Planet Fitness (PLNT) reported $337.24 million in revenue for the quarter ended March 2026, representing a year-over-year increase of 21.9%. EPS of $0.74 for the same period compares to $0.59 a year ago.
The reported revenue compares to the Zacks Consensus Estimate of $298.94 million, representing a surprise of +12.81%. The company delivered an EPS surprise of +17.27%, with the consensus EPS estimate being $0.63.
While investors scrutinize revenue and earnings changes year-over-year and how they compare with Wall Street expectations to determine their next move, some key metrics always offer a more accurate picture of a company’s financial health.
Since these metrics play a crucial role in driving the top- and bottom-line numbers, comparing them with the year-ago numbers and what analysts estimated about them helps investors better project a stock’s price performance.
Here is how Planet Fitness performed in the just reported quarter in terms of the metrics most widely monitored and projected by Wall Street analysts:
Revenue- Franchise segment: $134.47 million versus $128.5 million estimated by six analysts on average. Compared to the year-ago quarter, this number represents a +16.8% change.
Revenue- Corporate-owned clubs: $140.62 million versus the six-analyst average estimate of $143.68 million. The reported number represents a year-over-year change of +5.2%.
Revenue- Equipment segment: $62.15 million compared to the $28.87 million average estimate based on six analysts. The reported number represents a change of +123.5% year over year.
Revenue- Franchise: $102.25 million versus the four-analyst average estimate of $100.69 million. The reported number represents a year-over-year change of +9.7%.
Revenue- National advertising fund revenue: $32.22 million compared to the $29.39 million average estimate based on four analysts. The reported number represents a change of +46.9% year over year.
Adjusted EBITDA- Franchise segment: $94.72 million versus the two-analyst average estimate of $91.93 million.
Adjusted EBITDA- Equipment segment: $19.47 million compared to the $8.87 million average estimate based on two analysts.
Adjusted EBITDA- Corporate-owned clubs segment: $46.49 million versus the two-analyst average estimate of $49.89 million.
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Shares of Planet Fitness have returned -13.5% over the past month versus the Zacks S&P 500 composite’s +11.4% change. The stock currently has a Zacks Rank #4 (Sell), indicating that it could underperform the broader market in the near term.