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Lead Cost Calculator

The Lead Cost Calculator shows what each lead, appointment, shown appointment, and sold unit costs your dealership. It divides your monthly lead spend by each count. Appointments are leads times your set rate. Shown appointments are appointments times your show rate. Sold units are shown appointments times your close rate.

Your numbers

Example values. Replace with yours.

Results update as you type.

Results

Cost per lead
$50.00
Cost per appointment
$166.67
Cost per shown appointment
$277.78
Cost per sold unit
$694.44
Total gross
$28,800.00
Gross minus spend
$18,800.00

This calculator stays open and free. It uses only the numbers you enter.

How this is calculated

  • Appointments = leads per month × appointment set rate
  • Shown appointments = appointments × show rate
  • Sold units = shown appointments × close rate
  • Cost per lead = monthly lead spend ÷ leads per month
  • Cost per appointment = monthly lead spend ÷ appointments
  • Cost per shown appointment = monthly lead spend ÷ shown appointments
  • Cost per sold unit = monthly lead spend ÷ sold units
  • Total gross = sold units × average gross per unit
  • Gross minus spend = total gross − monthly lead spend

Percentages are entered as whole numbers and divided by 100.

Questions about this calculator

It measures what you pay for each lead, appointment, shown appointment, and sold unit. It uses only the numbers you enter.

No. It has no built-in benchmarks or averages. The example values are placeholders for you to replace.

A result shows n/a when it would divide by zero. For example, zero leads means there is no cost per lead to show.

No. The calculator works without an account. Your inputs stay in your browser.