Free tool
Break-even Calculator
Work out how many customers, subscriptions or units you need each month before the business starts making money, and how many more it takes to hit a profit target.
Rent, salaries, software, insurance, anything you pay whether you sell or not.
Average monthly subscription or sale value.
Hosting, materials, payment fees, delivery, support time.
Optional, what you want left over after costs.
Sense check
You keep £40.00 of every sale (81.6% contribution margin) to put towards fixed costs and profit.
Customers needed to break even
100
- Revenue at break-even
- £4,900
- Customers to hit profit target
- 150
Contribution per sale
£40.00
Contribution margin
81.6%
Sales per week
24
Sales per day
3.3
Revenue at profit target
£7,350
Monthly fixed costs
£4,000
Hover or drag across the chart to see revenue, costs and profit at any sales volume.
Break-even = fixed costs ÷ (price − variable cost). Figures are monthly and exclude VAT and tax. If your customers stay for several months, pair this with the LTV calculator so you can judge how much you can afford to spend winning them.