ROI Calculator
Calculate simple return from a cost and a gain, showing what was treated as profit or revenue.
What you earned on top of the investment. Write a loss with a minus sign, such as -200.
Your result
Enter what you invested and what came back.
How to use it
- Enter the cost.
- Choose whether the second number is profit or revenue.
- Read the percentage. A minus is a loss.
Examples
- Profit of 50 on a cost of 200Cost 200 and 50 marked as profit. The return is 25.00% and the profit is 50.00.
- Revenue of 250 on a cost of 200Cost 200 and 250 marked as revenue. The profit is 50.00 and the return is 25.00%.
- Revenue below the costCost 100 and revenue 80. The return is -20.00%.
Tool details and privacy
A simple return: profit divided by cost. If the second number is revenue, the cost is subtracted first.
It separates a profit you typed from revenue that still includes the original cost.
Options
- The profit option uses the number as it is. The revenue option subtracts the cost.
Limits
- Amounts use two decimal places and up to 12 digits before the decimal point. Rounding is half up.
- 1,250 is rejected. Write 1250 or 1250.50.
- A cost of zero is rejected. This is not a forecast and it does not include tax.
Privacy
The numbers are calculated in your browser and are not sent to any server.
Questions
Does 250 on a cost of 200 mean profit of 250?
Only if you mark it as profit. Marked as revenue, the profit is 50.
Does the percentage include tax?
No. Enter figures after tax if that is what you want.
Can it show a loss?
Yes. Revenue of 80 on a cost of 100 is -20.00%.
Does it forecast future profit?
No. It uses only the numbers you typed.