Break-Even Calculator
Find how many units you must sell to cover your fixed costs. Enter fixed costs, price per unit, and variable cost per unit.
Quick answer: enter your details below and click Calculate — your result appears instantly, right here in your browser. Nothing you enter is uploaded or stored.
B
Calculators
Enter your details below.
How to use
- Enter your fixed costs for the period.
- Enter the selling price per unit and the variable cost per unit.
- Read the break-even units and the break-even revenue.
About this tool
Each unit sold contributes its price minus its variable cost toward fixed costs. Dividing fixed costs by that contribution gives the break-even number of units. Multiplying those units by the price gives break-even revenue. The price must exceed the variable cost, or no number of sales can cover fixed costs.
Frequently asked questions
What are fixed costs?
Fixed costs stay the same regardless of sales volume, such as rent. Variable costs change with each unit made or sold, such as materials.
What if the price is below the variable cost?
Then each sale loses money before fixed costs, so break-even is impossible and the tool says so.