Break-Even Calculator
Find how many units you need to sell to cover your costs, and estimate the sales required to reach a target profit.
Your business costs
Use the same currency for every amount.
Break-even sales volume
Whole units required to cover fixed costs.
Break-even details
Target profit goal
This is a simplified model. It assumes a constant selling price and variable cost per unit, and excludes taxes and other factors unless you include them in your costs.
How break-even is calculated
Contribution per unit = Selling price − Variable cost
Break-even units = Fixed costs ÷ Contribution per unit, rounded up
Break-even revenue = Break-even units × Selling price
Target-profit units = (Fixed costs + Target profit) ÷ Contribution per unit, rounded up
The contribution margin is the portion of each sale remaining after variable costs to cover fixed costs and then generate profit.