Thesis

Street consensus, scenarios, merits, risks, and invalidation triggers

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Thesis Summary

Life Time entered the second half of 2026 with strong operating momentum: second-quarter revenue increased 13.7%, Adjusted EBITDA increased 16.8%, comparable-center revenue grew 9.1%, and average center revenue per membership increased 11.8%. Management raised its 2026 revenue and Adjusted EBITDA outlook and expects 14 club openings. The principal offsets are execution risk from a back-end-weighted opening schedule, elevated expansion spending, and increasing lease exposure under the asset-light strategy. This assessment withholds scenario price targets and adopts a valuation-neutral Hold despite favorable operating trends.

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This section is the 12-month view: analyst targets and the probability-weighted scenarios built from them. The intrinsic value at the top of this page answers a different question: what the business is worth today.
Street view · analyst 12-month targets14 analysts · as of 18 Aug 2026
Low · most bearish analyst$39.00
Mean target$54.43
High · most bullish analyst$64.00
Street targets sit above today's price; our intrinsic value sits below it. Different horizons, different questions.
Our research · scenarios, merits, risks, and invalidation triggersResearch as of 2 Sep 2026
Scenarios · 12-month scenario targetsAnchored at research date
Bear CaseDownside scenario
$39.0018%

Comparable-center growth falls below 7.9%, some fourth-quarter openings slip, or construction, labor, rent, and operating costs prevent the expected revenue growth from producing the guided earnings outcome. A leverage ratio above management's 2.0x ceiling would further weaken the case.

Base CaseCentral scenario
$54.4358%
Matches the consensus mean

Life Time delivers broadly within its raised 2026 outlook, including $3.350-$3.375 billion of revenue, $940-$955 million of Adjusted EBITDA, 7.9%-8.3% comparable-center revenue growth, and 14 openings, while maintaining leverage at or below 2.0x.

Bull CaseUpside scenario
$64.0024%

Comparable-center revenue remains at or above the upper end of the 7.9%-8.3% outlook, all 14 planned clubs open, membership mix and in-center utilization continue improving, and Adjusted EBITDA reaches or exceeds the upper end of the $940-$955 million guidance range while leverage remains at or below 2.0x.

Scenarios are anchored to street consensus at the research date, with our probabilities and rationale.

Key Investment Merits
  • Second-quarter 2026 revenue increased 13.7% and Adjusted EBITDA increased 16.8%, with Adjusted EBITDA margin expanding to 28.5% from 27.7%.
  • Average center revenue per center membership increased 11.8% to $993 in Q2 2026, supported by improved membership mix, higher dues, and greater use of in-center offerings.
  • Net debt leverage improved to 1.4x at June 30, 2026, while management maintained a ceiling of 2.0x during the accelerated expansion program.
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Key Investment Risks
  • Seven of the 14 planned 2026 club openings were scheduled for the fourth quarter, concentrating construction and opening-execution risk late in the year.
  • The expansion program requires substantial growth, maintenance, modernization, and technology expenditures and partly relies on sale-leaseback transactions.
  • Approximately 72% of centers were leased at June 30, 2026, and the company stated that rent expense will continue increasing as additional centers are leased.
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All scenarios are estimates and subject to change. Past performance is not indicative of future results.

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