LTV:CAC Ratio Calculator
Enter average monthly revenue per customer, gross margin %, monthly churn, CAC per customer, optional explicit lifespan months, and expansion revenue per customer. See average lifespan, gross profit per month, LTV, CAC, LTV:CAC ratio, months to recover CAC, rating, and implied max CAC at 3× healthy ratio. Find out if your acquisition engine is profitable or burning cash.
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Revenue
Monthly revenue per customer
Gross margin percent
Average monthly expansion per customer from upsells
Retention
Monthly churn rate
If 0, calculated from churn rate: 1/churnRate
Costs
Customer acquisition cost
Results
Live estimates based on your inputs and editable fee assumptions.
Avg lifespan (months)
28.57
From churn or explicit input.
Gross profit per customer / mo
$74.10
(Revenue + expansion) × margin.
Customer Lifetime Value (LTV)
$2,117.14
Gross profit × lifespan.
CAC
$1,200.00
Acquisition cost.
LTV:CAC ratio
1.76
LTV divided by CAC.
Months to recover CAC
16.19
CAC ÷ gross profit per month.
Interpretation
needs improvement — below 3×
Health rating based on ratio.
Implied max CAC at 3× ratio
$705.71
LTV ÷3 for healthy target.
What this means
Lifespan 28.6 months from 3.5% churn. Gross $74.10/mo × 28.6 = $2117 LTV. CAC $1200. Ratio 1.76 (needs improvement — below 3×). Payback 16.2 months. Max healthy CAC at 3× $706.
LTV vs CAC comparison
Interactive breakdown of fees, costs, and remaining profit.
Distribution
- LTV$2,117.1463.8%
- CAC$1,200.0036.2%
Total $3,317.14 · 2 segments · interactive
Line-item breakdown
Dollar amounts, share of revenue, and visual proportion.
- Avg monthly revenue
- $95.00
- Expansion monthly
- $0.00
- Gross margin
- 78.0%
- Monthly churn
- 3.5%
- Lifespan months
- 28.57
- Gross profit / mo
- $74.10
- LTV
- $2,117.14
- CAC
- $1,200.00
- LTV:CAC ratio
- 1.76
- Months to recover CAC
- 16.19
- Max CAC at 3× healthy
- $705.71
Assumptions used
- • Lifespan 28.57 = 1/0.0350 from churn
- • Gross $74.10 = ($95.00+$0.00)×78.0%
- • LTV $2117.14 = $74.10×28.57
- • Ratio 1.76 = 2117.14/1200.00
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Generated 9/16/2026, 7:47:12 AM · Currency USD
Inputs
- Avg monthly revenue per customer: 95
- Gross margin %: 78
- Monthly churn %: 3.5
- CAC per customer: 1200
- Avg lifespan months (0 = auto from churn): 0
- Avg monthly expansion revenue: 0
Results
- Avg monthly revenue: $95.00
- Expansion monthly: $0.00
- Gross margin: 78.0%
- Monthly churn: 3.5%
- Lifespan months: 28.57
- Gross profit / mo: $74.10
- LTV: $2,117.14
- CAC: $1,200.00
- LTV:CAC ratio: 1.76
- Months to recover CAC: 16.19
- Max CAC at 3× healthy: $705.71
Interpretation
Lifespan 28.6 months from 3.5% churn. Gross $74.10/mo × 28.6 = $2117 LTV. CAC $1200. Ratio 1.76 (needs improvement — below 3×). Payback 16.2 months. Max healthy CAC at 3× $706.
How it works
Methodology & formulas
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
- 1Derive lifespan from churn if not explicit.
- 2Compute monthly gross profit including expansion.
- 3Multiply by lifespan for LTV.
- 4Divide LTV by CAC for ratio.
- 5Rate ratio: <1 losing, 1-3 needs improvement, 3-5 healthy, 5+ exceptional.
- 6Show months to recover and healthy CAC ceiling for planning.
Formulas
- lifespanAuto = 1/(churn%/100)
- actualLifespan = lifespanInput>0 ? lifespanInput : lifespanAuto
- grossProfit = (avgRev+expansion)×margin%/100
- LTV = grossProfit × actualLifespan
- ratio = LTV / CAC
- monthsRecover = CAC / grossProfit
- maxCAC3x = LTV/3
Important assumptions
- If avgLifespanMonths =0 and churn>0, lifespan =1/(churn%/100).
- If explicit lifespan >0, use explicit even if churn provided.
- Gross profit per month = (avgMonthlyRevenue + expansionRevenue) × margin%/100.
- LTV = grossProfitPerMonth × lifespanMonths.
- LTV:CAC ratio = LTV / CAC if CAC>0.
- Months to recover = CAC / grossProfitPerMonth.
- If churn 0 and lifespan 0, LTV infinite → use explicit lifespan required.
- Max CAC at 3× = LTV/3.
Sources & review
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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
$95/mo, 3.5% churn, $1,200 CAC
$95 revenue, 78% margin, 3.5% churn = 28.6 months lifespan. Gross $74.10/mo. LTV $2,119. CAC $1,200 ratio 1.77 needs improvement. Months to recover 16.2. Max CAC at 3x $706.
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