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Break-even Calculator

How many units do you have to sell before you stop losing money? Put in your price and your costs and you get the exact number, plus the formula and the arithmetic behind it. Free, no signup, no limit.

What one unit sells for.

What it costs you to deliver one more unit — materials, fees, per-sale shipping.

The one-off costs you carry whether you sell anything or not — setup, tools, ads, your time.

units to break even

The numbers behind it
The formula used

What this number is — and is not

It is arithmetic on your own figures. Fixed costs divided by the margin on each unit, rounded up to a whole unit. Nothing is estimated or modelled — if your inputs are right, the number is right.

Units are always rounded up: you cannot sell 66.7 units, and rounding down would tell you that you break even at a volume where you are still losing money.

It does not forecast demand. It tells you the volume you need, not the volume you will get — those are different questions, and this tool only answers the first.