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Life Time Group vs Planet Fitness

Life Time Group LTH · Planet Fitness PLNT · Leisure Facilities

Life Time Group reported revenue of $3.0 billion in fiscal 2025, 2.3 times Planet Fitness' $1.3 billion in fiscal 2025. Life Time Group's revenue grew 14.3% in its latest year, and Planet Fitness' grew 12.1%. Life Time Group had an operating margin of 16.1%, against 29.8% at Planet Fitness. Free cash flow was −$21 million at Life Time Group and $255 million at Planet Fitness.

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Life Time GroupPlanet Fitness
Latest fiscal yearFY2025, Dec 31, 2025FY2025, Dec 31, 2025
Revenue$3.0B$1.3B
Revenue growth14.3%12.1%
Revenue growth a year, last 5 years25.9%26.6%
Gross margin47.6%82.6%
Operating margin16.1%29.8%
Net margin12.5%16.6%
Free cash flow−$21M$255M
Free cash flow margin−0.7%19.2%
Return on capital8.5%18.4%
Net debt to EBITDA1.7x3.7x
Dividends and buybacks$0M$500M
Change in diluted share count6.8%—
Last close$43.86$52.44
P/E at the last close23.8×—
Insider trades, last 12 monthssold $876.4 millionbought $1.1 million, sold $358,540
Piotroski F-score8 of 9—
Amounts in each company's own currency, US$ unless marked (a foreign company may report in another), each company's latest fiscal year from its 10-K, or 20-F or 40-F for a foreign company. Growth rates compare with the year before; the five-year rate is the average a year. Free cash flow is cash from operations minus capital spending; return on capital is after-tax operating income over the money invested in the business; P/E is the last close over the latest earnings per share. Banks are measured differently (return on equity, efficiency ratio), so some rows apply to one company only.

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Revenue
US$ billions, fiscal years
Life Time GroupPlanet Fitness
Operating margin
Percent of revenue
Life Time GroupPlanet Fitness
Free cash flow
US$ billions. Cash from operations minus capital expenditure.
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Source: the companies' Form 10-K filings, from SEC EDGAR, and the last close. For information only, not investment advice: the figures describe results, not which company is the better investment. The Filing Desk is not affiliated with either company. Full figures on the Life Time Group and Planet Fitness pages.