- Calculated figures are labeled — anything the report calculates rather than quotes is marked as calculated, with its formula published in the report.
- Gaps are explicit — a closing “What this report does not include” section separates what the franchisor didn't disclose from what this report doesn't collect, so an absence is never ambiguous.
Individual FDD Filings
Complete filings as submitted, including exhibits and financial statements.
Planet Fitness FDD 2026
May 2026
Planet Fitness FDD 2025
June 2025
Planet Fitness FDD 2024
June 2024
Planet Fitness FDD 2023
May 2023
Planet Fitness FDD 2022
May 2022
Planet Fitness FDD 2021
May 2021
Planet Fitness FDD 2020
June 2020
Planet Fitness FDD 2019
May 2019
Planet Fitness FDD 2018
September 2018
Planet Fitness FDD 2018
April 2018
Planet Fitness FDD 2017
April 2017
Planet Fitness FDD 2016
April 2016
Planet Fitness FDD 2015
April 2015
FDDs are reproduced as filed and are current only as of their filing dates. The FDD Document Processing Fee covers acquisition, storage, organization, and digital delivery of an individually purchased FDD.
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