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Break-Even Calculator

How many units (or how much revenue) you need to cover fixed costs. Plus what hitting a target profit takes, and how much margin of safety today's sales give you.

Per-unit economics

Sale price per unit

Variable cost per unit

Variable cost = the cost that scales with each sale: materials, packaging, payment fees, sales commission, sub-contractor labor for that job.

Fixed costs (per month)

Rent / facility

Salaried payroll

Software & subscriptions

Insurance, accounting, legal

Marketing & advertising

Utilities, other

Targets

Target profit (/mo)

Current actual sales (units/mo)

Break-even point

units / month · — revenue

Contribution margin

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CM %

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Units for target profit

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Margin of safety

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At current sales (100 units)

Revenue

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Var. cost

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Fixed cost

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Net

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What-if

Raise price 10%Same volume, same costs

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Cut variable cost 10%Better suppliers / efficiency

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Cut fixed cost 10%Trim subscriptions / overhead

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Sell 10% more unitsSame prices

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Break-even moves twice a year — track it, don't recalculate it

Most small businesses recompute break-even once at startup and never again. Then a subscription doubles, materials go up, a salaried hire lands — and the number quietly drifts. Verticals like DealDesk, GearShift, and SiteLine surface contribution margin in the dashboard so you see it move in real time, not at year-end.

DealDesk — B2B GearShift — automotive SiteLine — trades YesChef — restaurants