Set a defensible minimum target
Replace a vague “sell more” goal with the whole number of units and revenue required to cover fixed costs.
- Break-even units
- Break-even revenue
- 5% planning buffer
Free break-even calculator
Know exactly how many sales turn your costs into profit.
Enter your fixed costs, price, and cost per sale to get your break-even target, target-profit plan, and margin of safety—then download the complete calculation as a ready-to-use CSV.
- Break-even units and revenue
- Profit-goal sales target
- Downloadable action plan
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Useful for founders, freelancers, shop owners, product teams, and service businesses.
Your output
One clear sales target
Your numbers, made actionable
Calculate the sales you need to break even
Start with the sample values or replace them with your own. Your results update instantly and can be downloaded for your budget, forecast, or team discussion.
2. Use your sales target
Whole-unit targets are rounded up so the goal fully covers your costs.
Break-even sales target
0 units
At this volume, contribution margin covers your fixed costs.
Break-even revenue
$0.00
Revenue at the rounded-up break-even unit target.
Contribution per unit
$0.00
0% of each sale contributes to fixed costs and profit.
Target-profit units
0 units
$0.00 in target revenue.
Expected operating profit
$0.00
0% margin of safety.
Practical next target
Add a small planning buffer above break-even before committing inventory, staffing, or ad spend.
Take the complete plan into your spreadsheet
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Your plan is downloaded. Next, test another price or cost scenario to see which change improves your target most.
Core formula: break-even units = fixed costs ÷ (selling price − variable cost per unit). This calculator provides planning estimates, not accounting, tax, or investment advice.
More than a single number
Turn pricing assumptions into decisions
See the target, understand what drives it, and leave with a file you can use in today’s planning work.
Plan beyond break-even
Add the profit you want to earn and see the sales volume needed to reach it—not merely avoid a loss.
- Desired-profit units
- Target-profit revenue
- Expected operating profit
Download a working file
Export your assumptions, results, and formula notes as CSV for a forecast, budget review, or team discussion.
- Current inputs included
- Calculated outputs included
- Opens in spreadsheet software
Three simple steps
From costs to a usable sales plan
No account setup or spreadsheet formulas are needed.
01
Enter one period’s costs
Use matching weekly, monthly, or annual totals. Separate fixed costs from costs incurred for each sale.
02
Read your minimum target
Compare break-even volume, target-profit volume, expected profit, and your margin of safety.
03
Download and test scenarios
Save the CSV, then adjust price, variable cost, or fixed cost to understand which lever matters most.
Put the result to work
Use the number as a decision boundary—not a promise
A break-even target becomes useful when it changes what you do next. Review these three levers before approving a price, campaign, or capacity plan.
Check whether the required volume is realistic
Compare target units with your capacity, historical demand, sales cycle, and available selling days.
Test price before cutting necessary costs
A price change affects contribution on every unit. Recalculate it alongside demand assumptions instead of viewing price in isolation.
Protect a margin of safety
Plan above break-even so a slower week, refund, discount, or unexpected expense does not immediately produce a loss.
Break-even calculator FAQ
Understand the calculation before acting on it
Clear definitions for the numbers in your downloaded plan.
What is a break-even point?
The break-even point is the sales level where contribution margin exactly covers fixed costs. At that point, estimated operating profit is zero. Sales below it produce an estimated loss, while sales above it contribute to estimated profit.
How are break-even units calculated?
Break-even units equal fixed costs divided by contribution margin per unit. Contribution margin per unit equals selling price minus variable cost per unit. The calculator rounds units up because a fraction of a unit may not fully cover costs.
What should I include in fixed costs?
Include costs that generally remain unchanged within your planning period, such as rent, base salaries, insurance, subscriptions, and equipment leases. Keep the period consistent: monthly fixed costs should be compared with monthly sales assumptions.
What counts as a variable cost per unit?
Include costs directly associated with making or delivering one additional sale. Examples include materials, packaging, transaction fees, sales commissions, shipping, and usage-based fulfillment costs.
How does the target-profit calculation work?
Target-profit units equal fixed costs plus desired profit, divided by contribution margin per unit. This result is also rounded up to a whole unit. It shows the estimated sales needed to cover costs and generate the profit entered in the calculator.
What is margin of safety?
Margin of safety measures how far expected sales are above break-even sales. A positive percentage provides a cushion; a negative result means expected unit sales are currently below the calculated break-even point.
Is my financial data uploaded or stored?
No. Calculations and CSV generation run locally in your browser. No account or email address is requested, and the calculator does not need to send your inputs to a server.
Leave with the actual plan
Download your break-even target—not another empty thank-you screen.
Your CSV includes the current calculator inputs, contribution margin, break-even target, profit goal, expected profit, margin of safety, and a 5% planning buffer.
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