Crunch franchise research

Investment by format

Format-specific estimates only. Do not combine one format's minimum with another format's maximum.

Investment sourceFDD p.27 ↗

Franchise fees and ongoing costs

Franchise fee

$0 to $35,000 · Extracted Item 5 scalar range, not a universal minimum or maximum; formats, eligibility, discounts and waivers require original-filing review.

Royalty

5% · 5.0% of monthly Gross Sales, paid by the 5th day of the following calendar month via automatic deduction

Marketing contribution

2% (basis not captured; see original filing)

Technology fee

$75/month Technology and IT Support Services fee, plus $159/month Club Management Software System fee to third-party servicer ABC (plus transaction processing fees)

Other fees

Online Enrollment Processing ($5/enrollment); Local Advertising spend (see local_marketing_required); Club Management Software System ($159/month to ABC plus transaction fees)

Working capital (FDD Item 7)

Three months of operations: $25,000-$200,000 (Crunch Fitness Model) or $45,000-$300,000 (Crunch Select Model), to cover post-opening payroll, initial marketing, bookkeeping/payroll services, installations, deposits, utility costs, incorporation fees and incidental expenses until the club reaches break-even.

Fees sourceFDD p.21 ↗

Working capital is drawn from Item 7. The Investment source below locates the investment section, not an independently verified working-capital scalar.

Investment sourceFDD p.27 ↗

Franchise fee sourceFDD · page not captured ↗

Financial performance: Item 19

Item 19 captured

Yes

Metric / basis

Gross Revenue (median by performance third, high/low outliers); also EBITDA and active-member counts for clubs 12-59 months old, but underlying average/EBITDA table values are not present in the extracted text

Reporting period

Fiscal year 2025 (January 1 - December 31, 2025)

Sample

331 of 352 qualified domestic Crunch Fitness locations (94%) for the Gross Revenue-by-thirds analysis; 167 of those locations (open 12-59 months) for the age-banded revenue/EBITDA/membership table

Reported average

Not captured

Reported median

Not captured

Owner income is not captured. Gross sales and EBITDA are not owner pay. Results depend on the disclosed metric, sample and period; consult the full filing.

Item 19 performance sourceFDD p.68 ↗

Unit growth: Item 20

Reporting year

2025

Scope

franchised outlets

Starting outlets

415

Year-end outlets

481

Net change

+66

Derivation

ending minus starting outlets

Openings

82

Terminations

1

Non-renewals

2

Other closures

13

Reacquisitions

0

Transfers

31

Transfers are not closures. Net change is ending minus starting outlets for the stated scope and year, or complete openings less terminations, non-renewals, other closures and reacquisitions. Missing inputs stay unknown.

Unit growth sourceFDD p.75 ↗

SBA loan history

Loan activity

2 approvals

Activity window

FY2021-FY2026 YTD; snapshot 2026-06-30

Median SBA loan

Not captured

Median loan window

Not captured

Median loan sample

Not captured

Historical charge-off share

0.00%

Cohort

7(a) FY2010-2019 approvals

Numerator / denominator

0 / 12

Formula

CHGOFF / (PIF + CHGOFF + EXEMPT) × 100

This is a historical loan-level share, not a franchise failure probability or location survival rate. Loan size is not total investment. Other loan statuses are excluded from the seasoned denominator. Activity combines 7(a) and 504 approvals, excluding canceled and not-funded records; this is not a rolling five-year count. FY2024-25 franchise tags are sparse after directory suspension; fewer tagged loans do not establish brand decline. Recent charge-off cohorts are immature.

SBA loans sourceSBA data · Jun 30, 2026 ↗

Questions before you invest

How much does Crunch franchise cost?

Crunch Fitness: $2,147,500 to $5,367,000; Crunch Select: $3,192,500 to $5,277,000 These are format-specific estimates, not a guaranteed cash requirement. Franchise fee: $0 to $35,000 · Extracted Item 5 scalar range, not a universal minimum or maximum; formats, eligibility, discounts and waivers require original-filing review..

Investment sourceFDD p.27 ↗

Franchise fee sourceFDD · page not captured ↗

How much do Crunch owners make?

Owner income is not captured. Gross sales and EBITDA are not owner pay. Item 19 metric: Gross Revenue (median by performance third, high/low outliers); also EBITDA and active-member counts for clubs 12-59 months old, but underlying average/EBITDA table values are not present in the extracted text. Sample: 331 of 352 qualified domestic Crunch Fitness locations (94%) for the Gross Revenue-by-thirds analysis; 167 of those locations (open 12-59 months) for the age-banded revenue/EBITDA/membership table. Period: Fiscal year 2025 (January 1 - December 31, 2025).

Item 19 performance sourceFDD p.68 ↗

What's the SBA charge-off rate for Crunch?

0.00%; numerator / denominator: 0 / 12. Historical 7(a) FY2010-2019 approvals; CHGOFF / (PIF + CHGOFF + EXEMPT) × 100, snapshot 2026-06-30. This is not a franchise failure probability.

SBA loans sourceSBA data · Jun 30, 2026 ↗