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Ecommerce Return & Refund Profit Calculator

Estimate how returns and refunds reduce profit per order and see the return rate your business can absorb before breaking even.

Your inputs

Currency

Core order economics

Selling price per order

Average amount collected from the customer per order.

Product cost per order

Your landed product or inventory cost allocated to one order.

Return / refund rate

%

Expected percentage of orders that are returned or refunded.

Return & refund assumptions

Average refund amount

%

Average share of the selling price refunded on a returned order. Use 100% for a full refund.

Product cost recovered

%

Share of product cost you expect to recover through restocking, resale, refurbishment, or supplier credit.

Return shipping cost

Return handling cost

Inspection, customer service, restocking, cleaning, or processing cost for a returned order.

Additional order costs

Fulfillment cost

Outbound shipping cost

Selling fees per order

Average payment, marketplace, or platform fees per order.

Advertising cost per order

Result

Complete the required fields marked with * to see how returns and refunds affect profit per order.

Net profit per order after returns —

Net profit margin —

Expected return loss per order —

Break-even return rate —

Return impact

Profit before returns —

Expected return loss per order —

Net profit per order after returns —

Profit reduction from returns —

Net profit margin —

Return economics

Refund value per return —

Recoverable product value —

Lost product cost per return —

Return shipping + handling —

Estimated loss per returned order —

Break-even return rate —

Example

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