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Customer Acquisition Cost (CAC) & LTV Calculator

Calculate blended or paid CAC, full marketing and sales acquisition cost breakdowns, and LTV:CAC unit economics.

Input Parameters

Modify any field to recalculate results in real time.

Ensure both acquisition expenses and customer cohorts correspond to the same time interval.
Blended CAC captures full go-to-market cost; paid CAC isolates direct media performance.
$
Direct advertising budgets (Google, Meta, LinkedIn, sponsorships).
$
Sales rep salaries, SDR costs, closed bonuses, and outreach tools.
$
Marketing automation tools, CRM software, design assets, and agency fees.
Total new unique paying customers onboarded during this period.
$
Average lifetime gross profit or cumulative revenue per customer.
Realized Blended CAC50 New Customers (monthly)
$230.00 / customer

Fully loaded acquisition cost to obtain 1 paying customer

LTV:CAC RatioHealthy (>3x)
5.22x

Target SaaS/Growth benchmark is 3.0x or higher for scalable profitability

Total Go-To-Market ExpenditureBLENDED Scope
$11,500.00

Total investment across marketing, sales, and software

Net Lifetime Value per Customer
$970.00

Customer Lifetime Value ($1,200.00) minus CAC ($230.00)

Financial Breakdown Table

Component / Line ItemAmountShare (%)
Paid Media / Marketing Ad Spend$6,000.0052.17%
Sales Salaries & Commissions$4,000.0034.78%
Software Tools & Agency Retainers$1,500.0013.04%
Total GTM Acquisition Cost$11,500.00100.00%
New Customers Acquired50 customers-
Effective Customer CAC$230.00-
Customer Lifetime Value (LTV)$1,200.00-

Formula & Mathematical Methodology

Total Acquisition Cost = Marketing Spend + Sales Costs + Software & Agency Fees. CAC = Total Acquisition Cost ÷ New Customers Acquired. LTV:CAC Ratio = Customer Lifetime Value (LTV) ÷ CAC. Net Margin per Customer = LTV - CAC.

Total Acquisition Cost Formula$11,500.00
Marketing Spend + Sales Costs + Software & Tools
$6,000.00 + $4,000.00 + $1,500.00
Customer Acquisition Cost (CAC) Formula$230.00 per customer
Total Acquisition Cost ÷ New Customers Acquired
$11,500.00 ÷ 50 customers (monthly)
LTV:CAC Efficiency Ratio5.22x Ratio
Customer Lifetime Value (LTV) ÷ CAC
$1,200.00 ÷ $230.00
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