Food Truck Profit Calculator

Calculate your food truck's monthly profit and break-even point.

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Food Truck Business

Enter your food truck's revenue and costs to see profitability.

Monthly net profit
$0
Net margin: 0%
Monthly revenue
$0
Food cost
$0
Gross profit
$0
Net profit
$0
Break-even customers/day
0
Annual profit
$0

Worked example

With the default inputs shown below, this calculator returns the following results:

InputValue
Average daily customers80
Average order value ($)$15
Days operating per month22
Food cost (% of revenue)30
Monthly fixed costs ($)$3,000
Monthly labor cost ($)$4,000
ResultValue
Monthly net profit$11,480
Monthly revenue$26,400
Food cost$7,920
Gross profit$18,480
Net profit$11,480
Break-even customers/day31

Values shown are produced by this page in your browser; change any input to update them.

How to use the Food Truck Business

  1. Average daily customers — default 80
  2. Average order value ($) — default $15
  3. Days operating per month — default 22
  4. Food cost (% of revenue) — default 30
  5. Monthly fixed costs ($) — default $3,000
  6. Monthly labor cost ($) — default $4,000
  7. Press Calculate to update the results instantly.

Frequently asked questions

A single truck typically nets $30,000-$80,000 a year. Location quality and repeat visits matter more than the menu size.
Food (28-35% of sales), labour, propane, commissary or parking fees, permits, insurance, maintenance and the vehicle itself.
Divide your daily fixed costs by the gross profit per cover. With $300 of daily fixed cost and $2 of gross profit per customer, you need 150 customers.

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