Break-even Calculator

The break-even point is the moment your business covers all its costs. Anything above is profit.

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Your numbers

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Rent, salaries, insurance, subscriptions — costs that don't change with sales.

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What you charge for one product or service.

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The cost of producing or delivering one unit.

Contribution Margin per Unit

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Selling Price per Unit − Variable Cost per Unit

Contribution Margin %

Enter selling price to calculate margin.

Break-even Units

Enter selling price to calculate margin.

Break-even Sales

Total monthly sales needed to break even.

Break-even at a glance

Enter fixed costs, price, and variable cost per unit to see your break-even.

To cover your fixed costs, you need to sell about — units or reach in sales.

What this means

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Enter your numbers to see what this means.

To improve break-even you can increase price, reduce variable costs, or reduce fixed costs.

These interpretations are simplified and based only on the values entered.

Not sure what this means? Read the explanation in SME Financepedia