Basic-Fit agreed to acquire 26 clubs as Basic-Fit stock trades 22.23 percent below its high

Published on 10/02/2026 at 12:14 | Editorial responsibility: Rafael Müller, Editor-in-Chief AD HOC NEWS

Revenue rose 18.00 percent to EUR 800.00 million in the first half of 2026. Basic-Fit stock costs EUR 28.54 on October 2, 2026 versus EUR 28.78.

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Basic-Fit stock was trading at EUR 28.54 at Lang & Schwarz on October 2, 2026 at 12:07 p.m. CEST, 22.23 percent below the 52-week high of EUR 36.70. On September 10, 2026, Basic-Fit agreed to acquire 26 clubs in Germany and Austria, according to FinanzNachrichten. The combination of expansion and a lower share price keeps execution, rather than headline growth alone, central to the investment case.

Germany and Austria add 26 clubs

The transaction covers 18 Speedfit clubs in Austria and eight Kraftwerk clubs in Germany. The purchase price is EUR 26.00 million in cash, financed from existing resources, with closing expected in the fourth quarter of 2026, FinanzNachrichten reported. The deal would lift Basic-Fit's owned Austrian network from 33 to 51 clubs and its German network from 114 to 122 clubs.

Revenue growth outpaces membership scale

In the first half of 2026, revenue increased 18.00 percent year over year to EUR 800.00 million, while underlying EBITDA less rent rose 36.00 percent to EUR 204.00 million, according to Yahoo Finance on July 28, 2026. The membership base reached 6.10 million, up 34.00 percent, while the club network grew 35.00 percent to 2,192 locations.

Management also raised its 2026 underlying EBITDA less rent guidance to EUR 430.00 million-EUR 460.00 million from EUR 415.00 million-EUR 455.00 million, while maintaining revenue guidance of EUR 1.64 billion-EUR 1.69 billion, Yahoo Finance reported. That upgrade gives the acquisition story a measurable profitability benchmark for the rest of the year.

Cash flow remains the key test

Free cash flow reached EUR 25.00 million in the first half of 2026, compared with an outflow of EUR 57.00 million in the same period of 2025. Net leverage stood at 2.30 times at the end of June, down from 2.70 times a year earlier, according to Yahoo Finance. The comparison matters because the new clubs are funded from cash while management is targeting leverage slightly above 2.00 times for 2026.

Stock stays below the yearly high

At EUR 28.54, the Lang & Schwarz quote was down 0.83 percent versus the EUR 28.78 prior close from October 1, 2026. The October 2, 2026 52-week range was EUR 22.84 to EUR 36.70, and the market capitalization was EUR 1.9 billion.

The further course of trading is shown by the continuously updated real-time quote of Basic-Fit stock.