Etsy Break-Even Calculator
Your shop has fixed costs that exist whether you sell or not. This calculator turns your real listing economics into a monthly break-even target so you know the exact number of orders that makes your Etsy shop profitable.
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Inputs
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Fixed costs
Rent, Etsy Plus, apps, internet, insurance — all monthly overhead.
Sale details
Average item price you charge, before shipping.
Variable costs
Material or sourcing cost per sale.
Mailers, boxes, tissue, inserts per order.
What you pay the carrier per order.
0 for free shipping, otherwise amount charged.
Fee assumptions
Usually 6.5%.
Often around 3%.
Fixed per order, often $0.25.
Renewal fee per order, $0.20 default.
Results
Live estimates based on your inputs and editable fee assumptions.
Monthly fixed costs
$200.00
Overhead to cover this month.
Contribution per sale
$14.72
Revenue minus variable costs and fees.
Break-even units
14
Orders needed this month to break even.
Break-even revenue
$489.72
Total revenue at break-even point.
Orders per day
0.47
Break-even divided by 30.
Orders per week
3.23
Break-even divided by 4.3.
What this means
You need 14 orders this month to cover $200.00 fixed costs. Each order contributes $14.72. That is about 0.5 per day or 3.2 per week. Break-even revenue is $489.72.
Monthly fixed costs vs contribution at break-even
Interactive breakdown of fees, costs, and remaining profit.
Distribution
- Monthly fixed$200.0049.3%
- Contribution at BE$206.0450.7%
Total $406.04 · 2 segments · interactive
Line-item breakdown
Dollar amounts, share of revenue, and visual proportion.
- Revenue per sale
- $34.98
- Variable costs per sale
- $20.26
- Contribution per sale
- $14.72
- Monthly fixed costs
- $200.00
- Break-even units
- 14
- Break-even revenue
- $489.72
- Units per day
- 0.47
- Units per week
- 3.23
Assumptions used
- • Revenue $34.98 = sale $29.99 + shipping charged $4.99
- • Variable $20.26 includes product, packaging, shipping, Etsy fees
- • Fixed $200.00 spread over contribution $14.72 per sale
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Generated 9/9/2026, 5:53:22 PM · Currency USD
Inputs
- Monthly fixed costs: 200
- Average sale price: 29.99
- Product cost per unit: 10
- Packaging per order: 1.5
- Actual shipping cost: 4.99
- Shipping charged to buyer: 4.99
- Etsy transaction fee %: 6.5
- Payment processing %: 3
- Payment processing fixed: 0.25
- Listing fee per sale: 0.2
Results
- Revenue per sale: $34.98
- Variable costs per sale: $20.26
- Contribution per sale: $14.72
- Monthly fixed costs: $200.00
- Break-even units: 14
- Break-even revenue: $489.72
- Units per day: 0.47
- Units per week: 3.23
Interpretation
You need 14 orders this month to cover $200.00 fixed costs. Each order contributes $14.72. That is about 0.5 per day or 3.2 per week. Break-even revenue is $489.72.
How it works
How the Etsy Break-Even Calculator works
This calculator is transparent by design. Review the steps and formulas so you can trust the estimate and adjust assumptions when your dashboard differs.
Calculation steps
- 1Order revenue = salePrice + shippingChargedToBuyer.
- 2Variable costs = productCost + packagingCost + actualShippingCost + (revenue × (transaction% + processing%)/100) + processingFixed + listingFee.
- 3Contribution margin = revenue − variable costs.
- 4Break-even units = ceil(monthlyFixedCosts ÷ contribution margin).
- 5Break-even revenue = breakEvenUnits × revenue.
- 6Units per day = breakEvenUnits ÷ 30, units per week = breakEvenUnits ÷ 4.33.
Formulas
- Revenue = salePrice + shippingChargedToBuyer
- VariableCosts = productCost + packagingCost + actualShippingCost + revenue×(txn%+proc%)/100 + procFixed + listingFee
- Contribution = revenue − variableCosts
- BreakEvenUnits = ceil(fixedCosts / contribution)
- BreakEvenRevenue = breakEvenUnits × revenue
Important assumptions
- Fixed costs are monthly and must be covered by contribution margin from sales.
- Variable costs are product, packaging, actual shipping, plus Etsy percentage and fixed fees applied to order revenue.
- Revenue per sale includes item price plus shipping charged to buyer.
- Contribution margin ignores taxes and ad attribution unless added into fixed or variable fields.
- Break-even units are rounded up — selling partial units is not possible.
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Official references
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Defaults are editable estimates. Match them to your current account, provider statement, official authority, lender, or adviser before making a pricing or investment decision.
Calculator model reviewed: August 9, 2026. This date covers the page and calculator guidance, not a guarantee that every live platform rate or term was re-audited on that date.
Worked example
Worked example for Etsy Break-Even: Holiday wreath shop
$200 monthly fixed costs. Sale $29.99, product $10, packaging $1.50, actual shipping $4.99, charged $4.99. Fees 6.5% + 3% + $0.45 fixed per order.
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