Payback Calculator
Enter your own total investment and expected monthly net profit. Optionally, add a ramp: the months before the outlet earns its full profit, and the share of full profit it earns in those months.
These are your numbers, not a promise — run them with us before you rely on them.
In Brief
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Simple payback is your total investment divided by your expected monthly net profit.
Ramp-adjusted payback counts the first months at a lower share of full profit, which is why it is longer, as our margins and payback briefing explains.
The calculator uses only the numbers you enter and promises no return.
Simple payback is total investment divided by monthly net profit. Ramp-adjusted payback counts the ramp months at the share of profit you entered, then full profit after that. Read why the two differ in Café Franchise Margins & Payback: How to Read the Numbers.