Planet Fitness, Inc. key statistics and ratios
In fiscal 2025, Planet Fitness, Inc. had an operating margin of 29.8% and a current ratio of 2.11. Each ratio below is calculated from the figures on its income statement, balance sheet and cash flow pages.
Financial ratios
| Fiscal year | 2013Dec 2013 | 2014Dec 2014 | 2015Dec 2015 | 2016Dec 2016 | 2017Dec 2017 | 2018Dec 2018 | 2019Dec 2019 | 2020Dec 2020 | 2021Dec 2021 | 2022Dec 2022 | 2023Dec 2023 | 2024Dec 2024 | 2025Dec 2025 | LTMJun 2026 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gross margin | 61.4% | 64.1% | 65.7% | 67.7% | 69.9% | 71.6% | 71.8% | — | 82.8% | 81.1% | 82.3% | 83.3% | 82.6% | 81.7% |
| Operating margin | 17.1% | 22.0% | 21.8% | 30.6% | 34.3% | 32.1% | 33.8% | 14.7% | 24.4% | 24.6% | 25.5% | 27.4% | 29.8% | 30.9% |
| Net margin | 12.1% | 13.2% | 5.6% | 5.7% | 7.7% | 15.4% | 17.1% | −3.7% | 7.3% | 10.6% | 12.9% | 14.6% | 16.5% | 16.9% |
| Free-cash-flow margin | 28.3% | 22.4% | 18.8% | 24.7% | 21.7% | 25.1% | 21.3% | −5.3% | 23.0% | 15.0% | 18.1% | 16.0% | 19.2% | 18.6% |
| Return on equity | 7.9% | 15.5% | 27.2% | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Return on assets | — | 6.1% | 2.8% | 2.5% | 3.2% | 7.2% | 7.7% | −0.8% | 2.2% | 4.1% | 4.7% | 5.7% | 7.1% | 7.8% |
| Asset turnover | — | 0.46 | 0.51 | 0.44 | 0.41 | 0.47 | 0.45 | 0.23 | 0.30 | 0.38 | 0.37 | 0.39 | 0.43 | 0.46 |
| Current ratio | — | 1.24 | 1.10 | 1.10 | 1.59 | 2.96 | 3.71 | 5.07 | 3.75 | 2.27 | 1.88 | 2.08 | 2.11 | 1.58 |
| Debt to equity | 0.0% | 250.3% | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Interest cover (operating income ÷ interest) | — | — | — | 4.3x | 4.2x | 3.6x | 3.8x | 0.7x | 1.8x | 2.6x | 3.2x | 3.2x | 3.6x | 3.6x |
| Effective tax rate | 2.4% | 3.1% | 19.3% | 20.8% | 87.0% | 21.7% | 21.8% | — | 10.9% | 31.3% | 28.2% | 27.7% | 27.8% | 27.7% |
| SG&A as % of revenue | 11.0% | 12.6% | 16.8% | 13.2% | 14.0% | 12.6% | 11.4% | 16.9% | 16.1% | 12.3% | 11.7% | 10.9% | 10.4% | 9.7% |
| Capital spending as % of revenue | 3.5% | 6.0% | 5.9% | 4.1% | 8.8% | 7.1% | 8.4% | 12.9% | 9.2% | 10.7% | 12.7% | 13.1% | 12.4% | 12.2% |
| Free cash flow ÷ net income | 234.5% | 170.5% | 335.8% | 434.6% | 281.5% | 163.1% | 124.4% | — | 316.1% | 141.0% | 140.5% | 109.7% | 116.3% | 110.0% |
| Dividends ÷ net income | — | — | — | 787.4% | 0.0% | 0.0% | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Dividends and buybacks ÷ free cash flow | — | — | — | 182.9% | 0.0% | 238.5% | 312.9% | — | 0.0% | 67.3% | 64.4% | 159.0% | 196.4% | 267.3% |
| Quarter | 2024 Q3Sept 2024 | 2024 Q4Dec 2024 | 2025 Q1Mar 2025 | 2025 Q2Jun 2025 | 2025 Q3Sept 2025 | 2025 Q4Dec 2025 | 2026 Q1Mar 2026 | 2026 Q2Jun 2026 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gross margin | 84.4% | 76.4% | 91.9% | 82.6% | 82.4% | 76.0% | 86.6% | 82.3% |
| Operating margin | 27.8% | 26.4% | 28.6% | 30.0% | 32.4% | 28.2% | 29.3% | 33.9% |
| Net margin | 14.4% | 13.8% | 15.1% | 17.0% | 17.8% | 16.0% | 15.3% | 18.4% |
| Free-cash-flow margin | 26.7% | 2.1% | 40.1% | 2.4% | 23.2% | 15.7% | 36.2% | 1.1% |
| Current ratio | 1.94 | 2.08 | 2.10 | 2.05 | 2.08 | 2.11 | 2.07 | 1.58 |
| SG&A as % of revenue | 11.2% | 10.5% | 12.4% | 10.4% | 9.2% | 9.9% | 10.1% | 9.4% |
Financial health
- Short-term assets cover short-term liabilities $628m of assets due within a year against $397m of liabilities due within a year.
- Short-term assets cover long-term liabilities Not assessable from the reported split. Not assessable.
- More cash than debt $298m of cash against $2.5bn of debt.
- Debt below 40% of shareholders' equity Equity or debt not reported. Not assessable.
- Debt burden no higher than five years ago Five-year comparison not available. Not assessable.
- A year's operating cash flow covers at least 20% of debt $434m of operating cash flow against $2.5bn of debt.
- Operating profit covers interest at least five times over Operating income of $436m against $122m of interest.
Moat
Strong moat
How hard Planet Fitness's competitive advantage looks for rivals to wear away, judged from 10 years of its own filings: returns on capital, pricing power, profit durability, cash conversion and discipline.
- Returns on capital 20 / 20
Cash operating profit has been a median 24.5% of total assets over 10 years.
- Pricing power 16 / 20
Gross margin has been a median 77.4%, moving by 6.1 percentage points (standard deviation) across 10 years.
- Durability 19 / 20
Operating margin has been a median 27.5%; its worst year was 23.7%.
- Cash conversion 19 / 20
Free cash flow was positive in 10 of 10 years, at a median 18.2% of revenue.
AI disruption exposure: Medium. In this industry, AI could change how the product is made or sold, without replacing the core asset. The score above includes a 5-point deduction for that exposure (92 before it).
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