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Break-Even Calculator

Find how many sales you need to cover your costs and start making a profit.

Rent, salaries, software, anything you pay regardless of sales.

Materials, shipping, payment fees, commission.

Zero just covers costs.

Break-even units

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Break-even revenue

$0

Units for target profit

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Contribution margin

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Profit at expected sales

$0

Margin of safety

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Revenue needed for target

$0

Margin of safety (units)

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Units are always rounded up, because selling 399 of something when you need 400 has not covered the cost. The margin of safety is how far sales can fall before you lose money, which is the number that tells you how risky a plan really is.

What Is Break-Even Calculator?

The Break-Even Calculator finds the number of units and the revenue you need to cover fixed costs, the units needed to hit a target profit, and the margin of safety that shows how risky a plan is.

Who Uses the Break-Even Calculator?

Business owners use it before launching a product or signing a lease. Anyone assessing a plan uses the margin of safety to see how much sales could fall before the plan starts losing money.

How to Use the Break-Even Calculator

  1. Enter fixed costs, selling price, and variable cost per unit.
  2. Enter the units you expect to sell and any target profit.
  3. Read break-even units, revenue, and the margin of safety.

Why Choose Our Break-Even Calculator?

  • Margin of safety shows how risky the plan is
  • Detects a price that can never break even
  • Target profit and expected sales both covered

Try the Break-Even Calculator above — it is free, fast, and works on any device. Bookmark this page to return whenever you need it.