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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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Brand
PLANET FITNESS logoAStrongest tier
PLANET FITNESS
Health & Fitness
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UFC GYM logoDBelow average
UFC GYM
Health & Fitness
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Vitals
Investment range
$1.5M – $5.2M
$1.1M – $5.0M
Liquid capital
$68K – $469K
$275K – $700K
Franchise fee
$20K
$50K
Royalty rate
7.0%
6.0%
Ad fund rate
2.0%
2.0%
Performance
Avg gross sales
N/A
N/A
Median gross sales
N/A
N/A
Avg owner earnings
Metric varies by brand. Check type below
N/A
N/A
Earnings metric
P&L Bottom Line
Not classified
Risk
Rating
AStrongest tier
DBelow average
Verdict score
75 / 100
34 / 100
SBA charge-off rate
0.0%
38.1%
SBA loans on record
173
31
Scale
Total units
2,568
81
Net change (latest yr)
N/A
N/A
Turnover rate
0.0%
6.6%
Contract
Initial term (years)
12
10
Renewal term (years)
12
5
Initial training (hrs)
94
93
Contacts
Franchisee phones
2,590
79

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