Free Break Even Chart Maker
Charts & GraphsEnter your fixed costs, price, and variable cost per unit. The break-even point is calculated and drawn — revenue and cost lines, the crossing marked, and profit and loss shaded. Every label editable, clean PNG export, no signup.
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How to Use
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Enter three numbers
Fixed costs, price per unit, and variable cost per unit. That is everything a break-even chart needs — the units axis is worked out for you so the crossing always sits in frame.
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Read the break-even point
The units and the revenue appear on the marker and in the summary strip, calculated as fixed costs ÷ contribution margin. Change any figure and the whole chart follows.
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Rename the labels
Title, axes, and the revenue, cost, profit and loss labels are all click-to-type. The figures stay calculated, so the chart cannot contradict itself.
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Choose how much to show
Turn the shaded profit and loss wedges, the fixed cost line, the grid, or the summary strip on and off depending on whether it is going in a business plan or a homework answer.
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Export
Download a PNG that matches the preview 1:1 — free, no watermark.
Why Choose GraphMake?
The Number and the Picture, From One Tool
Search for break-even help and the results split in two. Calculators give you the right number and a throwaway graph you cannot relabel. Chart tools draw a nice picture that ignores your figures entirely and expects you to plot the lines yourself.
You need both. Enter fixed costs, price, and variable cost, and this tool solves fixed costs ÷ contribution margin, then draws the chart around that answer — revenue line, total cost line starting at your fixed costs, the crossing marked with its units and revenue, and the loss and profit wedges shaded either side of it.
Why the Figures Are Not Editable
Every word on the chart is click-to-type: the title, the axes, the curve names, the profit and loss labels. Every number is calculated — the axis values, the break-even marker, and the summary strip.
That split is deliberate. A break-even chart exists to state one figure, and a chart whose stated break-even point can be typed over is worse than no chart, because it looks authoritative while being wrong. Change the inputs and the drawing follows; there is no way to make the picture disagree with the arithmetic.
Reading the Chart
Total cost does not start at zero — it starts at your fixed costs, because rent and salaries are owed before a single unit sells. Total revenue does start at zero. That gap at the left edge is the loss you begin from, and the slope difference between the two lines is how fast you close it.
The steeper the revenue line relative to total cost, the sooner they cross. That gap in slopes is the contribution margin, which is why a small price rise usually moves break-even more than a large cut in fixed costs: the price change tilts the line, while the fixed-cost change only lowers where it starts.
Frequently Asked Questions
How do you calculate the break-even point?
Break-even units = fixed costs ÷ (price per unit − variable cost per unit). The bracket is the contribution margin: what each sale contributes toward covering fixed costs. Break-even revenue is then those units multiplied by the price. This tool does both calculations from the three figures you enter and marks the result on the chart.
What is a break-even chart?
A break-even chart plots total revenue and total cost against units sold. Revenue starts at zero and rises with the price per unit; total cost starts at your fixed costs and rises with the variable cost per unit. Where the two lines cross is the break-even point — every unit to the left of it is a loss, every unit to the right is profit.
What is the difference between a break-even chart and a CVP chart?
None, in practice. Cost-volume-profit (CVP) analysis is the wider technique and the break-even chart is its standard picture, so the two names describe the same graph. Some courses draw a profit-volume variant that plots profit alone against volume; the chart here is the classic revenue-and-cost version.
What is the contribution margin?
Price per unit minus variable cost per unit — the amount each sale contributes to paying off fixed costs, and then to profit once those are covered. It is shown in the summary strip, and it is why raising the price moves the break-even point left far faster than cutting fixed costs does.
Why does my chart say there is no break-even point?
Because the price per unit is at or below the variable cost per unit. The contribution margin is then zero or negative, so every extra unit sold widens the gap rather than closing it and the two lines never cross. Raising the price above the variable cost is the only fix — no volume of sales can rescue a negative margin.
How do I show the margin of safety?
The margin of safety is the distance between your expected sales and the break-even point. Rename one of the editable labels — the Profit label, say — to mark your forecast volume on the profit side of the crossing, and the gap on the units axis between it and the break-even line is the margin of safety.
Can I use this for a business plan?
Yes. Export the PNG and drop it straight into a plan, pitch deck, or coursework — there is no watermark and no signup. The summary strip carries the break-even units, break-even revenue, and contribution margin, which is usually what a reader wants next to the picture.
Is this break even chart maker free?
Yes — free, no signup, and no watermark on the PNG. Vector SVG and HD 2×/3×/4× exports are Pro features.
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