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Break-even ROAS calculator

A free public tool at /breakeven-roas-calculator. Enter your selling price, supplier cost, shipping and transaction fees to instantly see the ROAS you must beat to make a profit per order.

What it calculates

The break-even ROAS calculator (/breakeven-roas-calculator) takes four inputs: selling price, supplier cost, shipping cost, and transaction fee percentage. It outputs your break-even ROAS, your max CPA (maximum cost per acquisition before you lose money), your product margin percentage, and your estimated profit at a target ROAS you set.

Break-even ROAS = 1 / product margin. A 20% margin means you need 5x ROAS to break even. A 50% margin means 2x. Same ad revenue, completely different profitability.

Who it is for

The calculator is primarily built for dropshippers who need to know their break-even before they start a campaign. It is free, requires no login, and lives on the marketing site so you can share it with suppliers or media buyers.

If you want this number tracked automatically per product as ad spend changes, the Product testing board inside Vibel (/testing) does exactly that for dropshipping stores.

Good to know

  • The transaction fee field defaults to 2.9% (Shopify Payments standard). Adjust it to match your payment processor.
  • You can also reach this calculator from the Product testing board via the 'Full calculator' link at the bottom of the table.
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