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💰 Dropshipping Profit Calculator

See what you actually keep per order after product cost, ad spend, and payment fees. This is the number that funds inventory, refunds, and your time — not revenue.

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Net Profit / Order
$13.58
After all costs
Net Margin
27.7%
Break-Even CPA
$31.58
Max you can pay per sale
Profit / 100 Orders
$1,358
You keep $13.58 per order after all costs. That number must fund inventory deposits, refund reserves, and your time.
Formula:Net Profit = Selling Price − COGS − CPA − All Fees − Refund Reserve
Industry Benchmarks
ProfitableNet margin > 0%
Break-evenNet margin = 0%
Losing moneyNet margin < 0%
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How to use this tool

  1. Enter your selling price. The price the customer pays at checkout.
  2. Enter product + shipping cost. Your total landed cost from the supplier.
  3. Enter ad cost per order (CPA). How much you spend on ads to get one sale — your cost per acquisition.
  4. Enter payment fees. Your processor fee as a percentage, usually around 2.9%.
  5. Read your net profit. The calculator shows net profit per order, net margin, and profit per 100 orders.

Dropshipping Profit Calculator — explained

Revenue is a vanity number. Net profit per order — selling price minus product cost, minus ad cost per order, minus payment fees — is what actually lands in your account. A store doing $30,000/month can still be losing money if the CPA is too high.

The single most common mistake is scaling a product with a positive ROAS but a negative net profit, because the operator never subtracted product cost and fees from the ad math. This calculator forces all three costs into one view.

If your net profit per order is negative, you have two levers: lower the CPA (better creative, better targeting, better offer) or widen the margin (raise price, cut COGS). Adding budget to a money-losing product just loses money faster.

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Dropshipping Profit Calculator — common questions

How do you calculate dropshipping profit?
Net profit per order = Selling Price − Product/Shipping Cost − Ad Cost per Order − Payment Fees. Multiply by your order volume to get total profit for the period.
What is a good net profit margin for dropshipping?
After ads and fees, healthy stores keep roughly 15–25% net margin. Anything consistently negative means your CPA is too high or your product margin is too thin to support paid traffic.
Why subtract ad cost per order instead of total ad spend?
Cost per acquisition (total ad spend ÷ orders) puts advertising on a per-order basis, so it lines up with your per-order product cost and fees. It makes the profit on a single sale obvious.
What if my profit per order is negative?
You are paying to lose money on every sale. Lower your CPA with stronger creative and offers, or improve margin by repricing or sourcing cheaper — before you add any budget.
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