Break-even Sales Target Calculator
Calculate break-even units and revenue from fixed costs, unit price, and variable cost.
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Find the sales you need to break even
Break-even in units and revenue tells you the sales target to cover your costs. This calculator computes break-even units and revenue from your fixed costs, unit price and variable cost, so you know the target to aim for.
Why the target is contribution-driven
Each sale contributes its price minus its variable cost toward covering fixed costs, and you break even when those contributions add up to the fixed costs. Dividing fixed costs by the per-unit contribution gives the break-even in units; multiplying by the price gives it in revenue. Knowing this target concretely, so many units, so much revenue, turns an abstract goal into a clear line to cross. Everything sold beyond it is profit, and falling short of it is loss, which makes it the single most useful sales number a small business can have.
A planning estimate
This is an estimate for planning from the figures you enter, not financial or business advice. Real outcomes depend on factors beyond any single calculation, so treat the result as a guide. It runs entirely in your browser, so your figures are never uploaded and stay on your own machine, which matters for business numbers you would not want to share.
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Frequently Asked Questions
How is the break-even sales target calculated?
By dividing fixed costs by the contribution per unit, price minus variable cost, giving break-even units; times the price gives break-even revenue.
What is contribution per unit?
The price of a unit minus its variable cost, the amount each sale contributes toward covering fixed costs and then profit.
Why is this target useful?
Because it turns an abstract goal into a clear line: sell beyond it and you profit, fall short and you lose, so it focuses the sales effort.
What lowers the break-even target?
Lower fixed costs, a higher price, or a lower variable cost per unit, each of which raises the contribution and reduces the units needed.
Is my data uploaded?
No. The calculation runs entirely in your browser.
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Calculated locally in your browser. Use as an estimate.
How to Use
Enter costs and pricing to calculate break-even units and revenue.
Disclaimer: This tool is provided "as is" without warranty of any kind. Results are for educational and utility purposes.
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