buncha/finance/vinyl-profit

Vinyl Profit Calculator

Pressing vinyl has a chunky one-off cost plus a per-record cost that falls as the run grows. See your all-in cost, profit, margin and — the number that matters — how many records you need to sell to break even.

Projected profit

$4,400

All-in cost

$3,100

$10.33/record

Revenue

$7,500

300 sold

Margin

59%

You break even after selling 124 of your 300 records — about 41% of the run.

Run size

The pressing

Records (qty)

Cost / record

One-off setup (mastering, lacquer, plating, artwork)

Shipping / freight

Selling

Sell price / record

Sell-through

Selling 300 of 300

Where the cost goes

Cost

$3,100

Setup & mastering23%$700

Pressing73%$2,250

Shipping5%$150

A planning estimate. Real pressing quotes vary by plant, format (7"/10"/12"), weight, colour and lead time, and don't include PR, distribution cuts or mechanical royalties. Get a real quote before committing. Everything runs in your browser.

Pairs well with

Asset Replacement Planner

Plan and budget a fleet of equipment over time — b…

Bills Due Tracker

Recurring bills with due-day-of-month rollover. Se…

Budget Calculator

Build a 50/30/20 budget you can actually fill in. …

Cap Rate Calculator

Evaluate real-estate income properties — cap rate,…

About Vinyl Profit Calculator

Work out whether pressing vinyl makes money. Enter your run size, per-record cost, one-off setup (mastering, lacquer, plating, artwork), shipping and sell price to see your all-in cost per record, total profit, margin and the number of records you need to sell to break even — with a visual breakdown of where the money goes. For bands, labels and self-releasing artists.

Everything happens on your device. Close the tab and it's gone.