Dropshipping Profit Calculator

Model dropshipping margin after supplier cost, platform fees and advertising spend per order.

About Dropshipping Profit Calculator

Fees stack: a percentage commission, a percentage payment-processing charge and a flat per-transaction fee. Because the flat fee is constant, the effective fee rate is much higher on low-value orders than on high-value ones. On a low-value order the fixed fee alone can exceed the margin, which is why platform sellers need a minimum order value rather than a flat margin target.

Formula

Dropshipping Profit

Net = sale price − commission − processing fee − fixed fee

commission: Percentage the platform takes
fixed fee: Flat charge applied per transaction regardless of value

Worked example

With the default values below, Dropshipping Profit Calculator returns Net Proceeds of $33.45. Change any input above and every figure here is recalculated in your browser.

Inputs used

Retail price chargedminimum 0: 45
Platform commissionaccepts 0–100 %: 5 %
Advertising cost as a share of priceaccepts 0–100 %: 20 %
Fixed fee per transactionminimum 0: 0.3
Your cost of goodsminimum 0: 0

Results

Net Proceeds: $33.45
Total Fees Deducted: $11.55
Total Fees as Share of Sale: 25.67%
Profit After Fees and Cost: $33.45
Margin After Fees: 74.33%

Step by step

1Values used
2Dropshipping Profit
3Net Proceeds= 33.45
4Total Fees Deducted= 11.55
5Total Fees as Share of Sale= 25.67
6Profit After Fees and Cost= 33.45
7Margin After Fees= 74.33

Assumptions and limits

The result is derived only from the 5 inputs listed above. Anything not among them is not part of the calculation.
In particular, this calculator does not take inflation, tax or compounding frequency into account.
Figures are rounded for display to 2 decimal places, so totals built from several rounded parts can differ slightly from the unrounded arithmetic.
This is an estimate for general information and not professional financial, tax or legal advice. See the full disclaimer for the limits that apply to this kind of calculator.

How these calculators are built and tested is described on the Methodology page. If a figure looks wrong, please report it.

Frequently Asked Questions

How is Dropshipping Profit calculated?

Net = sale price − commission − processing fee − fixed fee Fees stack: a percentage commission, a percentage payment-processing charge and a flat per-transaction fee. Because the flat fee is constant, the effective fee rate is much higher on low-value orders than on high-value ones.

Why does Dropshipping Profit matter?

On a low-value order the fixed fee alone can exceed the margin, which is why platform sellers need a minimum order value rather than a flat margin target.

What values do I need to enter?

This calculator takes 5 inputs: Retail price charged, Platform commission, Advertising cost as a share of price, Fixed fee per transaction, Your cost of goods. The pre-filled defaults are a realistic starting point — replace them with figures from your own environment for a result you can act on.