Smart move! Let's get you forecasting like a pro.
Pick your industry to load 2026 benchmarks. We have 13 industries with real data.
Orange labels = YOUR data. Fill: Traffic, Budget, Orders, AOV, Margin, LTV.
Enter target orders/revenue and NEW budget you can invest.
Check if you're profitable, see scenarios, and understand your metrics.
๐ Full methodology:
Read our data sources โCurious about the numbers? Good! Here's the breakdown.
| Metric | 2025 | 2026 |
|---|---|---|
| CPC (Cost Per Click) | โฌ${ind.y25.cpc.toFixed(2)} | โฌ${ind.y26.cpc.toFixed(2)} |
| CPM (Per 1000 Impressions) | โฌ${ind.y25.cpm.toFixed(2)} | โฌ${ind.y26.cpm.toFixed(2)} |
| CTR (Click-Through Rate) | ${ind.y25.ctr.toFixed(2)}% | ${ind.y26.ctr.toFixed(2)}% |
| CR (Conversion Rate) | ${ind.y25.cr.toFixed(2)}% | ${ind.y26.cr.toFixed(2)}% |
| AOV (Avg Order Value) | โฌ${ind.y25.aov} | โฌ${ind.y26.aov} |
CPC, CPM, CTR, CR, AOV: These are pre-filled with benchmarks but you can edit them if you have your own data.
Profit Margin: Your net profit % after all costs (COGS, shipping, overhead, returns).
Customer LTV: Total revenue from a customer over their lifetime. Industry average is โฌ${ind.ltv}.
Good! These are YOUR numbers - the core of forecasting.
What: Visitors to your site/landing page per month
Formula: From your analytics (Google Analytics, etc)
๐ก More traffic = more chances to convert
What: Current monthly ad spend
Includes: Facebook Ads, Google Ads, TikTok, etc
โ ๏ธ This is CURRENT budget, not target budget
What: Orders you're getting NOW per month
Used for: Calculating your actual conversion rate vs expected
Formula: Total Revenue รท Number of Orders
Example: โฌ10,000 revenue / 100 orders = โฌ100 AOV
๐ก Pre-filled with industry avg (โฌ${ind.y26.aov}), use YOUR real number!
Planning for growth? Smart. Here's what each field does.
What: How many orders you WANT per month
Formula: When you change this, Target Revenue auto-calculates
Formula: Target Orders ร AOV = Target Revenue
What: Revenue you WANT per month
Formula: When you change this, Target Orders auto-calculates
Formula: Target Revenue รท AOV = Target Orders
โก These two fields sync - change one, other updates!
What: TOTAL budget you can invest (current + extra)
Not: Just the "extra" - this is the FULL new budget
Calculator shows:
๐ The Logic:
Needed Budget = (Target Orders รท CR%) ร CPC
Example: Want 1000 orders, 2% CR, โฌ0.50 CPC
= (1000 รท 0.02) ร 0.50 = โฌ25,000 needed
Want to understand where you are NOW? Here's the breakdown.
Your CURRENT performance based on the data you entered (Traffic, Budget, Actual Orders).
Formula: Actual Orders ร AOV
What it means: Total money coming in from sales
Shows: Your actual orders vs expected orders
Expected Formula: Traffic ร CTR ร CR
๐ก If actual > expected, you're beating benchmarks!
Formula: Revenue รท Budget
Example: โฌ10,000 revenue รท โฌ2,500 budget = 4x ROAS
โ Above 2x is generally good
Formula: Budget รท Actual Orders
What it means: Cost to get one customer
โ ๏ธ Should be less than (AOV ร Profit Margin)
Planning for the future? Let's see what you're aiming for.
Where you WANT to be - based on Target Orders/Revenue from "Targets" section.
Formula: Target Orders ร AOV
Formula: (NEW Budget รท CPC) ร (CR รท 100)
How many orders with your NEW budget
Expected metrics with NEW budget
Scores show campaign health. Let's decode them.
Green (90-100) = Excellent, Yellow (70-89) = Good, Red (0-69) = Needs work
Compares your CAC to industry benchmark
4x+ ROAS = Excellent, 2-4x = Good, Below 2x = Needs work
50%+ = Excellent, 30-50% = Healthy, Below 30% = Tight
Customer Acquisition Cost deep dive. Critical metric!
Formula: Ad Spend รท Customers
Formula: AOV ร Profit Margin %
MOST you can spend per customer and break even
โ ๏ธ CAC > Max CAC = losing money!
Formula: CAC รท LTV
Below 30% = Excellent, 30-50% = Healthy, Above 50% = Too expensive
When do you stop losing money? Here's the math.
Where profit from sales equals ad spend
Formula: Budget รท (AOV ร Margin %)
Example: โฌ2,500 รท (โฌ100 ร 40%) = 62.5 orders needed
Formula: 1 รท Profit Margin %
โ Any ROAS above this = profit!
Every funnel step costs money. Here's the breakdown.
Cost to show ad to 1,000 people
Cost each time someone clicks
Formula: CPC รท CR%
Same as CAC - cost per sale
How risky is this campaign? Risk assessment.
Measures likelihood of losing money or missing targets
๐ข Low Risk: Profitable, healthy metrics
๐ก Medium Risk: Some concerns, watch closely
๐ด High Risk: Losing money, rethink strategy!
Working backwards from goals. Smart planning!
Calculates WHAT YOU NEED to hit target orders/revenue
Formula: (Target Orders รท CR%) รท CTR%
Formula: (Target Orders รท CR%) ร CPC
Compares your NEW Budget vs needed budget
Reality changes. Here's best, worst, and normal case.
CPC/CPM +15%, CTR/CR -30%
Crisis, high competition, bad conditions
Uses exact 2026 benchmarks
Your PRIMARY planning scenario
CPC/CPM -10%, CTR/CR +30%
Viral content, perfect targeting
Each scenario has editable CTR, CR, CPC, CPM fields
Planning your timeline? Let's break down when you'll hit your target.
How many MONTHS it will take to reach your target revenue, assuming steady monthly growth.
Formula: Based on compound monthly growth rate
Math: months = log(1 + (budget gap รท current budget)) รท log(1 + growth rate)
๐ก This assumes you reinvest profits back into marketing
What it is: Expected % increase in revenue each month
Industry Benchmarks (2025-2026 data):
โก You can edit this to match YOUR growth rate!
โ ๏ธ Reality Check: This assumes consistent growth. Real business has ups and downs. Use as directional guidance, not gospel.
Wait, what even IS this thing? Glad you asked!
This is an AI-powered forecasting tool that takes the guesswork out of marketing planning. Think of it as your personal marketing analyst who never sleeps (or asks for a raise).
โ ๏ธ Fair Warning: This tool was built for fun using AI and real market data. It's pretty damn smart, but it's NOT a crystal ball. Don't bet your company on it without doing your own homework. Use it as a guide, not gospel. We're not liable if your CMO makes bad decisions (but they probably will anyway ๐ ).
Made with โค๏ธ, โ, and way too much ChatGPT
Built by marketers, for marketers (who hate spreadsheets)
{label1}
โฌ{actual.toLocaleString()}
{label2}
โฌ{estimated.toLocaleString()}
{months === 999 ? 'โ' : months === 0 ? '๐ Done!' : `${months} mo`}
{note}
}{label}
{value} {est && ({est})}
B2C & E-commerce โข 2026 Benchmarks
Ind. avg: โฌ{benchLtv}
๐ {ind.name} โข Jan 2025 โ Jan 2026:
โ ๏ธ CAC expected +{yoyChange.cpc}% (โฌ{benchCac} โ โฌ{Math.round(benchCac * (1 + parseFloat(yoyChange.cpc)/100))})
2026 Benchmarks (editable):
๐ Fill in YOUR actual business data below โ double-check your profit margin matches industry average!
Your Orders
{actualOrders.toLocaleString()} (est. {calc.estOrders.toLocaleString()})
Your CR
{calc.actualCr.toFixed(2)}% (ind. {benchCr}%)
{calc.isOrdersBelowBenchmark ? 'โ ๏ธ Below Est.' : 'โ On Track'}
{((actualOrders / calc.estOrders - 1) * 100).toFixed(0)}%
Marketing Budget + Extra available
๐ฐ Budget Needed
โฌ{Math.round(calc.totalBudgetNeeded).toLocaleString()}
Difference
0 ? 'text-red-500' : 'text-emerald-600'}`}> {calc.budgetDiff > 0 ? '+' : ''}โฌ{Math.round(calc.budgetDiff).toLocaleString()}
{calc.canReach ? 'โ Achievable' : 'โ Need more'}
{budgetComment.text}
{calc.isProfitable ? 'Profitable!' : 'Losing!'}
Net: โฌ{calc.netProfit.toLocaleString()}
{calc.progress.toFixed(1)}% to goal
Budget Comparison
{getSarcasticComment('verdict', calc.isProfitable)}
{calc.cacScore >= 70 && calc.beScore >= 70 ? "๐ Looking great! Keep crushing!" : calc.cacScore < 40 || calc.beScore < 40 ? "๐ฌ Needs serious work. Coffee won't fix this." : "๐ค Room for improvement!"}
{getSarcasticComment('breakeven', calc.roas >= calc.beRoas)}
{getSarcasticComment('cac', calc.cac <= benchCac)}
{getSarcasticComment('funnel', calc.funnelScore >= 50)}
{getSarcasticComment('risk', calc.riskScore >= 50)}
Growth Rate
{monthlyGrowth}%
monthly
Benchmark: {getMonthlyGrowthBenchmark(industry)}%
{getSarcasticComment('time', calc.months <= 12)}
For {targetOrders.toLocaleString()} orders
โฌ{Math.round(calc.totalBudgetNeeded).toLocaleString()}
budget
Traffic
{Math.round(traffic + calc.extraTrafficNeeded).toLocaleString()}
visitors
Progress
{calc.progress.toFixed(1)}%
of goal
Gap
โฌ{Math.round(Math.max(0, calc.budgetDiff)).toLocaleString()}
{calc.budgetDiffFromExtra > 0 ? 'short' : 'โ OK'}
Customer Persona
{calc.personaGood ? 'โ ' : 'โ'}
{calc.personaGood ? 'Good' : calc.personaIssues.join(', ')}
๐ With +โฌ{extraBudget.toLocaleString()}:
{getSarcasticComment('persona', calc.personaGood)}
{s.desc}
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Build Your Persona at Socialscore.io โDisclaimer: All industry benchmark data has been gathered through independent online research, tracking industry averages for 2025 and 2026, as well as statistical projections based on historical data.
Please do not consider this tool as investment advice. A thorough analysis of your specific business is required before proceeding with planning and implementation. This tool is provided for informational and entertainment purposes only. Learn more about our methodology here.
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