Planet Fitness FDD Analysis · 2026
Planet Fitness Franchise Cost (2026 FDD)
Inside the Planet Fitness franchise disclosure
You searched the right thing. The FDD is the document that spells out what a Planet Fitness franchise is really about — what you're committing to, and what they're committing to you. Here's a sampling of what their 2026 Franchise Disclosure Document reveals:
§What changed — in 2025, Planet Fitness opened 141 new locations and closed 7. (Item 20.)
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01 · From the filing
Here's what their franchise disclosure tells you
Six of the items Planet Fitness' 2026 FDD has to answer, drawn straight from the filing. The rest of the document — and the figures behind these — open in your Clearly™ Workspace.
Estimated Initial Investment
Financial Performance
Outlets & Franchisees
Other Fees
Initial Fees
Planet Fitness' $1.2M–$5.4M sits against a median of $512,000 across the 102 fitness franchises on file that disclose an investment range.
02 · Read it with Clara
Open Planet Fitness' FDD in the Clearly Workspace — with Clara beside you.
Planet Fitness' franchise agreement is a 12-year commitment — and the FDD spells out exactly what you're signing up for. You cannot change the FDD, and that's not the point. The point is to walk into your attorney conversation already knowing the document, so you ask the questions that matter most to you.
Clara is an expert FDD assistant. Ask her anything about Planet Fitness' filing and she answers from the document itself, with the item and page she read it in — so you can check her.
You don't have to know what to ask first.
Open the Workspace and Clara offers to walk you through the filing, Item by Item: what it says, why it matters, and what to verify. Every answer links to the Item and page in the FDD. Ask your own questions whenever you want, and your Guided Review progress is saved, so you can stop and come back to it.
People ask Clara —
- What does it actually cost to open?
- What fees come after the franchise fee?
- How do their locations perform?
- Do I get a protected territory?
- What happens if I want out?
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03 · Common questions
Common questions
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Video transcript
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Thinking about buying a Planet Fitness franchise? Clearly FDD has all the data, including Planet Fitness. Let's go take
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You'll spend between 1.28 million and 5.39 million to open a Planet Fitness franchise. They do include a detailed financial performance representation. They have 2,709 locations in the US. They opened 141 last year and closed seven. You'll pay 7% in royalties and 3% into the brand fund. Their franchise fee is $40,000, a substantial increase over $20,000 last year.
You do not receive a protected territory. There's a lot more inside the Planet Fitness FDD. Unlock the workspace to get a detailed guide to item 19, the full picture on territories, the 21 other items in the FDD, and the Clearly Report. All the data at a glance.
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