Calculate the sales revenue needed to cover fixed costs.
Revenue break-even divides fixed costs by the contribution margin ratio, giving the sales dollars needed before any profit appears. Service and subscription businesses often think in revenue rather than units, so this version of break-even fits how they set monthly targets.
Revenue Break-Even
Break-even revenue = fixed costs / contribution margin ratio
Break-even revenue = fixed costs / contribution margin ratio Revenue break-even divides fixed costs by the contribution margin ratio, giving the sales dollars needed before any profit appears.
Service and subscription businesses often think in revenue rather than units, so this version of break-even fits how they set monthly targets.
This calculator takes 3 inputs: Fixed costs, Contribution margin, Average unit price. The pre-filled defaults are a realistic starting point — replace them with figures from your own environment for a result you can act on.