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Crypto Profit Calculator
A crypto profit calculator tells you exactly what a trade made or lost, in dollars and as a percent. Enter the price you bought at, the price you sold at, how many coins you held, and the fees on both sides of the trade, and it works out your total invested, total received, profit or loss, and the breakeven sell price — the price you must reach just to get your money back.
Presets are example prices only — enter your own buy price.
| Total invested | $20,025.00 |
| Total received | $27,475.00 |
| Profit / loss | $7,450.00 |
| Return | 37.20% |
| Breakeven sell price | $40,100.00 |
Invested vs received
Blue bar: what you put in. Green bar: what you got back. If the green bar is taller, the trade made money.
How it works
The calculator needs five numbers. The buy price is what you paid per coin, and the sell price is what you received per coin. The amount is how many coins the trade covered — it can be a fraction, like 0.5 Bitcoin or 2.5 Ethereum. The buy fee and sell fee are what the exchange charged you on each side, in dollars. If your exchange charged a percentage fee instead, work out the dollar amount first: a 1 percent fee on a $2,000 buy is $20.
First it works out your total invested: buy price times the number of coins, plus the buy fee. Then it works out your total received: sell price times the number of coins, minus the sell fee. Profit is simply received minus invested. If that number is negative, the trade lost money, and the calculator shows it as a loss. The return as a percent is the profit divided by the total invested, times 100 — this lets you compare a small trade and a large trade fairly, because a $500 profit on $1,000 invested is very different from a $500 profit on $50,000 invested.
The breakeven sell price is the part most traders forget. Because of fees, you need the sell price to be higher than your buy price just to get back to zero. The calculator adds your total invested and your sell fee together, then divides by the number of coins. If the coin never reaches that price, selling means a loss even if the price chart looks like it went up.
Try the coin preset buttons to fill in an example buy price for Bitcoin, Ethereum, Solana, Dogecoin, or XRP, then change the sell price and the amount to match your own trade. The result updates live as you type, and the chart redraws so you can see at a glance whether the money coming back is bigger than the money that went in.
Worked example
Say you bought 0.5 Bitcoin at $40,000 per coin and later sold it at $55,000 per coin. The exchange charged you a $25 fee when you bought and another $25 fee when you sold. Here is how the calculator works it out, step by step.
Step 1: Total invested = $40,000 × 0.5 + $25 = $20,000 + $25 = $20,025.
Step 2: Total received = $55,000 × 0.5 − $25 = $27,500 − $25 = $27,475.
Step 3: Profit = $27,475 − $20,025 = $7,450.
Step 4: Return = $7,450 ÷ $20,025 × 100 = 37.20%.
Step 5: Breakeven sell price = ($20,025 + $25) ÷ 0.5 = $40,100 per coin.
Enter those same numbers — buy price $40,000, sell price $55,000, amount 0.5, buy fee $25, sell fee $25 — and the tool shows exactly this result: Profit: $7,450.00 (37.20%), with a breakeven sell price of $40,100.00. If you had sold at $39,000 instead, the calculator would show a loss, because $39,000 is below the $40,100 breakeven price even though it is close to what you paid.
FAQ
How do I calculate profit on a crypto trade?
Multiply your sell price by the number of coins and subtract the sell fee to get what you received. Multiply your buy price by the coins and add the buy fee to get what you invested. Profit is what you received minus what you invested. Divide that profit by what you invested and multiply by 100 to get the return as a percent.
What is the breakeven sell price?
The breakeven sell price is the price per coin at which you get back exactly what you put in, including fees. It is your total invested amount plus the sell fee, divided by the number of coins. Sell above that price and you make a profit; sell below it and you make a loss, even if the coin price rose since you bought it.
Do trading fees really change the result much?
Yes, especially on small trades or frequent trades. A 1 percent fee when you buy and another 1 percent when you sell takes about 2 percent off your return before the coin price even moves. On a $1,000 trade that is roughly $20, and on ten similar trades it is roughly $200. Always include both fees in the calculator.
Does this calculator use live coin prices?
No. You enter the buy and sell prices yourself, so the result is based on the exact prices of your trade rather than a market price that may have moved since. The coin buttons only fill in an example buy price to get you started — replace it with your real buy price before you trust the result.
Does the calculator include tax on my profit?
No. The calculator shows your gross profit before tax. In many places, selling crypto for a profit is a taxable event, and the tax depends on how long you held the coins and your income. Use the profit figure here as a starting point and check the tax rules that apply to you before you spend it.