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Free dropshipping profit calculator and dropshipping margin calculator. Per-order net profit, ROI, and break-even price after ads, fees, and refunds. Use with the Shopify profit margin calculator and CPC calculator.
Last updated: May 24, 2026
Estimating CPA from ad clicks? CPC calculator
Net Profit
$12.34
Profit Margin
25.2%
Revenue
$49
Processing Fees
$2.7
Total Cost
$36.66
ROI on Cost
33.7%
Break-Even Price
$35.46
Performance: Good
Healthy unit economics. You can scale ad spend in controlled steps while monitoring CAC and refund trends.
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Answers: how much you keep per order, whether ads are sustainable, and minimum price to break even.
$49.00 revenue − $36.66 costs = $12.34 profit.
Minimum viable price $35.46 vs current $49.00 — $13.54 cushion per order.
$12.34 profit on $36.66 invested cost per fulfilled order.
Default: $49.00 sale · $14.00 product · $5.50 ship · $11.00 ads · 4% refund reserve
Net profit
$12.34
Margin
25.2%
Total cost
$36.66
Break-even
$35.46
Fees $2.70 · refunds $1.96 · Good band.
| Metric | Formula | Default example |
|---|---|---|
| Processing fees | Price × (Platform % + Payment %) + Fixed | $49 × 4.9% + $0.30 = $2.70 |
| Refund reserve | Price × Refund % | $49 × 4% = $1.96 |
| Total cost | Product + Ship + Ads + Misc + Fees + Refunds | $14 + $5.50 + $11 + $1.50 + $2.70 + $1.96 = $36.66 |
| Net profit | Selling price − Total cost | $49 − $36.66 = $12.34 |
| Net margin % | Net profit ÷ Price × 100 | $12.34 ÷ $49 = 25.2% |
| Break-even price | Fixed costs ÷ (1 − Variable %) | $32.30 ÷ 0.911 = $35.46 |
| Band | Net margin | Action |
|---|---|---|
| Loss | Below 0% | Raise price or cut COGS/ads before spending |
| Low | 0 – 9.9% | Vulnerable to CPM spikes — target 15%+ net |
| Fair | 10 – 19.9% | Baseline — optimize upsells and creative |
| Good | 20 – 34.9% | Default 25.2% — scale ads in steps |
| Excellent | 35%+ | Strong unit economics — expand catalog |
| Cost line | $/order | % of revenue |
|---|---|---|
| Supplier + shipping | $19.50 | 39.8% |
| Ad cost per order | $11.00 | 22.4% |
| Misc per order | $1.50 | 3.1% |
| Processing fees | $2.70 | 5.5% |
| Refund reserve | $1.96 | 4.0% |
| Net profit | $12.34 | 25.2% |
Net Profit = Price − (COGS + Ship + Ads + Misc + Fees + Refunds)Break-even = (COGS + Ship + Ads + Misc + Fixed fee) ÷ (1 − Variable %)Net profit
$12.34
Margin
25.2%
Break-even
$35.46
Band
Good
$12.34 profit · 25.2% margin · $35.46 break-even · Good · 33.7% ROI.
Net profit
$0.22
Margin
0.9%
Break-even
$24.75
Band
Low
Thin ~1% margin — fixed $0.30 fee and ads dominate.
Net profit
$32.17
Margin
40.7%
Break-even
$43.69
Band
Excellent
~41% margin · Excellent · room to scale ads.
Net profit
-$1.91
Margin
-5.5%
Break-even
$37.10
Band
Loss
Loss per order — raise price to $42+ or cut CPA to ~$9.
Net profit
$58.51
Margin
45.4%
Break-even
$65.47
Band
Excellent
~44% margin · Excellent · high $ profit per order.
Net profit
$16.34
Margin
33.3%
Break-even
$31.06
Band
Good
$16.34 profit · 33.3% margin — $4 CPA drop adds $4 profit.
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