{
  "slug": "crypto-profit",
  "title": "Crypto Profit Calculator",
  "heading": "Crypto Profit / Loss Calculator",
  "category": "financial",
  "url": "https://www.revenuelab.fyi/toolbox/crypto-profit",
  "summary": "Profit, ROI, and break-even price after exchange fees.",
  "description": "Round-trip fees and spread matter far more in crypto than in equities. A 0.5% taker fee each way means you need a 1%+ move just to break even.",
  "formula": "Profit = (Sell × qty × (1 − fee)) − (Buy × qty × (1 + fee)).",
  "dateModified": "2026-09-30",
  "run_url": "https://www.revenuelab.fyi/api/public/calc?tool=crypto-profit",
  "inputs": [
    {
      "id": "buy",
      "label": "Buy price",
      "kind": "number",
      "hint": null,
      "default": 42000,
      "unit": "$",
      "min": 0,
      "max": null
    },
    {
      "id": "sell",
      "label": "Sell price",
      "kind": "number",
      "hint": null,
      "default": 68000,
      "unit": "$",
      "min": 0,
      "max": null
    },
    {
      "id": "qty",
      "label": "Quantity",
      "kind": "number",
      "hint": null,
      "default": 0.5,
      "unit": null,
      "min": 0,
      "max": null
    },
    {
      "id": "fee",
      "label": "Exchange fee each way",
      "kind": "number",
      "hint": null,
      "default": 0.4,
      "unit": "%",
      "min": 0,
      "max": 5
    },
    {
      "id": "tax",
      "label": "Tax rate on gains",
      "kind": "number",
      "hint": null,
      "default": 20,
      "unit": "%",
      "min": 0,
      "max": 55
    }
  ],
  "outputs": [
    {
      "id": "profit",
      "label": "Profit before tax",
      "format": "currency",
      "hint": null,
      "primary": true
    },
    {
      "id": "afterTax",
      "label": "Profit after tax",
      "format": "currency",
      "hint": null,
      "primary": false
    },
    {
      "id": "roi",
      "label": "Return on investment",
      "format": "percent",
      "hint": null,
      "primary": false
    },
    {
      "id": "breakeven",
      "label": "Break-even sell price",
      "format": "currency",
      "hint": null,
      "primary": false
    },
    {
      "id": "cost",
      "label": "Total cost including fees",
      "format": "currency",
      "hint": null,
      "primary": false
    },
    {
      "id": "proceeds",
      "label": "Net proceeds",
      "format": "currency",
      "hint": null,
      "primary": false
    }
  ],
  "worked_example": {
    "inputs": [
      "Buy price: 42000 $",
      "Sell price: 68000 $",
      "Quantity: 0.5",
      "Exchange fee each way: 0.4 %",
      "Tax rate on gains: 20 %"
    ],
    "outputs": [
      "Profit before tax: $12,780.00",
      "Profit after tax: $10,224.00",
      "Return on investment: 60.61%",
      "Break-even sell price: $42,337.35",
      "Total cost including fees: $21,084.00",
      "Net proceeds: $33,864.00"
    ]
  },
  "how_to": {
    "title": "How to use this",
    "steps": [
      "Enter buy price ($).",
      "Enter sell price ($).",
      "Enter quantity.",
      "Enter exchange fee each way (%).",
      "Enter tax rate on gains (%).",
      "Read your profit before tax on the right — it updates as you type.",
      "Hit Share to keep the scenario or send it to someone."
    ]
  },
  "scenarios": [
    {
      "name": "Conservative",
      "description": "Lower-end numbers — what if things land soft?",
      "values": {
        "buy": 25200,
        "sell": 40800,
        "qty": 0.3,
        "fee": 0.24,
        "tax": 12
      }
    },
    {
      "name": "Typical",
      "description": "Defaults — the most common real-world setup.",
      "values": {
        "buy": 42000,
        "sell": 68000,
        "qty": 0.5,
        "fee": 0.4,
        "tax": 20
      }
    },
    {
      "name": "Ambitious",
      "description": "Higher-end numbers — what if things really pop?",
      "values": {
        "buy": 67200,
        "sell": 108800,
        "qty": 0.8,
        "fee": 0.6400000000000001,
        "tax": 32
      }
    }
  ],
  "limitations": [
    "Results are estimates before tax, fees, and inflation unless an input explicitly covers them.",
    "Rates are treated as fixed for the whole period — variable-rate products will drift from this projection.",
    "This is educational maths, not financial advice. Check anything contractual with the lender or your accountant."
  ],
  "faq": [
    {
      "q": "How does the crypto profit / loss calculator work?",
      "a": "Round-trip fees and spread matter far more in crypto than in equities. A 0.5% taker fee each way means you need a 1%+ move just to break even. The underlying maths is: Profit = (Sell × qty × (1 − fee)) − (Buy × qty × (1 + fee))."
    },
    {
      "q": "What do I need to enter?",
      "a": "5 values: buy price, sell price, quantity, exchange fee each way, and tax rate on gains. Each field starts with a sensible default, so you can change one number at a time and watch the result move."
    },
    {
      "q": "What does the profit before tax result mean?",
      "a": "It is returned as a money amount in US dollars and updates live as you edit the inputs, so you can compare two or three versions of a scenario in a few seconds."
    },
    {
      "q": "Is this calculator free, and do I need an account?",
      "a": "Yes, it's free, and no account is required. Nothing you type is stored on our servers — the maths runs entirely in your browser."
    },
    {
      "q": "How accurate is the result?",
      "a": "It applies the standard formula exactly, so the arithmetic is precise. Results are estimates before tax, fees, and inflation unless an input explicitly covers them."
    },
    {
      "q": "Who is this tool for?",
      "a": "It's built for anyone comparing money scenarios before committing — budgeting a payment, sanity-checking a quote, or seeing what a change in rate or term actually costs."
    }
  ],
  "related": [
    "https://www.revenuelab.fyi/toolbox/capital-gains-tax",
    "https://www.revenuelab.fyi/toolbox/stock-return",
    "https://www.revenuelab.fyi/toolbox/crypto-dca"
  ],
  "license": "CC-BY-4.0",
  "citation": "RevenueLab — Crypto Profit Calculator (https://www.revenuelab.fyi/toolbox/crypto-profit)"
}