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How winners are chosen

Lower is better for investment, liquid capital, franchise fee, royalty and ad-fund rates, SBA charge-off rate, and owner turnover.

Higher is better for disclosed revenue and owner earnings, verdict score, total units, net unit growth, and franchisee contacts. For the letter grade, A ranks highest.

A row is highlighted only when one brand clearly leads. Ties are never highlighted, and missing data never counts as a win. Some rows (earnings-metric type, loan counts, contract terms) are informational and have no winner.

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These brands report different earnings metrics (EBITDA, Gross Revenue). Financial figures may not be directly comparable.

Focus by buyer type

Brand
Gold’s Gym logoCAverage
Gold’s Gym
Health & Fitness
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Crunch logoAStrongest tier
Crunch
Health & Fitness
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Vitals
Investment range
$2.4M – $5.2M
$2.1M – $5.4M
Liquid capital
$40K – $100K
$25K – $200K
Franchise fee
$40K
$35K
Royalty rate
N/A
5.0%
Ad fund rate
2.0%
2.0%
Performance
Avg gross sales
$1.8M
N/A
Median gross sales
$1.8M
N/A
Avg owner earnings
Metric varies by brand. Check type below
N/A
N/A
Earnings metric
EBITDA
Gross Revenue
Risk
Rating
CAverage
AStrongest tier
Verdict score
46 / 100
89 / 100
SBA charge-off rate
15.5%
0.0%
SBA loans on record
169
15
Scale
Total units
182
486
Net change (latest yr)
N/A
N/A
Turnover rate
6.3%
3.3%
Contract
Initial term (years)
10
10
Renewal term (years)
10
10
Initial training (hrs)
32
235
Contacts
Franchisee phones
11
402

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