Break-even Calculator for Units and Revenue
Estimate how many units you need to sell to cover fixed costs or reach a target profit. Use it for pricing scenarios, launch planning, small business models, and product experiments.
Try a common break-even case
Units for target profit
484
Break-even units
388
Contribution
$31
Margin ratio
63.3%
Target revenue
$23,716
Break-even estimate note
Break-even math is a planning estimate. It does not include taxes, refunds, discounts, capacity limits, seasonality, or accounting advice.
Pricing scenarios
Use fixed costs, unit price, variable cost, and target profit.
Launch planning
Estimate how many sales are needed before a new offer becomes profitable.
Example
$12,000 fixed costs and a $31 contribution margin need 388 units to break even.
Assumption
Price and variable cost per unit stay constant across the modeled unit count.
Limitation
The tool does not model demand, taxes, refunds, inventory limits, churn, or changing costs.
Break-even units calculator
Estimate the unit count needed for contribution margin to cover fixed costs.
Contribution margin calculator
Check price minus variable cost before modeling break-even revenue.
Target profit calculator
Estimate units and revenue needed to reach a selected profit target.
Break even revenue calculator
Translate break-even units into revenue for launch or pricing notes.
What is break-even units?
It is the unit count where contribution margin covers fixed costs.
What is target-profit units?
It is the unit count needed to cover fixed costs plus the target profit.
Can I use it for services?
Yes, if you treat each service sale as a unit with a price and variable cost.
Is this financial advice?
No. It is a planning calculator for scenario math.
Suggested workflow
Business pricing path
Calculate margin, estimate break-even units, then compare percent changes.