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Vending machine profit calculator
Drag the sliders to see what one machine earns each month and how fast it pays for itself.
Start from a typical site
Add the machine price from your quote below to see payback. Selling days and other costs are set to example values. Change them below.
Profit a month
$1,187
High-return model
- Sales a month
- $2,700
- Costs a month
- −$1,513
- Pays back in
- —
- Yearly return
- —
- Profit in a year
- $14,244
Year one: add the machine price to see payback
Get these numbers checked by an expertMonthly profit projections
Based on 45% product cost, $298 a month in running costs and 30 selling days.
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$33 sales/day
$247 /mo
$2,958/yr
Entry level
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$90 sales/day
$1,187 /mo
$14,244/yr
Average operator
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$160 sales/day
$2,342 /mo
$28,104/yr
High-traffic
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$250 sales/day
$3,827 /mo
$45,924/yr
Top performer
Estimates are for illustration only. Results vary with location, product mix and pricing.
Fine-tune every number
Changes here and in the sliders above stay in sync.
Monthly profit statement
- Sales ($90 × 30 days)
- $2,700
- Products (45%)
- −$1,215
- Gross profit
- $1,485
- Location rent
- −$200
- Power and internet
- −$41
- Refill and maintenance
- −$57
- Net profit
- $1,187
- Products —
- Rent —
- Power + internet —
- Refill + upkeep —
- Your profit —
- Break-even sales
- $18/day
- Yearly return
- —
- Net margin
- 44.0%
This model shows strong cash generation and fast capital recovery. Focus on execution quality so the live site matches the plan.
When you get your money back
Enter the machine price from your quote above to see the month you get your money back.
- Still paying back
- In profit
- Months
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