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ACoS & TACoS Calculator
Check whether your Amazon ads make money. Enter ad spend and sales for ACoS, TACoS and ROAS, and your product numbers for the break-even ACoS.
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From your campaign report (Amazon Ads console or Seller Central), for the same date range:
Quick answer
ACoS (advertising cost of sale) = ad spend ÷ ad sales × 100. TACoS (total ACoS) = ad spend ÷ total sales × 100. ROAS = ad sales ÷ ad spend. Your break-even ACoS equals your profit margin before ad costs: if a $30 product leaves $9 after product cost and Amazon fees, break-even ACoS is 30%. Ads with ACoS below that are profitable.
ACoS, TACoS and ROAS formulas
ACoS = Ad spend ÷ Ad sales × 100
TACoS = Ad spend ÷ Total sales × 100
ROAS = Ad sales ÷ Ad spend = 100 ÷ ACoS
Break-even ACoS = (Price − Product cost − Amazon fees) ÷ Price × 100
Target ACoS = Break-even ACoS − Profit margin you want to keep
Worked example
You spent $500 on Sponsored Products and the ads brought $1,800 in sales, out of $4,500 total sales. ACoS = 500 ÷ 1,800 = 27.78%, ROAS = 3.6, TACoS = 500 ÷ 4,500 = 11.11%. The product sells for $30, costs $8 landed and pays $10 in Amazon fees, so $12 is left before ads: break-even ACoS = 12 ÷ 30 = 40%. At 27.78% ACoS the ads are profitable. To keep a 10% profit after ads, aim for a 30% target ACoS.
What is a good ACoS?
A good ACoS is one below your break-even ACoS — there is no single number for every product. A product with a 50% margin before ads can run a 35% ACoS and still make money; a product with a 20% margin loses money at 25%. That is why this calculator works out the break-even from your own price, cost and fees.
| ACoS | ROAS | What it usually means |
|---|---|---|
| 10% | 10.0 | Very efficient; often branded keywords or a strong organic rank |
| 20% | 5.0 | Profitable for most products with healthy margins |
| 30% | 3.3 | Common for competitive categories; check it against break-even |
| 40% | 2.5 | Often at or above break-even; fine for a launch, risky long term |
| 50%+ | 2.0 or less | Usually losing money on ad sales unless margins are very high |
ACoS vs TACoS: which one to watch
ACoS tells you whether the ads themselves pay for themselves. TACoS tells you how dependent the whole listing is on ads. If ACoS stays flat while TACoS falls over a few months, ads are lifting organic sales too — the healthy pattern. If TACoS keeps rising, sales are growing only because you are buying them.
How to lower ACoS without losing sales
- Cut search terms above break-even. Download the search term report and add negatives for terms that spend without converting.
- Lower bids on keywords above target ACoS by 10–20% at a time instead of pausing them outright.
- Move winning search terms to exact match in their own campaign, where you control the bid.
- Fix the listing before raising bids. Better main images, price and reviews raise conversion rate, which lowers ACoS at the same bid.
- Know your fees. Break-even ACoS depends on your true Amazon fees — check them with the Amazon FBA calculator.
Disclosure: the spreadsheet and the consulting service above are offered by MarginMath's author, Jansher Khan.
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Frequently asked questions
How do you calculate ACoS on Amazon?
Divide ad spend by ad sales and multiply by 100. For example, $500 spend that brings $1,800 in ad sales is a 27.78% ACoS.
What is TACoS?
TACoS, or total advertising cost of sale, is ad spend divided by total sales (ad sales plus organic sales) times 100. It shows how much of your whole business depends on ads.
What is break-even ACoS?
It is the ACoS at which ad sales make zero profit, equal to your profit margin before ad costs: (price − product cost − Amazon fees) ÷ price × 100.
What is a good ACoS for Amazon?
Any ACoS below your break-even ACoS is profitable. Many sellers aim for 20–30%, but the right target depends on your margin; a high-margin product can run a higher ACoS.
How are ACoS and ROAS related?
They are inverses: ROAS = 100 ÷ ACoS. A 25% ACoS is a ROAS of 4, meaning $4 in ad sales for every $1 spent.
About the author
Amazon PPC & e-commerce specialist. Jansher prices products, reads marketplace fee reports and manages Amazon advertising for online sellers. These calculators are the checks he uses in that work. Last reviewed November 10, 2026.