Gold's Gym
Gold’s Gym Franchise LLC · reviewed 2026 disclosure data
Researching Gold's Gym franchise opportunities? Every figure below is cited to the FDD.
- Franchising since
- 1965 Source: goldsgym.com
- Headquarters
- Dallas, TX United States Source: franchise.org
Gold’s Gym is a fitness franchise that operates gyms serving first-time exercisers, fitness enthusiasts, and serious athletes. Its facilities provide strength-training equipment, free weights, functional training zones, cardio areas, recovery areas, group exercise rooms, and optional small-group training studios.
Headline figures
Quick facts
- How much does it cost to open a Gold's Gym franchise?
- The Gold's Gym Franchise Disclosure Document reports an estimated initial investment of $2,356,000–$5,162,000 (2026 FDD, Item 7, PDF p. 20). This is the franchisor's disclosed estimate, not a quote. Details
- What is the Gold's Gym initial franchise fee?
- The disclosed initial franchise fee for a standard single unit is $40,000 (2026 FDD, Item 5, PDF p. 12). Other fee options (for example multi-unit or conversion) are listed separately in the report. Details
- What ongoing fees does Gold's Gym charge?
- The disclosed ongoing royalty is the greater of 5% of Facility’s Gross Revenue each month or $2,000 per month (2026 FDD, Item 6, PDF p. 14). The brand or advertising fund contribution is the greater of 2% of Facility’s Gross Revenue each month or $1,350 per month (2026 FDD, Item 6, PDF p. 14). Other recurring fees are listed in Item 6. Details
- Does Gold's Gym disclose financial performance (Item 19)?
- Yes. The Gold's Gym FDD includes an Item 19 financial performance representation (2026 FDD, Item 19, PDF p. 60). Figures apply only to the locations and period each one covers. Details
- How many Gold's Gym locations are there?
- The FDD reports 182 outlets at the end of 2025 (2026 FDD, Item 20, PDF p. 62). Existing locations do not indicate territory availability. Details
From reviewed FDD figures only. Not a recommendation or projection.
What the disclosures show
- 1Opening costs are estimated at $2,356,000 – $5,162,000 in the 2026 FDD (Item 7); several initial fee options apply.
- 2Item 19 covers 8 separate groups: revenue for 150 franchised locations; revenue for 126 franchised locations; revenue for 174 mixed locations; revenue for 201 mixed locations; revenue for 174 mixed locations; revenue for 201 mixed locations; revenue for 48 company-owned locations; revenue for 51 company-owned locations. They are not combined.
- 3Outlets declined by 29 in 2025, to 182 (Systemwide, as labeled in the FDD, Item 20).
From reviewed FDD figures only. Not a recommendation or projection.
Costs · Items 5–7
What does it cost to open?
Estimated opening costs and the fees payable to the franchisor.
Startup Investment — Item 7
Total estimated initial investment
2026 FDD · Item 7 · PDF p. 20
Standard single-unit franchise fee
2026 FDD · Item 5 · PDF p. 12
Discounted and multi-unit options are separate; see all fees.
Ongoing Fees — Item 6
Selected recurring charges; payment bases and conditions remain attached to each fee.
- RoyaltyMain ongoing fee · It applies beginning when first gross revenue is recognized, including presale revenue.
24 reported fees, each with its payment basis, are listed below; they haven't been sorted into recurring, initial and occasional groups yet.
Financial Performance — Item 19
What results are disclosed—and for which locations?
8 separate populations, shown apart. Revenue is not owner income.
Franchised locations
Revenue · 150 locations
- Who is counted
- Franchised Facilities
- Period
- 2024 Measurement Period
- Excluded
- Seven of the nine Gold’s Gym Facilities were excluded because they were open for fewer than 12 months as of December 31, 2024. Two of the nine Gold’s Gym Facilities were excluded because they did not deliver statements of Gross Revenue for the entire 2024 Measurement Period.
- Method
- We derived the figures for Franchised Facilities based solely on the information that the franchisees gave us.
Franchised locations
Revenue · 126 locations
- Who is counted
- Franchised Facilities
- Period
- 2025 Measurement Period
- Excluded
- 6 franchised Gold’s Gym Facilities were excluded because 4 were open for fewer than 12 months as of December 31, 2025 and 2 did not deliver statements of Gross Revenue for the entire 2025 Measurement Period.
- Method
- The results in this Item 19 reflect the historical average Gross Revenue of Gold’s Gym Facilities during the 2024 and 2025 Measurement Periods. Gross Revenue was determined in the same manner you will determine your Facility’s Gross Revenue under your Franchise Agreement for purposes of calculating royalties and other fees that are based on your Facility’s Gross Revenue.
Franchised and company-owned locations
Revenue · 174 locations
- Who is counted
- All Facilities
- Period
- 2025 Measurement Period
- Excluded
- Facilities open for fewer than 12 months as of December 31, 2025, and facilities that did not deliver statements of Gross Revenue for the entire 2025 Measurement Period.
- Method
- Gross Revenue was determined in the same manner you will determine your Facility’s Gross Revenue under your Franchise Agreement for purposes of calculating royalties and other fees that are based on your Facility’s Gross Revenue.
Franchised and company-owned locations
Revenue · 201 locations
- Who is counted
- All Facilities
- Period
- 2024 Measurement Period
- Excluded
- Facilities open for fewer than 12 months as of December 31, 2024, facilities that did not deliver statements of Gross Revenue for the entire 2024 Measurement Period, and one affiliate-owned Gold’s Gym Facility that was temporarily closed for 8 months during the 2024 Measurement Period.
- Method
- Gross Revenue was determined in the same manner you will determine your Facility’s Gross Revenue under your Franchise Agreement for purposes of calculating royalties and other fees that are based on your Facility’s Gross Revenue.
Franchised and company-owned locations
Revenue · 174 locations
- Who is counted
- All
- Period
- 2025 Measurement Period
- Excluded
- 6 franchised Gold’s Gym Facilities were excluded because 4 were open for fewer than 12 months as of December 31, 2025 and 2 did not deliver statements of Gross Revenue for the entire 2025 Measurement Period; 1 affiliate-owned Gold’s Gym Facility was excluded because it was open for fewer than 12 months as of December 31, 2025.
- Method
- The results in this Item 19 reflect the historical average Gross Revenue of Gold’s Gym Facilities during the 2024 and 2025 Measurement Periods. Gross Revenue was determined in the same manner you will determine your Facility’s Gross Revenue under your Franchise Agreement for purposes of calculating royalties and other fees that are based on your Facility’s Gross Revenue.
Franchised and company-owned locations
Revenue · 201 locations
- Who is counted
- All
- Period
- 2024 Measurement Period
- Excluded
- 9 franchised Gold’s Gym Facilities were excluded because 7 were open for fewer than 12 months as of December 31, 2024 and 2 did not deliver statements of Gross Revenue for the entire 2024 Measurement Period; 1 affiliate-owned Gold’s Gym Facility was temporarily closed for 8 months during the 2024 Measurement Period.
- Method
- The results in this Item 19 reflect the historical average Gross Revenue of Gold’s Gym Facilities during the 2024 and 2025 Measurement Periods. Gross Revenue was determined in the same manner you will determine your Facility’s Gross Revenue under your Franchise Agreement for purposes of calculating royalties and other fees that are based on your Facility’s Gross Revenue.
Company-owned locations
Revenue · 48 locations
- Who is counted
- Affiliate-Owned Facilities
- Period
- 2025 Measurement Period
- Excluded
- 1 affiliate-owned Gold’s Gym Facility was excluded because it was open for fewer than 12 months as of December 31, 2025.
- Method
- The results in this Item 19 reflect the historical average Gross Revenue of Gold’s Gym Facilities during the 2024 and 2025 Measurement Periods. Gross Revenue was determined in the same manner you will determine your Facility’s Gross Revenue under your Franchise Agreement for purposes of calculating royalties and other fees that are based on your Facility’s Gross Revenue.
Company-owned locations
Revenue · 51 locations
- Who is counted
- Affiliate-Owned Gold’s Gym Facilities
- Period
- 2024 Measurement Period
- Excluded
- One affiliate-owned Gold’s Gym Facility that was temporarily closed for 8 months during the 2024 Measurement Period.
- Method
- We derived the figures for Affiliate-Owned Gold’s Gym Facilities based on their internal unaudited financial statements.
These groups are never combined.
Outlet Changes — Item 20
How has the outlet count changed?
Systemwide, as labeled in the FDD · counts as of December 31 of each year.
2026 FDD · Item 20 · PDF p. 62
Net −28 outlets, 2023–2025
Year-end counts reported in Item 20. The scale starts at zero; the labels between the dots show each year's change.
2025 turnover at a glance
- Outlets at start · reported
- 211
- Exits · summed reported counts
- 34
- Churn · Franopolis calculation
Exits include closures, terminations and non-renewals. Churn divides exits by outlets at the start of the year; it is not a measure of earnings.
Questions to investigate
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For the franchisor
Which line items in the 2026 Item 7 estimate ($2,356,000 – $5,162,000) vary most by market, and why?
Which initial fee option would apply to my situation, and what conditions or discounts affect it?
Which locations are included in the Item 19 figures, and which were excluded?
Reported units decreased from 211 to 182 in 2025. What drove the change?
Is a territory available in my area, and how is it defined in my agreement?
For current and former owners
How did your actual startup costs and timeline compare with the Item 7 estimate?
How many hours a week do you work in the business, and in what role?
How do your results compare with the Item 19 figures, and what explains the difference?
What support from the franchisor has been most and least useful?
For your advisors
Ask a franchise attorney to review the territory, renewal, transfer and termination terms.
Ask an attorney what the Item 3 litigation disclosures mean for a new franchisee.
Ask an accountant to build a cash-flow plan using your own assumptions, not the franchisor's.
Sources & vintage history
Every displayed fact is retained with its disclosure vintage, item, page, and reviewed status. Prior vintages remain on file rather than being overwritten.
Citations (2026 FDD)
- [1]Estimated initial investment — Item 7 · PDF p. 20
- [2]Standard initial franchise fee — Item 5 · PDF p. 12
- [3]Item 19 — Franchised (150 locations) — revenue · PDF p. 60
- [4]Item 19 — Franchised (126 locations) — revenue · PDF p. 60
- [5]Item 19 — Franchised and company-owned (174 locations) — revenue — All Facilities · PDF p. 60
- [6]Item 19 — Franchised and company-owned (201 locations) — revenue — All Facilities · PDF p. 60
- [7]Item 19 — Franchised and company-owned (174 locations) — revenue — All · PDF p. 60
- [8]Item 19 — Franchised and company-owned (201 locations) — revenue — All · PDF p. 60
- [9]Item 19 — Company-owned (48 locations) — revenue · PDF p. 60
- [10]Item 19 — Company-owned (51 locations) — revenue · PDF p. 60
- [11]Outlet counts — Item 20, Table 1 · PDF p. 62
"PDF p." is the page in the PDF file; "printed p." is the number printed on the FDD page. Source document: FDD
Territory & operations
185 addresses in Franopolis's imported location list. Coverage may differ from Item 20 outlet counts.
These are contract disclosures, not confirmation that any territory is currently available.
Legal & agreement
Total litigation cases disclosed
Bankruptcy disclosed
Initial term
Franchisor financial statements
No verified franchisor financial statement figures have been reviewed yet.
SBA-backed loans to franchisees
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Source: U.S. Small Business Administration 7(a) & 504 FOIA data. Loan volume is not a measure of franchisee success.
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Independent analysis of franchisor-provided data. Not investment advice. Franopolis does not distribute FDDs. Last reviewed 10/5/2026.