Break-Even Calculator
Find out exactly how many units you need to sell, and how much revenue you need to bring in, before your business starts turning a profit.
Calculate Your Break-Even Point
Enter your fixed costs, variable cost per unit, and selling price per unit to see exactly how many units you need to sell, and at what revenue, to cover all your costs.
Cost & Price Details
Enter your business figures to calculate your break-even point
Break-Even Results
Units and revenue needed to cover all costs
Sample Break-Even Scenarios
A few common fixed cost, price, and variable cost combinations to help you sanity-check your own numbers.
| Fixed Costs | Price / Unit | Variable Cost / Unit | Break-Even Units | Break-Even Revenue |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| £5,000 | £25 | £10 | 334 | £8,350 |
| £10,000 | £50 | £20 | 334 | £16,700 |
| £15,000 | £100 | £40 | 250 | £25,000 |
| £25,000 | £75 | £30 | 556 | £41,700 |
| £50,000 | £200 | £80 | 417 | £83,400 |
Break-Even Calculator FAQ
Everything you need to know about break-even analysis, contribution margin, and cost structure.
The break-even point is the level of sales at which total revenue equals total costs, meaning the business makes neither a profit nor a loss. Selling beyond this point generates profit, while selling below it results in a loss.
Break-even point in units is calculated by dividing total fixed costs by the contribution margin per unit, where the contribution margin is the selling price per unit minus the variable cost per unit. The formula is Fixed Costs ÷ (Price per Unit − Variable Cost per Unit).
Contribution margin is the amount each unit sold contributes toward covering fixed costs after variable costs are paid. A higher contribution margin means fewer units need to be sold to break even, while a low or negative margin means the business may never break even at the current price.
Fixed costs stay the same regardless of how much is produced or sold, such as rent, salaries, or insurance. Variable costs change directly with production volume, such as raw materials, packaging, or per-unit shipping fees.