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Planet Fitness Inc. Common Stock (PLNT) fair value

Consumer Cyclical · Leisure · NYSE · United States
$52.52-1.41%
Market cap $4.0BNext earnings 2026-11-05Updated Oct 19, 2026
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Our verdict
Trades 61% above our fair value
Price
$52.52
Model fair valueConfidence: good
$32.57
Model range
$30.19 to $33.83
Fair value $32.57
Price $52.52
3 models fit Planet Fitness Inc. Common Stock and they agree: 3 of 3 land within 15% of the average. The price is above every model.
Two or more of our models back this value.
Large premium(i)
Valued as a cyclical company: P/E comparison, EV/EBITDA comparison, and Discounted cash flow.
ACCE opinionPlanet Fitness Inc. Common Stock (PLNT)
Fair value (3 models)
$32.57
ACCE price target
$55.00
Rating
Overvalued
Horizon
12 months
Fair value published on 19 Oct 2026, 19:04 CEST; previously $31.20 since 15 Oct 2026, 00:00 CEST.
ACCE price target published on 28 Sept 2026, 00:00 CEST.
Rating published on 19 Oct 2026, 19:04 CEST.
Price used: $52.52 at the close on 23 Oct 2026, 22:00 CEST.
Models: Discounted cash flow, P/E comparison, and EV/EBITDA comparison.
Fair value: the average of the applicable valuation models (discounted cash flow, multiples, residual income, dividend discount, shareholder yield), each run on the latest financial statements and the market price shown. Opinion columns (fair value, target, rating) are shown apart from the data. Full methodology: acceinvestments.com/data/how-we-value-stocks
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Data
Price vs fair value
61.2% above
-38.0% to fair value
ACCE score
51
out of 100
Analysts
67% buy
18 covering
P/E
17.9x
forward 14.4x
1-year return
-45.3%
Dividend yield
0.00%

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Overview

ACCE thesis

Planet Fitness franchises low-priced gyms, with its Judgement Free branding and a high-volume, low-cost membership model. Most of its income comes from franchise royalties and equipment sales, which keeps capital needs low. Growth comes from new club openings and membership price increases. Revenue grew 4.5% with a 33.7% operating margin and a 58.5% gross margin, at 16.3x trailing and 10.8x forward earnings.

AI-assisted·How I use AIWritten Oct 14, 2026
⚠ Investor warnings · 4 flagsAI-assisted·How I use AI
  • high
    ROE collapse to zero
    ROE at +0.0% despite 26% earnings growth signals deteriorating capital efficiency. Equity base may have expanded sharply or earnings quality is weak.
  • high
    Moat score severe weakness
    M score of 17/100 is critical red flag. Suggests weak competitive advantages, pricing power, or brand durability in a cyclical leisure business.
  • moderate
    ACCE score decline
    Score fell 6 points in 90 days (58 to 52). Deterioration across multiple pillars warrants monitoring for fundamental shifts.
  • moderate
    High short interest
    16.6% short position is elevated. Combined with moat weakness and ROE collapse, suggests bears have identified real structural concerns.

AI research notes

AI-assisted·How I use AIWritten Oct 11, 2026 · figures from 2026-06-30 · prices to Oct 23, 2026
Why it could do well
  • Free cash flow yield of 7.0% exceeds the risk-free rate of 5.2%, offering attractive cash returns to shareholders.
Why it could disappoint
  • Year-over-year revenue growth has collapsed to 4.5% from a 5-year average of 26.6%, signaling a sharp deceleration.
  • Return on equity of 0.0% reflects a balance sheet weakened by buybacks and refranchising, limiting financial flexibility.
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Where PLNT's valuation models land
Price
$52.52
Model fair value
$32.57
Model range
$30.19 to $33.83
Fair value $32.57
Price $52.52
The price is above the whole model range.
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Wall Street consensus

Bullish67% buy · 18 covering analysts
● Strong buy 9● Buy 3● Hold 6● Sell 0● Strong sell 0
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Where it sits vs peers

News and Record

Press releases mentioning this company

Recent performance

1 week
+3.1%
1 month
+28.1%
3 months
-1.8%
6 months
-24.6%
YTD
-51.6%
1 year
-45.3%

SEC filings

Recommendation history, last 12 months

DateTypeNewPreviousPrice
19 Oct 2026, 19:04 CESTRatingOvervaluedfirst publication$50.92
19 Oct 2026, 19:04 CESTFair value$32.57$31.20$50.92
15 Oct 2026, 00:00 CESTFair value$31.20$36.31$47.45
11 Oct 2026, 00:00 CESTFair value$36.31$43.21$47.98
7 Oct 2026, 00:00 CESTFair value$43.21$43.74$42.07
28 Sept 2026, 00:00 CESTACCE price target$55.00first publication$42.68
26 Sept 2026, 00:00 CESTFair value$43.74$41.30$40.72
24 Sept 2026, 00:00 CESTFair value$41.30$44.28$42.60
21 Sept 2026, 00:00 CESTFair value$44.28$44.76$49.49
14 Sept 2026, 00:00 CESTFair value$44.76$46.21$50.75

This analysis is not personalised investment advice and does not take your situation, objectives or risk tolerance into account. ACCE Investments is not an authorised investment firm.

Investing in shares carries a risk of losing capital. The value of an investment can go down as well as up.

Valuation horizon: 12 months from the publication date.

Conflicts of interest. ACCE Investments is operated by Adrien Chantreuil, who may hold personal positions in the securities analysed. Positions are declared on each security. ACCE receives no payment from the companies analysed or from any intermediary for this analysis.

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Snapshot

Growth56Value76Quality55Momentum17Total51
Valuation
Trailing P/E
17.9x
Forward P/E
14.4x
PEG
0.67
P/B
139.36x
EV / Revenue
4.0x
Book value/sh
$-8.15
Enterprise value
$5.7B
Profitability
ROE
0.0%
FCF yield
6.50%
ROIC
no data
Health and risk
Debt / equity
-6.00
Dividend yield
0.00%
Beta
1.04

Price

-46.6% · 1Y

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Answered from Planet Fitness Inc. Common Stock fundamentals + recent valuations. Every number shows its source and date.

This stock Peer Peer median weaker → stronger
P/Ebetter than 40% of peers
low 9.8x17.9xhigh 78.7x
ROEbetter than 17% of peers
low -15%0%high 21%
Div yieldbetter than 17% of peers
low 0.0%0.0%high 4.7%

Peers

Prices Oct 23, 2026
CompanyPriceFair valuevs fair valueP/EROEQualityScore
PLNT Planet Fitness Inc. Common Stock$52.52$3361% above17.9x0.0%5551
ASMDEE-B.ST Asmodee Group AB (publ)kr 171.90kr 11155% above78.7x2.4%5570
FDR.MC Fluidra€18.00€1521% above20.5x10.6%6247
2331.HK Li Ning Company LimitedHK$12.45HK$2141% below9.8x10.8%7154
7731.T Nikon Corporation¥1739.50----15.2%3937
7951.T Yamaha Corporation¥1224.50--17.2x6.8%6370
MAT Mattel Inc. Common Stock$16.94$2014% below12.1x20.5%5965

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