Vending Machine Profit Calculator
Estimate monthly revenue, operating profit, break-even sales, ROI, and payback period before you buy or place a vending machine. Use Quick mode for a fast estimate or Advanced mode for a more realistic business model.
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Sales Assumptions
Start with conservative traffic and pricing estimates. You can adjust them later.
Core Costs
These have the biggest impact on vending profitability.
Cashless Payments
Card and mobile payments can raise sales, but they also add processing and reader fees.
Machine & Location Expenses
Route & Owner Time
Financing & Taxes
Optional planning estimates. This is not tax or lending advice.
How the calculator works
The calculator estimates gross sales from machine count, daily transactions, average sale price, and operating days. It then subtracts product cost, location commissions, payment processing, machine expenses, route costs, optional owner labor, financing, and a tax reserve.
Break-even sales per day estimates how many transactions each machine needs to cover modeled costs. Year-1 ROI compares 12 months of estimated profit with your startup investment. Payback period estimates how long it may take to recover that investment if monthly profit remains similar.
For a stronger buying decision, run at least three cases: conservative, expected, and optimistic. A location that only works under optimistic assumptions may not be a strong placement.