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Sales Cycle Length Calculator

Work out sales cycle length instantly with clear inputs, formula shown and shareable results.

About Sales Cycle Length Calculator

Average cycle length sets how far ahead pipeline must be built and how quickly a rep can turn over opportunities. Dividing by stages gives a benchmark for spotting the stage where deals actually stall.

Formula

Sales cycle

Average cycle = total days / deals closed; cycles per year = 365 / average cycle

Worked example

With the default values below, Sales Cycle Length Calculator returns Average Sales Cycle of 200.00. Change any input above and every figure here is recalculated in your browser.

Inputs used

Total Days Across Closed Dealsaccepts 1–10,000,000
6,800
Deals Closedaccepts 1–100,000
34
Number Of Sales Stagesaccepts 1–20
5

Results

Average Sales Cycle
200.00 days
Average Days Per Stage
40.00 days
Cycles Completed Per Year
1.825
Cycle In Months
6.57 months

Step by step

  1. 1Values used
  2. 2Sales cycle
  3. 3Average Sales Cycle= 200.00 days
  4. 4Average Days Per Stage= 40.00 days
  5. 5Cycles Completed Per Year= 1.825
  6. 6Cycle In Months= 6.57 months

Assumptions and limits

  • The result is derived only from the 3 inputs listed above. Anything not among them is not part of the calculation.
  • In particular, this calculator does not take inflation, tax, fees or charges or compounding frequency into account.
  • Figures are rounded for display to 3 decimal places, so totals built from several rounded parts can differ slightly from the unrounded arithmetic.
  • Figures are estimates based on the inputs given. Marketing performance, platform fees and conversion behaviour vary by audience, channel and season. Use this as a planning guide, not a forecast.
  • 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.

Figures are estimates based on the inputs given. Marketing performance, platform fees and conversion behaviour vary by audience, channel and season. Use this as a planning guide, not a forecast.

Frequently Asked Questions

Should lost deals be included?

Measure both. Lost deals often take longer, and excluding them understates the true resource cost of the pipeline.

How is the cycle shortened?

Tighter qualification, multi-threading into the buying group, and removing approval friction at the proposal stage.

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