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Three numbers that decide if a product is worth selling.

Margin, cash payback, and ad ceiling. Get any one wrong and a product that looks profitable on paper quietly drains your account. These three calculators answer each question with your own numbers, before you commit money.

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The three tools

What each one calculates — and why it matters

Open any card to see exactly what it computes and the problem it solves.

01 FBA Profit Calculator Start here

Enter sell price, cost, category, and dimensions. The calculator subtracts Amazon's referral fee and FBA fulfillment fee and shows your real profit and margin per unit — before you commit to inventory.

Referral fee by categoryFBA fee by size tierNet margin %Profit per unit
15%
Most common referral fee — but your category may differ. The calculator knows.
Open FBA Profit Calculator →
02 Inventory Breakeven Calculator

Enter price, cost, fees and order quantity. Shows how many units you must sell to recover the entire purchase order — plus the capital tied up, time to payback and full sell-through ROI.

Units to breakevenCapital tied upTime to paybackSell-through ROI
ROI
Know how many units recover your order before you commit cash to inventory.
Open Inventory Breakeven Calculator →
03 ACoS Breakeven Calculator

Enter sell price, cost, and fees. Returns the exact ACoS percentage at which PPC campaigns stop making money. Spend above that number and every ad click costs you margin.

Breakeven ACoS %Max CPC suggestionProfit-after-ads
ACoS
Advertising Cost of Sales — the percentage of revenue spent on ads. The lower, the more profitable.
Open ACoS Breakeven Calculator →

Why these three, in this order

Margin first. The FBA Profit Calculator tells you what's actually left after Amazon's referral fee and fulfillment fee — most sellers overestimate this until they see the real number.

Cash second. A good margin doesn't mean a safe order. The Inventory Breakeven Calculator shows how much capital is tied up in a purchase order and how many units must sell before that cash comes back.

Ads third. Once the product is listed and selling, the ACoS Breakeven Calculator sets the ceiling — the exact ACoS where every dollar spent on PPC above it is a dollar of margin gone.

Worth knowing

Four things that quietly wreck seller math

FEES

FBA fee tiers jump at exact breakpoints

One extra ounce or a fraction of an inch can push a product into the next size tier, raising the fulfillment fee more than the weight itself would suggest. Check the tier boundary, not just the average.

ADS

Account-level ACoS hides losing SKUs

A healthy blended ACoS across your whole account can still mean specific products are burning cash on ads while others subsidize them. Check breakeven ACoS per SKU, not just the dashboard average.

CASH

Capital, not margin, kills sellers first

A 40% margin product can still bankrupt a small operation if the order ties up cash for six months. Payback speed determines how often you can reinvest — margin alone doesn't.

CATEGORY

The same product can sit in two categories

Referral fee rates vary by category, and some products legitimately qualify for more than one. A few percentage points on every unit compounds fast once you're ordering in volume.

FAQ

Common questions

Which calculator should I use first?

Start with the FBA Profit Calculator to see your real margin after fees. If the margin works, use Inventory Breakeven before ordering stock, and ACoS Breakeven before running ads.

Do these tools need my Seller Central login?

No. Every calculator works with numbers you type in yourself. Nothing connects to your Amazon account and no data leaves your browser.

Are these calculators free?

Yes, completely free, with no signup and no usage limits.

Why did my margin look fine until I ran the numbers here?

Most rough math skips the FBA fulfillment fee, rounds the referral fee to a flat 15%, and ignores that referral fees apply to shipping too. Each one quietly eats margin on its own; together they often cut an estimated 40% margin closer to 20%.

What if my product fails the ACoS or Inventory Breakeven test?

It usually means the cost or sell price needs to move, not that the product is dead. Try a higher price point, a cheaper supplier quote, or a smaller first order to lower the capital at risk while you validate demand.

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