Free Small Business Toolkit
Break-Even Calculator for Small Business
Enter your monthly fixed costs, your price, and what each sale costs you to deliver. See how many sales you need to break even, plus profit at different sales levels.
Your numbers
Free. No sign-up. Your numbers stay in your browser unless you email them to yourself.
We've filled in an example. Change any number and press Calculate.
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How to read your results
- Break-even units is the minimum number of sales a month before you make any profit.
- Contribution per unit is what each sale adds toward your fixed costs. Raising price or lowering delivery cost lowers your break-even.
Exact math on the numbers you enter. A planning aid, not tax, legal or financial advice.
Common questions
+What counts as a fixed cost?
Costs you pay whether or not you make a sale: rent, software, insurance, phone, your own base pay. Costs that rise with each sale (materials, transaction fees, subcontractors) are variable costs.
+What if I sell services instead of products?
Treat one client engagement or one billable hour as a unit. Use your price per engagement or hour and the direct cost of delivering it.
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