Franchises · 2026 FDD · Wisconsin DFI filing 641410
Crunch Fitness franchise cost, unit revenue and closures
Opening a Crunch Fitness cost $2,147,500 to $5,367,000 in the 2026 FDD; the franchisor's revenue disclosure has no single unit figure; 11.4% of franchised units closed over three years.
Franchisor: Crunch Franchising, LLC. FDD issued 2026-04-29. Fiscal year end 2025-12-31. Figures re-found on the cited page 2026-11-04.
What a unit costs to open
Crunch Fitness model; the Crunch Select model totals $3,192,500 to $5,277,000 (page 20).
What a unit pays the franchisor
| Initial franchise fee | $35,000 | Item 5, p. 7 |
|---|---|---|
| Royalty | Royalty 5.0% of monthly Gross Sales | Item 6, p. 9 |
| Advertising fund | Brand Marketing Fund Contribution 2% of monthly Gross Sales | Item 6, p. 9 |
single club.
What a unit sells
Item 19 is optional and is the franchisor's own representation. It is shown here as filed, with the franchisor's measure, sample and period, and nothing is estimated where it is missing.
Item 19 present, no single unit figure. operating statements for the 331 qualified franchised clubs that submitted 2025 financials, in thirds by performance and by months open, with EBITDA and member counts; the statement tables are images in the filed PDF and their figures were not extracted (Item 19, p. 59, 60, 61, 62, 63, 64, 65).
Sample: 331 of 352 qualified domestic franchised clubs (open all of 2025, not in presale, no ownership change) that submitted financials; excludes 5 affiliate clubs, 16 in presale, 81 open less than a full year and 31 that changed hands. Period: 2025 calendar year.
The figures in these tables are embedded as images in the filed PDF and have not yet been transcribed; they will be read by hand before this page shows them.
Revenue to investment
Undefined: the Item 19 statement tables were not extracted.
How many units open and close
| Franchised units | 2023 | 2024 | 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Start of year | 315 | 359 | 415 |
| Opened | 52 | 68 | 82 |
| Terminated | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Not renewed | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| Reacquired by franchisor | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Ceased, other reasons | 7 | 11 | 13 |
| End of year | 359 | 415 | 481 |
| Company-owned, end of year | 8 | 8 | 5 |
Item 20, Table 1 p. 66; Table 3 totals p. 71.
Closures are the franchisor's Item 20 counts of units terminated, not renewed, or ceased for other reasons, summed over 2023–2025 and divided by franchised units at the start of 2023. Units the franchisor reacquired are not closures. This is an Item 20 count, not a failure rate.
Source and method
Every figure above comes from the Crunch Fitness Franchise Disclosure Document issued 2026-04-29, as filed with the Wisconsin Department of Financial Institutions (filing 641410, registry record). The PDF is the franchisor's and is not hosted here; the item and page beside each figure is where to check it. Item 7 and Item 20 tables were read cell by cell; Item 19 was read by hand; each Item 20 year was checked to sum (start + opened − exits = end) before it was recorded.
Informational only, not professional, legal or investment advice. Unitnomics computes from the filing and does not advise on, rank, or refer to any franchise. Last reviewed: November 2026.