B Business, Beyond the Bright Idea

Calculator

Return on investment calculator

Put in what you are investing and what the business earns and spends each month. This works out how many months it takes to get your money back and what that comes to over twelve months.

Your numbers

The boxes start with example figures so the page is never blank. Replace them with yours — the answers change as you type.

The investment

The full amount you are putting in before the business starts earning.

Every month after that

Money coming in from customers in a normal month, before costs.

Everything you spend in that same month — rent, salaries, stock, ads, bills.

What this comes to

  • Payback period

    8.3 months

    Investment divided by profit each month. ₹5,00,000 divided by ₹60,000 a month is 8.3 months.

  • Return over twelve months

    144.0%

    Twelve months of profit divided by the investment. ₹7,20,000 divided by ₹5,00,000 is 144.0%.

  • Profit each month

    ₹60,000

    Monthly revenue minus monthly cost. ₹1,80,000 minus ₹1,20,000 is ₹60,000.

  • Profit over twelve months

    ₹7,20,000

    Profit each month multiplied by twelve. ₹60,000 times 12 is ₹7,20,000.

    This holds your monthly figures steady for a year. Real months move.

These answers come only from the figures above. This page holds no benchmark, no market average and no opinion on whether a number is good — it does the arithmetic and shows its working.

Other calculators

Keep exploring

The founder's toolkit · Always free

An idea is a start. Make your next move count.

Run the numbers. Find your starting point. Everything here is free, with no sign-in or credits.

Free startup calculators

Every number. A clearer decision.

Your inputs. Clear working. Find the costs, margins and milestones behind your next move.

All calculators
Explore more calculatorsShow fewer calculators
Startup guides

Open a new chapter.

Practical reading for the decisions ahead, with fresh picks from the library each visit.

All guides
Explore more guidesShow fewer guides
Startup glossary

Big ideas. Plain words.

The terms you will meet along the way, explained in plain language.

Full glossary
Explore more termsShow fewer terms
From the blog

Read beyond the obvious.

Ideas, field notes and founder lessons worth taking into your next decision.

All posts
Explore more postsShow fewer posts