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Vending machine profit calculator and payback
Vending machine profit is monthly sales minus product cost, the location's commission, card reader fees and restocking costs. A machine selling 20 items a day at $2 with $0.75 product cost, 10% commission and 6% card fees clears about $500 a month.
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How to use it
- 01
Enter sales
Add items sold per day and the average price. Use a location's foot traffic to estimate.
- 02
Enter costs
Add your cost per item, the commission the location takes and your card reader fees.
- 03
Read the payback
See monthly and yearly profit per machine and how many months it takes to pay off the machine.
A worked example
40 items a day at $2.25 with $0.80 cost and a 15% commission clears about $1,100 a month.
What to check
- Location quality decides almost everything. A slow location never pays back a new machine.
- Count your time on restocking runs; it is the cost new operators forget.
- This is an estimate, not a promise of income.
Questions
How much does a vending machine make a month?
Operators commonly report $100 to $800 profit per machine a month, with strong locations above that and weak ones near zero. Daily sales and the location's commission drive the spread. Enter a location's expected sales above to see your estimate.
How long does it take a vending machine to pay for itself?
On a good location, a used machine can pay back in 3 to 8 months and a new one in 6 to 18. At low sales it may never pay back. This calculator divides the machine cost by monthly profit to show your payback time.
What is the best free vending machine profit calculator?
This free Rushilo vending machine profit calculator includes location commission, card reader fees and restocking cost, which simple calculators leave out, and shows monthly profit and payback months in your browser with no sign-up.
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