Break-Even Calculator

Calculate how many units you need to sell to cover your costs, and start turning a profit.

Enter your costs and price per unit, then click Calculate
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Break-Even Summary
Contribution Margin Per Unit
Contribution Margin Ratio
Break-Even Units
Break-Even Revenue

How to Use the Break-Even Calculator

Enter your fixed costs (rent, salaries, and other costs that do not change with sales volume), variable cost per unit, and your selling price per unit. The calculator shows your break-even point - the number of units and revenue needed to cover all costs.

What Is Contribution Margin?

Contribution margin is the amount each unit sold contributes toward covering fixed costs, calculated as selling price minus variable cost per unit. A higher contribution margin means you reach break-even faster.

Why This Matters

Knowing your break-even point helps you set realistic sales targets, price your products correctly, and understand how changes in costs or pricing affect your profitability.

Frequently Asked Questions

It calculates how many units you need to sell to cover your costs and start turning a profit.

It needs your fixed costs (rent, salaries, and other costs that do not change with sales volume), variable cost per unit, and your selling price per unit.

The break-even point is the number of units and revenue needed to cover all costs, after which additional sales become profit.

Contribution margin is the amount each unit sold contributes toward covering fixed costs, calculated as selling price minus variable cost per unit. A higher contribution margin means you reach break-even faster.

It helps you set realistic sales targets, price your products correctly, and understand how changes in costs or pricing affect your profitability.

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