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Shopify Profit Calculator
Use this free Shopify profit calculator to see what you actually keep on every order. Enter your price, product and shipping costs, discount, and transaction fees, and it works out your profit per order, your margin, and how many orders a month you need to cover your plan.
Fee and plan inputs are editable, so update them to match your current plan — no prices are hard-coded.
| Item | Amount |
|---|---|
| Price after discount | $40.00 |
| Product cost | $15.00 |
| Shipping cost | $5.00 |
| Transaction fee | $1.46 |
| Profit per order | $18.54 |
| Profit margin | 46.4% |
| Break-even orders per month | 2 |
How it works
Selling on Shopify looks simple — list a product, take orders, keep the difference — but the difference is smaller than most new sellers expect. The selling price has to cover the product itself, shipping, any discount you offered, the transaction fee on every order, and your share of the monthly plan cost. This calculator walks through all of them, so the profit per order it shows is the money you actually keep, not the money that passed through the store.
Start with the selling price and the discount. A 10 percent discount on a $40 product leaves $36 of revenue, not $40, and the transaction fee is charged on that discounted $36. Then subtract the product cost — what you paid the supplier, including packaging — and the shipping cost you pay to send the order, whether or not you charge the customer for delivery. If you offer free shipping, the whole shipping cost comes out of your margin, which is why free shipping only works when the product margin can carry it.
Transaction fee = price after discount × fee% + fixed fee per order
Profit per order = price after discount − product cost − shipping − transaction fee
Profit margin = profit per order ÷ price after discount × 100
Break-even orders = monthly plan cost ÷ profit per order
The transaction fee has two parts: a percentage of the order and a fixed amount per order, which default to 2.9 percent and $0.30 — the standard online card rate on many plans. Both are editable, because your real rate depends on your plan and payment provider, and rates change over time. The monthly plan cost is also editable for the same reason: never trust a calculator that hard-codes a plan price, because it goes stale the moment the pricing changes. Enter whatever your plan costs today.
The break-even figure is the payoff. It tells you how many orders a month you need just to cover the plan cost: divide the monthly plan cost by the profit per order and round up. At $29 a month and $18.54 profit per order, that is 2 orders a month — every order after the second is pure contribution toward your other costs and your own pay. A healthy product usually shows a margin of 30 to 50 percent after all of these costs. Below 20 percent, a single return, a damaged parcel, or a discount code can wipe out the profit on an order, so either raise the price, cut the cost, or drop the discount.
Worked example
A seller lists a product at $40, buys it for $15, pays $5 to ship each order, offers no discount, and pays a 2.9 percent transaction fee plus $0.30 per order, on a plan costing $29 a month.
Step 1: Price after discount — $40 × (1 − 0) = $40.00.
Step 2: Transaction fee — $40.00 × 0.029 + $0.30 = $1.46.
Step 3: Profit per order — $40.00 − $15.00 − $5.00 − $1.46 = $18.54.
Step 4: Profit margin — $18.54 ÷ $40.00 × 100 = 46.4 percent.
Step 5: Break-even orders — $29 ÷ $18.54 = 1.56, rounded up to 2 orders per month to cover the plan.
The result is $18.54 profit per order, a 46.4 percent margin, and a break-even of 2 orders per month. Add a 10 percent discount and the profit falls to $14.94 an order — try it in the calculator to see how quickly discounts eat margin.
FAQ
What is a good profit margin for a Shopify store?
After product cost, shipping, discounts, and transaction fees, a margin of 30 to 50 percent is generally healthy for a small store. Below 20 percent, returns and unexpected costs can wipe out your profit. This calculator shows your margin after all of those costs, so you can see the real figure, not just the markup.
How do I calculate profit per order on Shopify?
Take the price after any discount, subtract the product cost, subtract the shipping cost, and subtract the transaction fee, which is a percentage of the order plus a fixed fee per order. For a $40 order with a $15 cost, $5 shipping, and a $1.46 fee, profit is $18.54.
What is the Shopify transaction fee?
It depends on your plan and payment provider, but the standard online card rate on many plans is 2.9 percent plus $0.30 per order. Both numbers are editable in this calculator, so enter the rate your store actually pays rather than relying on the default.
How many orders do I need to break even on Shopify?
Divide your monthly plan cost by your profit per order, and round up. At a $29 monthly plan cost and $18.54 profit per order, you need 2 orders a month to cover the plan. Every order after that contributes toward your other costs and your pay.
Does a discount hurt my Shopify profit?
Yes, more than most sellers expect, because the discount cuts revenue while product cost, shipping, and fees stay nearly the same. A 10 percent discount on a $40 product drops profit from $18.54 to $14.94 an order in the example above. Test any discount code in the calculator before you publish it.