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Understand your acquisition cost and assess acquisition cost.

Calculate cost per acquisition using advertising spend and attributed conversions, then explore revenue efficiency when order value is known.

Cost per acquisitionRevenue contextTarget budgetAcquisition efficiency

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The core calculation is public

Fill in the required fields. Optional values add context.

Use the currency of your campaign data.
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Use total attributable advertising spend.
Must be above zero.
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Optional, shows estimated revenue and ROAS.
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Your performance snapshot

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COST PER ACQUISITION-

Enter your numbers and calculate to see the result.

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Advertising spend -Input spend
Conversions -Attributed conversion count
Cost per 1,000 conversions -CPA x 1,000
Attributed revenue -Conversions x revenue per conversion
Attributed ROAS -Attributed revenue / spend
Budget at target CPA -Pro outputPRO
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Target planning

Work backwards from the outcome you want.

Budget for planned conversions-
Spend difference at current volume-
Conversions at current spend and target CPA-
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READ THE RESULT

CPA shows acquisition efficiency, not profit.

Compare the acquisition price with the value and margin of the conversions you acquired.

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Match spend and conversions

Use the same measurement period, channel and attribution method.

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Calculate the average

Divide ad spend by completed conversions.

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Compare against economics

Set a CPA target using gross profit, retention and sales value rather than an arbitrary industry number.

Advertising spend / Conversions

What does CPA mean?

CPA is the average advertising spend per conversion. A low CPA is not automatically good if the resulting conversions have low value or poor quality.

Lower CPA means less spend per conversionConversion quality mattersCompare with margin and lifetime value
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Use connected calculators when the next question depends on another part of the economics.

PRACTICAL QUESTIONS

A few things worth knowing before you judge the result.

Is CPA the same as CAC?

Not always. CPA measures cost per conversion, while CAC can include broader marketing and sales costs per new customer.

Can CPA be zero?

Yes, if conversions occur with zero recorded advertising spend. Confirm attribution and cost coverage.

Why include order value?

Revenue per conversion helps contextualise CPA against attributed revenue, but does not establish profit.

What happens when there are no conversions?

CPA is undefined with zero conversions. Enter more than zero conversions.

Important: This calculator is for planning and educational use. Real outcomes can differ because of business conditions, accounting treatment, market behavior, taxes, attribution, timing and assumptions not represented here.
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