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Monthly Sales Target

Calculate the revenue you need each month to hit a target.

About Monthly Sales Target

Fixed costs plus the profit goal are divided by the margin to size monthly revenue. Backing into the number converts a vague annual goal into a concrete monthly quota the team can chase.

Formula

Monthly Sales Target

Revenue = (fixed + target profit) / margin

margin
Average margin assumed on every dollar sold

Worked example

With the default values below, Monthly Sales Target returns Revenue Needed of $51,429. Change any input above and every figure here is recalculated in your browser.

Inputs used

Target profit
6,000
Fixed monthly costs
12,000
Target marginaccepts 5–90 %
35 %

Results

Revenue Needed
$51,429
Avg Deal Value
4,286 per deal
Deals Needed
102.9

Step by step

  1. 1Values used
  2. 2Monthly Sales Target
  3. 3Revenue Needed= 51,429
  4. 4Avg Deal Value= 4,286 per deal
  5. 5Deals Needed= 102.9

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 or compounding frequency into account.
  • Figures are rounded for display to 1 decimal place, 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 Monthly Sales Target calculated?

Revenue = (fixed + target profit) / margin Fixed costs plus the profit goal are divided by the margin to size monthly revenue.

Why does Monthly Sales Target matter?

Backing into the number converts a vague annual goal into a concrete monthly quota the team can chase.

What values do I need to enter?

This calculator takes 3 inputs: Target profit, Fixed monthly costs, Target margin. The pre-filled defaults are a realistic starting point — replace them with figures from your own environment for a result you can act on.

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