Dropshipping Break-Even Calculator
Know what your product costs, but you're not sure how many sales you need
before the numbers actually break even?
This calculator helps you work that out before you set a sales target or
decide whether your ads are performing well enough.
Add your selling price, product cost, and shipping cost. Then include
your payment fees and monthly costs, plus your average ad cost per sale
if you have one.
You'll see your break-even sales and revenue. If you're running ads,
you'll also get a break-even ROAS to compare against your results.
How to use your break-even result
Start with the number of sales you need to cover your costs.
If that target feels realistic, look at the revenue number next. It gives
you a clearer idea of how much the store needs to bring in before those
costs are covered.
Running paid ads? Your break-even ROAS is useful here too. If your actual
ROAS stays below that level, the numbers need another look before you
think about scaling.
And try changing the inputs. A better supplier price or a lower shipping
cost can move your break-even point more than you might expect.
What goes into the calculation
The calculator starts by working out how much money is left from each
order after the main variable costs.
That means your selling price matters, but so do the product and shipping
costs behind it. Payment processing takes another piece from each sale.
We then compare what is left per order with your fixed monthly costs.
Those might include software or other expenses that stay roughly the same
even when your sales change.
If you enter an average ad cost per sale, that gets included as another
cost of generating the order.
Put together, those numbers give you the estimated sales and revenue
needed to reach break-even.
What this calculator can't tell you
Your break-even point is only as accurate as the numbers you put in.
Supplier prices can change, and shipping costs can move around. Your ad
cost may change from one week to the next too.
Refunds and chargebacks can also reduce what you keep. Taxes and other
business expenses may matter for your real profit as well.
So treat the result as a working target. Once the store has real sales
data, come back and replace your estimates with the numbers you're
actually seeing.
Want to see how the numbers are calculated?
The calculator does the math for you. Our
full dropshipping break-even guide
explains the formulas and walks through examples for sales, revenue, and
break-even ROAS.
If the break-even target looks harder than expected, these tools can help
you check the pricing and product decisions behind it.
