Exact financial target
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Landscaping Break-Even Calculator
Enter your landscaping job price and costs to calculate monthly job targets, revenue and crew capacity. Set owner pay and target profit to zero to check operating break-even.
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Calculate your landscaping break-even point
Replace the example inputs below. Results update in your browser as you type. Enter monthly totals for overhead, owner pay and target profit; enter direct costs per job separately.
Contribution per job$110.72
Whole jobs for your target103
Monthly sales at that volume$32,960.00
At these assumptions, estimated delivery capacity is 94 whole jobs per month. The current capacity is below the required volume. These are planning estimates, not a sales forecast.
INDUSTRY-SPECIFIC UNIT ECONOMICS
What this landscaping break-even analysis includes
This model calculates contribution per job after plants and materials, crew labor, fuel, equipment use, payment fees and customer acquisition. It then determines the exact volume and revenue required to cover monthly operating overhead, owner compensation and an optional target profit.
Because a financial target is useful only when the business can deliver it, MyBreakeven also compares required volume with productive team hours and estimates the customer inquiries needed at your conversion rate.
Operational feasibility
Compare required jobs with estimated monthly delivery capacity before committing to the plan.
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Inputs stay in your browser, while the formula trace explains how each result was calculated.
Formula, assumptions and rounding
Contribution per job = average price minus direct materials, labor, other variable costs, acquisition cost and percentage payment fees. Required monthly jobs = (operating overhead + owner pay + target profit) divided by contribution per job.
For a traditional operating break-even calculation, set owner pay and target profit to zero. Keep owner pay if you want the business to cover your compensation, and add profit only when calculating a profit target. The example values are illustrative USD inputs, not industry averages.
The example contribution is $110.72 per job. The exact target is 102.06 jobs; rounding up gives 103 whole jobs and $32,960.00 in monthly sales. Costs entered per job must not also be included in monthly overhead.
Capacity uses team members × weekly hours × 52 / 12 × productive utilization ÷ delivery hours per job. Delivery hours mean total team labor hours per job, including preparation and travel where relevant. Whole-unit capacity rounds down, while required sales round up.
Inquiry estimates use your assumed conversion rate, not a prediction of demand. For recurring work, count existing customers separately from new customer acquisition. The full calculator supports other currency labels; it does not convert exchange rates.
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QUESTIONS THIS MODEL ANSWERS
Landscaping break-even questions
How many landscaping jobs cover monthly overhead?
At the example price of $320.00, each job contributes $110.72 after direct costs and fees. Covering $11,300.00 in overhead, owner pay and target profit requires 103 whole jobs, or $32,960.00 in practical monthly sales. Replace these sample inputs with your figures.
Is current crew capacity enough for the target?
The example requires 103 whole jobs and estimates capacity for 94 whole jobs per month, using 4 team members, 38 hours each per week and 72% productive time. Adjust those inputs to check your own delivery limit.
How does average job price change break-even volume?
In this example, each job contributes $110.72 after direct costs and fees. Changing the price or a per-job cost changes that contribution and therefore the number of jobs needed. Enter your own assumptions to see the effect.