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Customer acquisition & value Calculator
Estimate CAC, gross-profit LTV and acquisition payback. This free customer acquisition & value calculator shows the calculation and its assumptions so you can compare your own figures.
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CAC€50.00
Estimate CAC, gross-profit LTV and acquisition payback.
LTV To CAC14×
Calculated outcomes
- Lifetime Months
- 33.33
- LTV
- €700.00
- CAC Payback Months
- 2.38
- Monthly Gross Profit
- €21.00
Assumptions and estimates
- Simplified recurring-customer gross-profit LTV assumes constant revenue, margin and monthly churn; excludes discounting, expansion and retention costs. No universal ratio guarantees business health.
- Method: CAC = acquisition spend ÷ new customers. Gross-profit LTV = monthly revenue × gross margin × estimated lifetime.
- Constant churn and margin are assumptions. The ratio is a diagnostic, not a guarantee of a healthy business.
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How the customer acquisition & value calculation works
CAC = acquisition spend ÷ new customers. Gross-profit LTV = monthly revenue × gross margin × estimated lifetime.
Constant churn and margin are assumptions. The ratio is a diagnostic, not a guarantee of a healthy business.
Using this calculator
- Enter your own figures in the labelled inputs. Keep the currencies, units and time periods consistent.
- Choose any applicable rate profile, pattern or assumption shown for this tool. Open additional inputs when relevant.
- Review cac and ltv to cac, then read the stated assumptions and eligibility conditions before using the result.
Worked example
This is a static example using illustrative inputs, not facts about you or today’s date. The displayed eligibility selections and assumptions apply only to this example.
See example inputs
- Acquisition spend (€)
- 5000
- New customers acquired
- 100
- Monthly revenue per customer (€)
- 30
- Gross margin (%)
- 70
- Monthly customer churn (%)
- 3
- CAC
- €50.00
- LTV To CAC
- 14×
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