Lead economics calculator

Auto Parts Lead ROI Calculator

Enter your lead cost, contact rate, quote rate, close rate, average sale, and gross profit. Your entries stay in your browser.

Use your own assumptions

Run the numbers on your lead program.

Results are estimates, and your entries stay in your browser.

Estimated results

Lead economics estimate

Total lead cost
Estimated contacts
Estimated quotes
Estimated sales
Estimated revenue
Estimated gross profit
Cost per acquired sale
Contribution after lead cost
Lead-spend ROI
Break-even close rate

Rate definitions

Keep every denominator consistent.

  • Contact rate is a percentage of total leads.
  • Quote rate is a percentage of contacted buyers.
  • Close rate is a percentage of quoted buyers.
  • Cost per acquired sale uses estimated completed sales.

ROI and break-even method

Use gross profit, not revenue.

Lead-spend ROI is contribution after lead cost divided by total lead cost. The break-even close rate divides total lead cost by estimated quotes multiplied by gross profit per sale. If break-even exceeds 100%, those assumptions cannot break even.

Read the complete calculation guide

Next step

Use the estimate to frame a lead-availability discussion.

Bring your own operating assumptions and ask about current category, program, and delivery options.