Restaurant ROI and break-even calculator
Enter your average order value, orders per day, monthly costs and upfront investment to see your restaurant's monthly profit, break-even orders per day, payback period, ROI, NPV and IRR. It is free, needs no sign-up and runs entirely in your browser. Every result comes from the numbers you type, not from any brand's real figures.
Three steps, all from your own numbers
Set your sales
Average order value × orders per day × days open gives your monthly revenue.
List your costs
Add each cost as a fixed ₹ amount per month or as a % of revenue, depending on how it behaves.
Read the results
Profit, break-even, payback, ROI, NPV and IRR update as you type. Copy a link or print the result.
Test the risky numbers
Lower your orders per day or raise commission and food cost to see how much room you have before you lose money.
How each number is calculated, with a worked example
The example below uses the calculator's starting values: ₹250 average order value, 70 orders a day, 30 days a month, ₹25,00,000 upfront, 10% yearly sales growth and 5% yearly cost increase. They are illustrative, not data from any real restaurant.
| Result | Formula | Worked example |
|---|---|---|
| Monthly revenue | Average order value × orders per day × days open | ₹250 × 70 × 30 = ₹5,25,000 |
| Fixed costs | Sum of the ₹-per-month lines | ₹45,000 + ₹60,000 + ₹12,000 + ₹8,000 = ₹1,25,000 |
| Variable costs | Sum of the % lines × revenue | 36% × ₹5,25,000 = ₹1,89,000 |
| Monthly profit | Revenue − fixed costs − variable costs | ₹5,25,000 − ₹1,25,000 − ₹1,89,000 = ₹2,11,000 |
| Profit margin | Monthly profit ÷ revenue | 40.2% |
| Break-even revenue | Fixed costs ÷ (1 − variable-cost share of revenue) | ₹1,25,000 ÷ (1 − 36%) = ₹1,95,313 a month |
| Break-even orders per day | Break-even revenue ÷ (days open × average order value) | ₹1,95,313 ÷ (30 × ₹250) ≈ 27 orders |
| Payback period | Upfront investment ÷ monthly profit | ₹25,00,000 ÷ ₹2,11,000 = 11.8 months |
| 5-year ROI | (Total profit over the period − investment) ÷ investment | (₹1,76,41,551 − ₹25,00,000) ÷ ₹25,00,000 = 606% |
| NPV | −investment + each year's profit ÷ (1 + 10%)^year | ₹1,04,96,936 |
| IRR | The yearly rate at which NPV equals zero | 113.2% |
Cost lines in the example: Rent & premises ₹45,000/month; Staff salaries ₹60,000/month; Utilities ₹12,000/month; Raw materials & packaging 32% of revenue; Aggregator commission & fees 0% of revenue; Marketing 4% of revenue; Maintenance & misc. ₹8,000/month. Year 1 of the projection uses today's monthly figures × 12; each later year grows revenue by the sales-growth rate and costs by the cost-increase rate.
Frequently Asked Questions
How does the calculator work out my restaurant’s ROI?
It multiplies your average order value by orders per day and days open to get monthly revenue, subtracts every cost line you enter to get monthly profit, then compares that profit with your upfront investment. Payback is investment divided by monthly profit; ROI, NPV and IRR use the yearly projection built from your growth and cost-increase rates.
Where do the starting numbers come from?
They are illustrative placeholders so the tool shows something on first load: ₹250 average order value, 70 orders a day, a handful of typical cost lines and ₹25 lakh of investment. They are not benchmarks for your city, cuisine or format. Replace every one with your own figures before reading anything into the result.
Should I include Zomato and Swiggy commission?
Yes, if you sell on delivery platforms. Add it as a percentage of revenue on the “Aggregator commission & fees” line, using the rate and fees in your own agreement and payout statements. Commission varies by restaurant and by agreement, so the tool starts it at zero rather than guessing a figure for you.
Is anything I type saved or sent to AETR?
No. The calculator runs entirely in your browser and nothing is sent to a server. If you press “Copy link to these numbers”, your inputs are encoded inside that link so you can reopen or share them; that link is the only place they are kept.
How accurate is the payback period or IRR?
Only as accurate as the inputs. It is a planning tool, not a forecast or a guarantee: real results depend on location, competition, platform visibility, ratings, seasonality and how well the outlet is run. Use it to compare scenarios and to find the numbers your plan depends on most, then check those numbers against real data.
Can AETR check these numbers against my real data?
Yes. A restaurant growth audit reads your actual marketplace dashboards, POS exports and recent P&L instead of assumptions, and returns a written report with a prioritised list of what to fix first. It is scoped and quoted on a short call based on your outlet count and the data available.
Want these numbers built from your real data?
The calculator works from assumptions you set. A restaurant growth audit reads your actual Zomato, Swiggy, POS and P&L data instead.