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D2C PROFIT MARGIN
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Calculate your true D2C profit margin — after COGS, fulfillment, payment fees, returns, and marketing. The margin model that reveals your real business profitability.

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GROSS MARGIN IS NOT YOUR REAL MARGIN

Most D2C founders know their gross margin (revenue minus COGS). But the number that determines whether your business is actually profitable is contribution margin: revenue minus COGS, fulfillment, payment fees, and returns. Contribution margin is what you have left to cover marketing, overhead, and profit. Most D2C brands are shocked by how thin their contribution margin is when calculated correctly.

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What is a healthy D2C contribution margin?

Before marketing: 50–65% contribution margin is healthy for most D2C categories. After marketing (at 20–25% marketing spend): 25–40% contribution margin. Below 20% after marketing leaves insufficient margin for overhead and profit at scale.

What costs do most D2C brands miss in their margin calculation?

Payment processing fees (2.9% + $0.30 per order), return processing costs (typically $5–15 per return, plus restocking), packaging materials, and customer acquisition amortized over LTV. These typically add 5–10 percentage points to cost of sale.

How does AOV affect my contribution margin?

Higher AOV improves margin in two ways: payment processing fees are a smaller % of revenue, and fulfillment costs per dollar of revenue decrease. A brand moving average order from $40 to $80 typically sees a 5–8% contribution margin improvement from these fixed-cost dynamics alone.

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