Calculate your Etsy Ads ROAS, your break-even ROAS after Etsy fees, and whether your ads actually make a profit.
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Start free — no Etsy API needed →ROAS (return on ad spend) is the revenue Etsy credits to your ads divided by what you spent on them. A 3x ROAS means $3 of sales for every $1 of Etsy Ads. Etsy credits an order to an ad when the buyer clicked the ad and then bought within 30 days, so the last few days of any report are still incomplete.
ROAS is calculated from revenue, not profit. It doesn't tell you whether an ad made money, because every order also has to pay for the product, shipping and Etsy's fees. That is what break-even ROAS is for.
Break-even ROAS is the point where ad spend uses up all the profit from the orders it brings in. Above it, ads make money; below it, every ad-driven order loses money.
Profit per order before ads is the price minus Etsy fees, product cost and the shipping you pay. Leaving the fees out is the most common mistake: it makes break-even look lower than it is, so ads that are losing money look profitable.
| Listing price | $40.00 |
| Etsy fees (6.5% + 3% + $0.25 + $0.20) | −$4.25 |
| Product cost | −$12.00 |
| Shipping you pay | −$6.00 |
| Profit per order before ads | $17.75 |
| Break-even ROAS: $40 ÷ $17.75 | 2.25x |
Without the $4.25 of fees, the same listing would seem to break even at 1.82x, so a listing running at 2x would look profitable while losing money on every ad-driven order.
Any ROAS above your break-even, with a buffer for normal ups and downs. This calculator uses your break-even as the reference point:
| Your ROAS | Verdict | What to do |
|---|---|---|
| Below 0.8× break-even | Losing money | Turn off the ad for this listing |
| 0.8× – 1× break-even | Slightly losing money | Improve the listing or price, then test again |
| 1× – 1.5× break-even | Profitable | Keep running and keep watching |
| Above 1.5× break-even | Clearly profitable | Consider a higher budget |
Because break-even depends on your costs, there is no ROAS that is good for every shop. A digital download with no product or shipping cost can be profitable near 1.2x, while a low-margin product may need 4x or more. For a fuller guide, read what is a good ROAS on Etsy.
Work it out for each listing, not just for the whole shop. A shop-wide ROAS is an average, and one strong listing can hide several that lose money. Etsy lets you turn ads on or off for each listing. To plan a budget from a revenue target, use the Etsy Ads budget calculator.
ROAS = revenue from ad-attributed orders ÷ ad spend. If you spend $10 on Etsy Ads and Etsy credits $35 of orders to those ads, your ROAS is 3.5x. Etsy credits an order to an ad when the buyer clicked the ad and bought within 30 days.
A good ROAS is one above your break-even ROAS, ideally with a buffer. Break-even depends on your margins, so a ROAS that is profitable for one shop can lose money for another. Enter your price and costs in the calculator to see yours.
Break-even ROAS is the ROAS at which ad spend uses up all of your profit. Break-even ROAS = order value ÷ profit per order before ads, after product cost, shipping and Etsy fees. For example, $17.75 profit on a $40 order gives a break-even ROAS of 2.25x.
First make sure there is enough data: a few days or a few dozen clicks is rarely enough. If a listing stays below break-even, improve the listing (photos, title, price, shipping) or turn its ad off. Etsy lets you turn ads on or off for each listing.
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Read the blog for Etsy Ads troubleshooting, ROAS benchmarks, and practical optimization playbooks.
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