Break-Even Units Calculator
Find exactly how many units you need to sell to cover all your costs — and see your profit or loss at current volume.
Rent, salaries, software subscriptions, insurance, etc.
COGS, shipping, packaging, payment processing per unit.
Enter your current sales to see your actual profit or loss.
How Break-Even Analysis Works
Break-even analysis tells you the minimum sales volume needed to avoid a loss. The key concept is the contribution margin — what each unit contributes toward covering fixed costs after paying variable costs.
- Contribution Margin = Selling Price − Variable Cost per Unit
- Break-Even Units = Fixed Costs ÷ Contribution Margin
- Break-Even Revenue = Break-Even Units × Selling Price
Every unit sold beyond the break-even point is pure profit (at the contribution margin rate). Units sold below break-even represent a loss equal to fixed costs not yet covered.
Safety margin is the gap between your current volume and break-even — the bigger the cushion, the more resilient your business is to a drop in sales.
Use this tool when pricing new products, evaluating cost changes, or assessing whether a business model is viable before launching.