F45 · Financial & Corporate
Widespread Financial Distress and Franchisee Bankruptcies
EmergingLast updated: 30 September 2026
Retail Brands summary
F45 is experiencing significant financial challenges, evidenced by plunging stock prices and multiple major franchisees filing for Chapter 11 bankruptcy and closing numerous studios. The brand is actively working on a rebound strategy.
Key facts
- Brand
- F45
- Signal category
- Financial & Corporate
- Current status
- Emerging
- Importance
- High
- Scope
- Global
- Sources
- 5 (inc.com, manofmany.com and more)
- Last updated
- 30 September 2026
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- Franchisee Bankruptcies and Studio Closures Highlight Financial Challenges
Physical & Retail Presence · Emerging · 7 September 2026
Recent press coverage indicates significant financial distress among F45 franchisees, with multiple reports of large operators filing for Chapter 11 bankruptcy and closing numerous studio locations, contributing to a…
- Franchisee Bankruptcies Lead to Studio Closures
Physical & Retail Presence · Emerging · 7 September 2026
Multiple F45 franchisees have filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy, resulting in the closure of numerous studios, indicating a significant contraction in the brand's physical retail footprint.