Find your minimum ROAS before you spend a dollar.
Calculate the break-even return on ad spend for your product. Know exactly how much revenue your ads need to generate before you scale — or bleed money.
Break-even ROAS calculator
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What is break-even ROAS?
Break-even ROAS is the minimum return on ad spend needed to cover your variable costs. If your break-even is 2x, every dollar of ad spend must generate at least $2 in revenue just to avoid losing money.
The margin lever
Your contribution margin determines everything. A 50% margin means you break even at 2x ROAS. A 25% margin means you need 4x. Before tweaking ad campaigns, check if improving margins is the easier win.
Scaling signal
- < 2x break-even: scale aggressively
- 2-3x break-even: healthy, test scaling
- 3-5x break-even: tight, optimize first
- > 5x break-even: fix margins before ads
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