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planet fitness NEWS RELEASE Planet Fitness , Inc. Announces Third Quarter 2021 Results 11/4/2021 Returns to positive system - wide same store sales growth with a 7.2 % increase Upwardly revises top- and bottom - line key financial guidance metrics for 2021 Ends third quarter with total membership of more than 15 million HAMPTON , N.H. , Nov. 4 , 2021 / PRNewswire / -- Today , Planet Fitness , Inc. ( NYSE : PLNT ) reported financial results for its third quarter ended September 30 , 2021 . " We are emerging from the COVID - 19 pandemic stronger than ever . In the third quarter , we returned to positive system - wide same store sales growth and achieved the highest sequential net member growth of any third quarter in company history as well as our highest franchise segment revenue on record , " said Chris Rondeau , Chief Executive Officer . " As we look ahead to our 30th anniversary next year , I am more enthusiastic than ever with several factors driving both near- and long - term growth opportunities including : our franchisees ' enthusiasm to continue to invest in the brand , the transition to one agency for both our local and national advertising , and the world's growing appreciation for the importance of improving overall health and wellness . With so much potential given the changing market dynamics and industry tailwinds , we believe that our non - judgmental and affordable model will be even more differentiated . " Third Quarter Fiscal 2021 results • Total revenue increased from the prior year period by 46.4 % to $ 154.3 million . • System - wide same store sales increased 7.2 % . • Net income attributable to Planet Fitness , Inc. was $ 17.4 million , or $ 0.21 per diluted share , compared to a loss of $ 3.1 million , or $ 0.04 per diluted share , in the prior year period . 1