Set selling price
Selling price determines revenue per unit. A higher price can reduce break-even volume, but only if customers are still willing to buy at that price.
Break-Even Calculator
Determine sales volume needed to cover all costs and break even.
Changes display symbol only; no currency conversion.
Amount
Rent, salaries, tools,
overhead.
Amount
Average revenue per unit.
Amount
Cost for each unit sold.
Amount
Optional profit goal.
units
Scenario sales volume.
Results—
| Break-even units | — |
| Break-even revenue | — |
| Contribution margin per unit | — |
| Units for target profit | — |
Contribution margin ratio—
Profit at expected sales—
Expected revenue—
Currency—
This is a simplified planning estimate. Real-world costs, taxes, fees, rates, and timing can differ.
How it works
Find the sales volume needed to break even
This Break-Even Calculator estimates how many units you must sell to cover fixed costs and variable costs. It also shows break-even revenue, contribution margin, margin ratio, and units needed for a target profit.
Break-even analysis is useful for product pricing, business planning, service packages, online stores, course launches, manufacturing, freelancing, and testing whether a business idea has enough margin.
The calculator assumes a constant selling price and variable cost per unit. Real businesses may have discounts, refunds, capacity limits, changing costs, and multiple product lines.
Track variable cost
Variable cost changes with each unit sold, such as materials, packaging, shipping, platform fees, payment processing, commissions, or direct labor.
Include fixed costs
Fixed costs are expenses that do not depend directly on sales volume, such as rent, software, equipment, salaries, insurance, utilities, and marketing commitments.
Add target profit
Break-even means zero profit. The target profit field shows how many units are needed after covering costs to reach a specific profit goal.
Frequently asked questions
Break-even point is the sales level where total revenue equals total cost. At this
point, the business has covered its costs but has not yet earned profit.
Break-even units equal fixed costs divided by contribution margin per unit.
Contribution margin is selling price per unit minus variable cost per unit.
Contribution margin is the amount left from each sale after paying variable cost.
This remaining amount helps cover fixed costs and then becomes profit after break-even.
If variable cost is equal to or higher than selling price, each sale loses money
before fixed costs are covered. Break-even is not possible unless price increases or variable cost
decreases.
Yes. Treat one service booking, package, hour, or project as a unit. Use average
price and average variable cost to estimate break-even volume.
No. It only shows the volume needed to cover costs under the assumptions entered.
Demand, cash flow, competition, refunds, taxes, and operations also matter.