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Snap Fitness vs Gold's Gym — which franchise is the better buy?

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	Snap Fitness	Gold's Gym
Disclosure honesty	C	D
Investment from	$554,731	$2,356,000
Total fees	—	7%
Outlets	468	182
Lawsuits	9	0

Snap Fitness: what their numbers say

Discloses revenue and operating income for 8 corporate clubs (avg $103K operating income) and sales/member counts for 459 franchised clubs by quartile. No franchisee net profit shown; corporate clubs may not reflect franchisee economics.

Gold's Gym: what their numbers say

Discloses only average and median Gross Revenue (not profit) for 2024-2025. No costs deducted. Excludes newer/non-reporting locations. No net income data provided; significant cherry-picking omission of expenses.

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