Shopify Profit Calculator

Why Shopify profit is easy to overstate

Shopify shows you revenue clearly and profit almost nowhere. The money that leaves before you see it includes the product cost, the shipping you pay, the payment processing fee on every order, the monthly plan, and whatever you spend on ads. A store doing $7,800 a month in revenue can easily keep less than $1,000 of it once those five lines are counted. This calculator puts them in one place so the monthly profit number means something.

How the numbers work

Profit per order is the average order value minus product cost, shipping cost and the payment fee (2.9% plus $0.30 on the Basic plan with Shopify Payments). Monthly profit is that per-order profit times your order count, minus the plan, ad spend and other monthly costs. The break-even line tells you how many orders a month you need before the store pays for itself — if your actual orders are below it, the store is losing money even while revenue grows.

How to use it

Use your real average order value from Shopify analytics, not the price of your best seller. Enter the true product cost including packaging, and the shipping cost you actually pay after what the customer contributes. Set the plan to your real monthly price and enter your true ad spend — not your budget, the amount actually spent. Then look at the break-even line first: it is the single most useful number on the page.

Frequently asked questions

What is a good profit margin for a Shopify store?

A healthy store usually keeps 10–20% net margin after product, shipping, payment fees, plan and ads. Dropshipping stores often run thinner, 5–10%, which leaves no room for a bad ad month. If your monthly margin is below 10%, fix pricing or ad efficiency before spending more on traffic.

How much does Shopify charge per transaction?

With Shopify Payments on the Basic plan it is 2.9% + $0.30 per online card transaction. Higher plans lower the rate. Using a third-party payment gateway adds an extra Shopify fee on top, so the cheapest route is usually Shopify Payments itself.

How many orders do I need to break even?

Divide your total fixed monthly costs (plan + ads + apps + other) by your profit per order. That is the break-even order count this calculator shows. Anything above it is profit; anything below it is a loss, no matter how good the revenue line looks.