Price increase calculator

Can you afford to raise your prices?

Most owners underprice because they fear losing customers. Put in your numbers and see how many customers you could lose before a price increase stops paying for itself.

$
%

Revenue minus the direct cost of delivering your product or service, as a percent of revenue.

%
%

Be pessimistic. Most businesses lose far fewer than they fear.

Turns percentages into actual customers.

×

Many owner-run businesses sell for about 2–4× earnings. Leave at 0 to hide the value estimate.

Break-even loss
Your cushion
Gross profit change
Added business value

Estimate your business value →
TodayAfter increaseChange

Profit change by customers lost

Every point above the line is money you keep. The line crosses zero at your break-even.

More gross profit Less gross profit Your estimate

Get these results as a PDF

We’ll email you a short report of your numbers to keep or share.

We use your email to send this report. See our privacy policy.

The rule of thumb

Break-even table

The share of sales volume you could lose before gross profit falls below today’s level. Your current margin and increase are highlighted. Select any cell to load it into the calculator.

The formula

Divide the price increase by the sum of your gross margin and the increase.

Break-even loss = increase ÷ (margin + increase)

Worked example

A business with a 40% gross margin raises prices 10%.

10 ÷ (40 + 10) = 20%

It could lose 1 in 5 customers and earn the same gross profit, while serving fewer customers.

Estimates assume your direct cost per sale and your fixed costs stay the same, so the added gross profit flows to earnings. Business value estimates are illustrative only and are not a valuation or financial advice.

Pricing with confidence

Raise prices without guessing.

Pricing is one of the fastest levers on profit and on what your business is worth to a buyer. Talk with Vision Fox about a pricing plan you can stand behind.