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What revenue do I need to break even?

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Give Koala a typical sale and the costs you actually need that sale to cover. No GP% or assumed industry margin needed.

Use monthly costs that do not rise directly with each extra sale.

Product, supplier or direct job cost attached to one typical sale.

Payment, delivery, packaging or another cost that rises with each sale.

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The sales level where the dollars left from your sales cover the monthly costs entered.

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Definition and method

What this calculator answers

Monthly revenue at which contribution covers fixed costs — the per-month floor for any pricing strategy.

Contribution margin basis

Break-even revenue uses the contribution margin available after the variable costs included in the calculator, not a generic gross-margin percentage unless that is actually the cost basis entered.

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The interactive result above is the worked example. Change any input and the same deterministic engine recomputes the answer; this page does not insert a generic example business or silently treat example values as a benchmark.

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Frequently asked questions

What is break-even revenue?

Break-even revenue = fixed costs ÷ gross margin %. The revenue level at which contribution covers fixed costs exactly — below it, the business loses money each month; above it, it starts to net profit.

Break-Even Revenue

What's a healthy target margin for break-even?

There is no universal numeric benchmark for this decision. The right comparison depends on the industry, geography, business model, time period and exact metric definition. Use the business’s own history, economics and explicit target unless a verified benchmark matching that scope is available.

Break-Even Revenue

What's the difference between break-even units and break-even revenue?

Break-even units calculates a unit-count floor; break-even revenue calculates a dollar-volume floor. The two together — by category or overall — give a fuller cut for mixed-margin portfolios. Use the right one for the question at hand.

Break-Even Revenue

What about variable cost per sale?

Variable cost per sale lowers the margin and so raises the break-even revenue. Pair the variable-cost line with the gross margin — a higher variable cost both raises the break-even revenue and lowers the margin on every sale.

Break-Even Revenue

Educational use, not financial advice. Numbers are estimates for planning; consult a qualified professional before acting on them.