Franchise opportunities compared

    Anytime Fitness vs Gold’s Gym Facility

    Reviewed figures from each brand's Franchise Disclosure Document (FDD), side by side. Each figure carries its FDD year and page. This is not a ranking or recommendation, and the two FDDs may cover different years and location groups.

    Initial investment · Item 7

    Anytime Fitness

    $539,329 – $905,482

    2026 FDD · Item 7 · PDF p. 26 · printed p. 19

    Gold’s Gym Facility

    Not available

    Initial franchise fee · Item 5

    Anytime Fitness

    $42,500

    2026 FDD · Item 5 · PDF p. 15 · printed p. 8

    Gold’s Gym Facility

    Not available

    Royalty · Item 6

    Anytime Fitness

    $842/mo

    2026 FDD · Item 6 · PDF p. 18 · printed p. 11

    Gold’s Gym Facility

    5%

    2025 FDD · Item 6 · PDF p. 14

    Before you compare

    • Anytime Fitness figures come from its 2026 FDD and Gold’s Gym Facility figures from its 2025 FDD, so the years differ.
    • Item 19 figures cover the location groups each FDD names (Anytime Fitness: 2, Gold’s Gym Facility: 11). Different groups are not directly comparable.

    Financial commitment

    Estimated initial investment (Item 7)

    Anytime Fitness

    $539,329 – $905,482
    Total
    2026 FDD · Item 7 · PDF p. 26 · printed p. 19

    Gold’s Gym Facility

    Not available
    No reviewed Item 7 total
    Standard initial franchise fee (Item 5)

    Anytime Fitness

    $42,500
    All portions of the initial franchise fee are nonrefundable.
    2026 FDD · Item 5 · PDF p. 15 · printed p. 8

    Gold’s Gym Facility

    Not available
    No single standard fee identified
    Royalty (Item 6)

    Anytime Fitness

    $842/mo
    Monthly Fee
    2026 FDD · Item 6 · PDF p. 18 · printed p. 11

    Gold’s Gym Facility

    5%
    Royalty
    2025 FDD · Item 6 · PDF p. 14
    Brand / advertising fund (Item 6)

    Anytime Fitness

    $900/mo
    General Advertising and Marketing Fee — per month per center; may not exceed greater of $900 per month or 3% of Gross Revenue
    2026 FDD · Item 6 · PDF p. 18 · printed p. 11

    Gold’s Gym Facility

    2%
    Marketing contribution — 2%
    2025 FDD · Item 6 · PDF p. 14

    System scale & health

    Total outlets (Item 20)

    Anytime Fitness

    2,282
    Outlets at end of 2025
    2026 FDD · Item 20 · PDF p. 67 · printed p. 60

    Gold’s Gym Facility

    211
    Outlets at end of 2024
    2025 FDD · Item 20 · PDF p. 63
    Net outlet change (Item 20)

    Anytime Fitness

    −28
    Calculated: 2,310 at end of 2023 → 2,282 at end of 2025

    Gold’s Gym Facility

    −10
    Calculated: 221 at end of 2022 → 211 at end of 2024
    Outlet exits (Item 20)

    Anytime Fitness

    72
    Closures, terminations & non-renewals in 2025 · Calculated turnover 3.1% of outlets at start of year
    2026 FDD · Item 20 · PDF p. 67 · printed p. 60

    Gold’s Gym Facility

    Not available
    No complete exit records for a year
    Franchising since (Item 1)

    Anytime Fitness

    November 2021
    2026 FDD · Item 1 · PDF p. 8

    Gold’s Gym Facility

    Not available
    Not in reviewed records
    Franchisor founded (Item 1)

    Anytime Fitness

    Not available
    Not in reviewed records

    Gold’s Gym Facility

    Not available
    Not in reviewed records

    Financial performance (Item 19), by location group

    Anytime Fitness
    Franchised (1,683 locations) — revenue and memberships
    $398,982 per year
    median Total Revenue
    2026 FDD · Item 19 · PDF p. 62 · printed p. 55
    Company-owned (11 locations) — adjusted operating results
    $149,620 per year
    mean Earnings Before Interest, Taxes, Depreciation and Amortization
    2026 FDD · Item 19 · PDF p. 66 · printed p. 59
    Gold’s Gym Facility
    Locations counted not stated in the reviewed record — Franchised Facilities; facilities operating for the entire 2023 Measurement Per…
    $362
    other Gross revenue range
    2025 FDD · Item 19 · PDF p. 60
    Locations counted not stated in the reviewed record — All Facilities; facilities operating for the entire 2023 Measurement Period
    $1,710
    other gross revenue
    2025 FDD · Item 19 · PDF p. 60
    Locations counted not stated in the reviewed record — All Facilities; facilities operating for the entire 2024 Measurement Period
    $1,833
    other gross revenue
    2025 FDD · Item 19 · PDF p. 60
    +8 more groups in the full report

    Item 19 groups are shown separately and never combined. Revenue or sales figures are not profit. Net outlet change and turnover are Franopolis calculations from the disclosed counts; turnover is a count-based rate, not a measure of owner earnings.

    Anytime Fitness vs Gold’s Gym Facility: common questions

    How do Anytime Fitness and Gold’s Gym Facility royalties compare?
    Anytime Fitness: $842/mo (2026 FDD · Item 6 · PDF p. 18 · printed p. 11); Gold’s Gym Facility: 5% (2025 FDD · Item 6 · PDF p. 14). Royalties as disclosed in Item 6; other recurring fees are listed separately.
    Which has more locations, Anytime Fitness or Gold’s Gym Facility?
    Anytime Fitness: 2,282 (2026 FDD · Item 20 · PDF p. 67 · printed p. 60); Gold’s Gym Facility: 211 (2025 FDD · Item 20 · PDF p. 63). Total outlets from Item 20. Outlet counts do not indicate territory availability or franchisee results.
    Do Anytime Fitness and Gold’s Gym Facility disclose financial performance (Item 19)?
    Anytime Fitness has reviewed Item 19 figures for 2 location groups; Gold’s Gym Facility has reviewed Item 19 figures for 11 location groups. Different location groups are not directly comparable, and revenue is not profit.

    Answers restate the reviewed figures above. Not a ranking or recommendation.

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