Break-Even Calculator

Calculates how many units you need to sell to cover your fixed costs, plus the revenue at that break-even point, from fixed costs, price per unit and variable cost per unit.

Enter your total fixed costs, the selling price per unit and the variable cost per unit. Price must exceed variable cost for a break-even point to exist. Results update as you type.

With 10,000 in fixed costs, a 50 price per unit and a 30 variable cost per unit, the contribution margin is 20. Break-even is 500 units, for revenue of 25,000 at that point.

Contribution margin = price per unit − variable cost per unit. Break-even units = fixed costs ÷ contribution margin. Break-even revenue = break-even units × price per unit.

Displayed break-even units are rounded up to the next whole unit, since you can't sell a fraction of a unit, while the revenue figure is based on the unrounded theoretical result — reconcile it against whole units before relying on it.

The model assumes a constant price, variable cost and fixed cost regardless of volume, and excludes tax, production capacity limits, stepped costs and changes in demand at different price points.

Calculations run locally in your browser; the values you enter are not uploaded.