Quick answer
The Planet Fitness Item 7 total initial investment is $1,282,500 to $5,386,000, as disclosed in the 2026 FDD, with an initial franchise fee of $0 to $40k. That total excludes real estate, so land and building costs come on top.
Format breakdown
Every figure below is as-disclosed in the Planet Fitness 2026 FDD, read from the Item 7 table.
Finance-equipment $1.28M to $3.77M; purchase-equipment $2.39M to $5.39M. Excludes real estate (fee $0 to $40k).
Where Planet Fitness sits in Fitness
Within the Fitness category (6 format rows in this benchmark, $362,300 to $5,386,000, median midpoint $667,229), the $1,282,500 to $5,386,000 range for Planet Fitness sits above the category's median midpoint. 67% of Fitness formats in this benchmark exclude real estate from the headline total, so always check the real-estate column before comparing two brands in this category.
Verify this before you sign a Planet Fitness agreement
This page is the pattern read from the filed FDD. On your actual Planet Fitness document, an Inkvex review reads the real filing and tells you what the numbers mean before you sign: a risk score from 1 to 10, the exact Item 7 clauses quoted, the real-estate-exclusion and working-capital traps flagged, and an attorney-handoff summary.
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Every figure below is as-disclosed in the Planet Fitness filed FDD; the format breakdown above carries the line-item detail and footnotes.
How much does a Planet Fitness franchise cost?
As disclosed in its 2026 FDD, the Planet Fitness Item 7 total initial investment is $1,282,500 to $5,386,000, with an initial franchise fee of $0 to $40k. That total excludes real estate, so land and building costs come on top. The format breakdown below carries the full detail, verbatim from the filing.
Does the Planet Fitness franchise cost include real estate?
That total excludes real estate, so land and building costs come on top.
What is the Planet Fitness franchise fee?
The disclosed initial franchise fee for Planet Fitness is $0 to $40k, as stated in the 2026 FDD. This is separate from the $1,282,500 to $5,386,000 total initial investment figure, which covers build-out, equipment, and other opening costs.
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This page is legal information, not legal advice. It is a first pass for your attorney or franchise counsel, not a substitute for one. Item 7 is a franchisor estimate, and every figure here is as-disclosed in the filed FDD as of its listed year. Verify any number against the current FDD before you rely on it.