Amazon PPC Break-Even ACoS Calculator

What is ACoS? ACoS (Advertising Cost of Sale) = Total Ad Spend ÷ Total Ad Revenue × 100. It tells you what percentage of your ad-driven revenue went back to ads. A 25% ACoS means you spent $25 in ads for every $100 in ad sales.

Enter your selling price, costs, and fees to instantly find your break-even ACoS — the maximum you can spend on ads before going negative — and the target ACoS to hit any profit goal.

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Frequently Asked Questions

What is ACoS?

ACoS (Advertising Cost of Sale) = Total Ad Spend ÷ Total Ad Revenue × 100. It tells you what percentage of your ad-driven revenue went back to ads. A 25% ACoS means you spent $25 in ads for every $100 in ad sales.

What is break-even ACoS?

Your break-even ACoS equals your net profit margin before ad spend. If your product earns $8 profit on a $25 sale before ads (32% margin), your break-even ACoS is 32%. Spend any more than that on ads and you lose money on every ad sale.

What is a good ACoS for Amazon?

There's no universal answer — it depends entirely on your margins. What matters is whether your ACoS is below your break-even ACoS. A 40% ACoS is fine on a 60% margin product. A 15% ACoS destroys a 10% margin product. Use this calculator to find YOUR threshold, not an industry average.

What’s the difference between ACoS and TACoS?

ACoS (Advertising Cost of Sale) only counts revenue directly attributed to your ads. TACoS (Total ACoS) = Total Ad Spend ÷ Total Revenue (including organic sales). TACoS is usually lower and reflects ad impact on your whole business. This calculator uses ACoS — the per-ad-sale view — for direct profitability analysis.

What is target ACoS?

Target ACoS is the ACoS you aim for to hit a specific profit goal. If you want 20% profit margin and your break-even ACoS is 35%, your target ACoS is 15% (35% − 20%). Running ads above your target ACoS means you're earning less than your desired margin on ad-driven sales.