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Planet Fitness (PLNT) Q1 Earnings: How Key Metrics Compare to Wall Street Estimates

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Planet Fitness (PLNT - Free Report) reported $276.66 million in revenue for the quarter ended March 2025, representing a year-over-year increase of 11.6%. EPS of $0.59 for the same period compares to $0.53 a year ago.

The reported revenue compares to the Zacks Consensus Estimate of $281.54 million, representing a surprise of -1.73%. The company delivered an EPS surprise of -4.84%, with the consensus EPS estimate being $0.62.

While investors closely watch year-over-year changes in headline numbers -- revenue and earnings -- and how they compare to Wall Street expectations to determine their next course of action, some key metrics always provide a better insight into a company's underlying performance.

As these metrics influence top- and bottom-line performance, comparing them to the year-ago numbers and what analysts estimated helps investors project a stock's price performance more accurately.

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:

  • Total Stores - End of period: 2,741 versus 2,746 estimated by seven analysts on average.
  • Same-store sales: 6.1% versus 5.4% estimated by seven analysts on average.
  • Franchisee-owned same store sales: 6.2% versus 5.4% estimated by five analysts on average.
  • Corporate-owned same store sales: 5.1% compared to the 5% average estimate based on five analysts.
  • Total Stores - New stores opened: 19 compared to the 23 average estimate based on five analysts.
  • Revenue- National advertising fund: $21.94 million versus the seven-analyst average estimate of $21.55 million. The reported number represents a year-over-year change of +10.9%.
  • Revenue- Franchise: $93.24 million compared to the $93.54 million average estimate based on seven analysts. The reported number represents a change of +10.7% year over year.
  • Revenue- Equipment segment: $27.81 million compared to the $27.36 million average estimate based on seven analysts. The reported number represents a change of +28.7% year over year.
  • Revenue- Corporate-owned stores segment: $133.67 million versus the seven-analyst average estimate of $136.20 million. The reported number represents a year-over-year change of +9.2%.
  • Revenue- Franchise segment: $115.18 million versus $115.09 million estimated by seven analysts on average. Compared to the year-ago quarter, this number represents a +10.7% change.
View all Key Company Metrics for Planet Fitness here>>>

Shares of Planet Fitness have returned +7.6% over the past month versus the Zacks S&P 500 composite's +11.3% change. The stock currently has a Zacks Rank #3 (Hold), indicating that it could perform in line with the broader market in the near term.

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