Break-Even Calculator

In short

This free break-even calculator shows how many units you must sell to cover your costs. Enter your fixed costs, your price per unit, and your variable cost per unit. It returns the contribution per unit, the break-even unit count, and the revenue that takes. Every unit past break-even is profit. All math runs live in your browser.

• Break-even units and revenue from three inputs.
• Shows contribution per unit so you see the lever.
• Free, no signup, nothing stored.

Find your break-even point

What break-even tells you

Your break-even point is the moment a business stops losing money and starts making it. Below it, you are paying to operate. Above it, each sale adds to profit. Knowing the number turns a vague worry about costs into a clear sales target.

It answers practical questions. How many jobs do I need this month to keep the lights on? Can I afford to hire if it adds to fixed costs? Is this new product worth launching at the price I can charge? Break-even gives each of those a concrete answer instead of a gut feeling.

The calculator works for a product business, a service business, or a single offer. Enter your fixed costs, your price, and what each unit costs to deliver, and it shows the target instantly.

The formula, in plain words

Each unit you sell contributes its price minus its variable cost toward your fixed costs. That figure is the contribution per unit. Break-even units equals your fixed costs divided by the contribution per unit. Multiply the units by the price and you get break-even revenue.

Example: 5,000 dollars in fixed costs, a 50 dollar price, and 20 dollars of variable cost per unit. The contribution is 30 dollars. 5,000 divided by 30 is about 167 units. At 50 dollars each, that is roughly 8,350 dollars in revenue to break even.

Tips for lowering your break-even

Raise your price if the market allows it. A higher price means a larger contribution per unit, which lowers the number of units you need. Even a small increase moves break-even down noticeably.

Cut variable costs. Cheaper materials, lower payment fees, or a more efficient process all widen the contribution margin and pull break-even closer.

Question fixed costs. Every recurring expense raises the bar you have to clear each month. Trimming software, subscriptions, and unused space lowers break-even directly.

Sell higher-contribution items first. If you offer several products, pushing the ones with the biggest gap between price and cost gets you to break-even on fewer sales.

Cross break-even sooner each month

Once you know the target, the job becomes hitting it earlier in the month. That comes down to two things: more leads coming in, and fewer of them slipping away before they buy.

GoHighLevel captures leads from your site and ads, books them automatically, and follows up with the ones who go quiet. More of the right conversations means you clear break-even sooner and spend more of the month in profit.