Dropshipping Profit Calculator
Find your true profit per order after product, shipping, ad and fee costs — plus your profit margin and a break-even warning.
Order economics
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| Selling price | $0.00 |
| Product cost | $0.00 |
| Shipping cost | $0.00 |
| Ad cost | $0.00 |
| Payment / platform fees | $0.00 |
| Total costs | $0.00 |
Profit per order = price - cost - shipping - ad - fees. Break-even is profit = 0; below that, every order loses money.
Enter price and costs
Add your selling price, supplier product cost, shipping cost and ad spend per order, plus any payment or platform fee.
Pick your currency
Work in USD, PKR or AED — the breakdown and margin adjust to your store's currency automatically.
Review profit and margin
See profit per order, margin percentage, and a red warning if you are at or below break-even.
How the dropshipping profit calculator works
Most dropshipping "profit" estimates look good until the real costs show up. This dropshipping profit calculator subtracts every per-order cost — product cost, shipping, ad spend, and payment or platform fees — from your selling price, so you see the profit you actually keep per order and your true margin.
The profit formula explained
Profit = selling price - product cost - shipping - ad cost - (selling price x fee % / 100)
Margin = profit / selling price x 100
Example: a $29.99 product costing $8.50 with $3.00 shipping, $6.00 in ads, and a 2.9% payment fee ($0.87). Profit = 29.99 - 8.50 - 3.00 - 6.00 - 0.87 = $11.62, a margin of 38.75% — a healthy number.
Break-even: the number that matters
Break-even is the point where profit per order equals zero — your price exactly covers every cost. If the calculator shows profit at or below zero, you lose money on every single order, and scaling only scales the loss. The red warning flags this immediately. Fix it by raising the price, negotiating a cheaper supplier, cutting ad cost per order, or moving to cheaper shipping.
What counts as ad cost per order
Do not use your total ad budget — use spend divided by orders. If you spent $300 on ads to get 50 orders, your ad cost per order is $6.00. Recompute this weekly, because ad costs swing with seasons, audiences, and creative fatigue.
Target margins
- 20-40%: the healthy zone for most dropshipping stores — room for returns, refunds, and ad fluctuations.
- 10-20%: workable but fragile; one bad week of ads or a wave of returns can wipe it out.
- Below 10%: too thin for dropshipping — consider a higher price point or a different product.