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Customer Acquisition Cost Calculator

Calculate acquisition spend per new paying customer. Include the sales and marketing costs you intend to compare.

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Live result

Cost per new customer

$60.00

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The formula

CAC = acquisition costs ÷ new paying customers

Worked example

3,000 in sales and marketing costs to acquire 50 customers is a CAC of 60.

How to use the result

Use fully loaded costs for business planning, or clearly label a paid-media-only CAC. Compare it with contribution profit over the customer’s lifetime.

What this calculation leaves out

Long sales cycles can separate spending from customer acquisition. Blended CAC can hide large differences between channels and customer segments.

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