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Ad Revenue & ROAS Forecasting Workspace

Model your ad budget, conversion funnel, and creative fatigue in real time — see exactly what your paid channels will return before you spend a rupee or a dollar.

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Campaign inputs

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Forecast results

Based on current inputs above
Projected ROAS
0.00x
Net revenue
$0
Customers acquired
0
Cost per acquisition
$0

Suggested channel split

Estimated revenue contribution by platform
Meta (Facebook / Instagram)$0
Google Search / PPC$0
TikTok$0

Break-even thresholds

The limits your campaign can't cross and still profit
0%
Minimum conversion rate
$0
Maximum cost per click
0
Estimated impressions needed

Compare two campaigns

See which setup wins before you commit budget

Campaign A

Conversions0
Revenue$0
ROAS0.00x

Campaign B

Conversions0
Revenue$0
ROAS0.00x

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Free ROAS calculator

How to calculate ROAS before you spend a single dollar

ROAS calculation is the simplest question every advertiser has to answer before turning on a campaign: for every dollar you put into Meta, Google, or TikTok, how much comes back? The formula behind any ROAS calculator is short — revenue divided by ad spend — but the number only means something once you know your break-even point. A store with a 25% profit margin needs roughly 4x ROAS just to break even; a service business with 60% margins can turn a profit closer to 1.7x. Neither number is "good" or "bad" on its own.

This tool exists so you don't have to run a real campaign to calculate ROAS or find your break-even point. Enter your expected ad spend, average cost per click, landing page conversion rate, and average order value, and it models your projected clicks, conversions, revenue, ROAS, and cost per acquisition in real time. It also accounts for two things most basic ROAS calculators skip: creative fatigue, where conversion rates quietly decline the longer an ad set runs, and customer lifetime value, where a single sale is worth more than its first transaction if the customer sticks around.

How to calculate ROAS, step by step

  1. Add up ad spend — total spend for the campaign or channel over a set period (e.g. last 30 days).
  2. Add up attributed revenue — total revenue you can trace back to that same campaign and period.
  3. Divide revenue by spend. $8,000 revenue ÷ $2,000 spend = 4.0 ROAS, or 400%.
  4. Compare it to your break-even ROAS (1 ÷ gross margin) to see if that number is actually profitable for your business.

That's the full ROAS calculation — the calculator above runs the same formula forward, from planned spend to projected revenue, so you can test the numbers before they're real.

Break-even ROAS calculator: find your real profit line

Most ROAS calculators stop at "revenue ÷ spend" and leave you to guess whether that number is good. A break-even ROAS calculator answers the actual question: at what ROAS do you stop losing money?

Break-even ROAS = 1 ÷ gross margin
Example: a 40% margin gives a break-even ROAS of 2.5. Below 2.5x, ads are costing you money even while "performing."

The break-even and full-forecast panels in the calculator above are already built around this same math — the "break-even thresholds" section shows your minimum conversion rate and maximum affordable CPC, so you know your limits before a campaign goes live, not after.

What counts as a "good" ROAS?

There's no universal target — it moves with your margins. As a rough starting point:

E-commerce, retail
Typically profitable from around 4x, healthy well above that.
B2B SaaS
High gross margins mean 3x–5x is often already profitable.
Service businesses
Lower margins usually need 5x–8x to clear overhead.
Low-margin goods
Thin margins can require 8x–12x before real profit appears.

ROAS vs. ROI vs. CAC — what's the actual difference?

ROAS looks only at ad spend against revenue. It's fast, and it's the number most ad platforms report natively — but it ignores product cost, fulfillment, payment fees, and overhead.

ROI subtracts all of those costs before measuring return, which is why a campaign can show a strong ROAS and still lose money once full ROI is worked out.

CAC (cost per acquisition) asks a different question entirely: what did it cost to win one customer? A campaign can carry an attractive ROAS while its CAC quietly outpaces what that customer is worth over time — which is exactly why this tool surfaces ROAS, revenue, conversions, and CAC together instead of ROAS alone.

Common questions

What is ROAS and how is it calculated?

Return on ad spend — revenue ÷ ad spend. A ROAS of 4.0 means every $1 spent returned $4 in revenue.

How do you calculate ROAS step by step?

Total revenue attributed to the campaign, divided by total ad spend for the same period. $8,000 revenue on $2,000 spend is a 4.0 ROAS.

How do you calculate break-even ROAS?

Break-even ROAS = 1 ÷ gross margin. A 25% margin breaks even near 4.0; a 60% margin breaks even near 1.7. Above that line is profit.

Is ROAS the same as ROI?

No. ROAS only weighs ad spend against revenue. ROI subtracts every cost — product, fulfillment, overhead — so a healthy ROAS can still mean a loss once true ROI is calculated.

Can I forecast my ROAS before launching a campaign?

Yes — enter an expected CPC, conversion rate, and order value into the calculator above and it models projected ROAS, revenue, and CAC before you spend anything.

How these numbers are calculated

This ROAS calculator runs entirely in your browser — no data is sent to a server. Projections are built from four inputs you control (spend, CPC, conversion rate, order value) using standard marketing formulas: clicks = spend ÷ CPC, conversions = clicks × conversion rate, revenue = conversions × order value, ROAS = revenue ÷ spend, break-even ROAS = 1 ÷ gross margin. Results are estimates for planning, not a guarantee of campaign performance. Built and maintained by MAA Digital.