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Amazon ACOS, TACOS, ROAS, max CPC, and wasted-spend calculators

Break-even ACOS is the bid ceiling after COGS and Amazon fees. TACOS is ad spend as a share of all sales. ROAS is the inverse of ACOS. Max CPC is the highest click you can pay. Numbers stay on this page — nothing is sent to the server.

Break-even ACOS TACOS ROAS Max CPC Wasted spend

SKU math

Break-even ACOS

What percent of the selling price is left after COGS and Amazon fees? That is the highest ACOS this ASIN can carry on an ad-attributed order.

Account math

TACOS

Total ad spend ÷ total sales (not just ad-attributed). If ACOS is flat and this is rising, organic is slipping and ads are covering the hole.

Same fact, inverted

ROAS from spend

Return on ad spend is ad-attributed sales ÷ ad spend. A 4x ROAS is a 25% ACOS. Neither is profit until it sits under break-even ACOS.

Bid ceiling

Max CPC

Price × conversion rate × break-even ACOS. That is the highest cost-per-click an ad-attributed order can pay without going underwater.

Search-term leak

Wasted spend

Sum search terms with spend and zero orders (or your own 10-click / 0-order rule). If that line is larger than a month of management, the account is leaking before “performance” is counted.

Editorial bands, not Amazon policy. Recalculate the week a fee table lands. Method: ACOS vs TACOS vs break-even · ACOS vs ROAS · wasted spend harvest · glossary · operator stack.

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FAQ

What is break-even ACOS?

Break-even ACOS is the contribution left on a unit after COGS and Amazon fees, expressed as a percent of the selling price. If advertising cost of sales is higher than that number, the ad-attributed order loses money.

What is TACOS?

TACOS is total ad spend divided by total sales (not just ad-attributed sales). It shows how dependent the whole P&L is on paid traffic. ACOS can look healthy while TACOS climbs because organic rank is decaying.

Which number should I manage to?

Use break-even ACOS as the bid ceiling on a SKU. Use TACOS to see whether ads are buying growth or replacing organic. ACOS alone hides both.

How do I get ROAS from ACOS?

ROAS is 100 ÷ ACOS when ACOS is a percent. A 25% ACOS is a 4x ROAS. Same campaign fact, inverted. Neither is profit.

What is max CPC?

Price × conversion rate × break-even ACOS. That is the highest cost-per-click a SKU can pay on an ad-attributed order without going underwater.

Do these calculators send my numbers anywhere?

No. They run in your browser. Nothing is stored or emailed.

If break-even ACOS is already underwater on a hero ASIN, that is a review — not a spreadsheet problem.

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