Find out how many sales you need to cover your costs
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Knowing your breakeven point is essential for any ecommerce business. It tells you the minimum number of sales required each month to cover all your costs before making any profit. The Breakeven Calculator splits your co…
Knowing your breakeven point is essential for any ecommerce business. It tells you the minimum number of sales required each month to cover all your costs before making any profit. The Breakeven Calculator splits your costs into per-sale variable costs and fixed monthly overheads, giving you a clear and accurate target.
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Fixed monthly costs — like platform subscriptions, tools, and software — must be covered before you earn a single penny of profit.
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The lower your profit per sale, the more sales you need to break even. Improving your margin reduces your breakeven point dramatically.
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For Shopify and Etsy sellers, monthly plan fees, transaction fees, and advertising costs are all fixed overheads that belong in your breakeven calculation.
Frequently asked questions
Add up all your monthly fixed costs (Shopify plan, apps, storage, etc.), then calculate your profit per sale after deducting product cost, shipping, and payment fees. Divide fixed costs by profit per sale to get your monthly breakeven sales number.
Fixed costs are expenses that stay the same regardless of how many sales you make — platform subscriptions, marketing tools, design software, storage fees, and any monthly service charges. Product costs and payment fees are variable (they change per sale).
If your selling price does not cover your per-sale costs (product, shipping, payment fees), you are making a loss on every order. No number of sales will make the business profitable — you need to raise your price or reduce costs before calculating a meaningful breakeven point.
The Breakeven Calculator shows your daily sales needed figure automatically. It divides your monthly breakeven sales by 30 to give you a daily target, which is useful for planning listing schedules and ad spend.
