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CAC Calculator

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CAC is customer acquisition cost, the sales and marketing investment required to acquire customers.

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Overall CAC$500
Overall CAC = S&M Spend / New Customers
Variable Meaning
S&M Spend Sales and marketing spend.
New Customers Number of newly acquired customers.

Worked example

S&M Spend
$50,000
New Customers
100
→ Overall CAC
$500

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CAC Formula

Overall CAC = S&M Spend / New Customers
Variable Meaning
S&M Spend Sales and marketing spend.
New Customers Number of newly acquired customers.

How to Calculate CAC

Worked example

S&M Spend
$50,000
New Customers
100
→ Overall CAC
$500

Full definition, benchmarks, and common mistakes live on the CAC glossary page ; quick answers are in the CAC FAQ .

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