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Break-Even ROAS Calculator

Calculate the minimum ROAS your brand actually needs to break even after gross margin, returns, and overhead. Most operators miscalculate this by 30 to 50 percent.

By Aditya Chaturvedi

Founder, BTB Audits. $150M+ in ad spend managed across Meta and Google

Account Inputs

Your gross margin after COGS, before overhead and ad spend

Percentage of orders refunded or returned

Shipping, payment processing, packaging, customer service per order

Your break-even ROAS

2.42x

Net dollars per order after margin, returns, and overhead: $33.00

For 10% net

2.69x

For 20% net

3.03x

For 30% net

3.46x

What this means for your account

Your unit economics are typical for DTC.

This is the most common range across the brands BTB audits. Your account needs disciplined creative, audience, and CRO work to consistently deliver above this number.

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Learn the methodology

How this tool actually works

This calculator gives you the number. The paired blog post explains the math behind it, the edge cases, and how to read the result for your own account.

Read: What Is a Good ROAS for E-Commerce in 2026?

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