LTV:CAC Ratio

The cornerstone of unit economics health

From Revenue Architecture

LTV:CAC Ratio = Customer Lifetime Value ÷ Customer Acquisition Cost

This is THE fundamental unit economics metric. According to Revenue Architecture, a healthy ratio is at least 3:1 (you get back 3x what you spend to acquire customers). Below 3:1 means you're spending too much or not retaining enough value. Above 5:1 means you could invest more in growth.

Input Parameters

$

Total revenue expected from a customer

→ Calculate your LTV
$

Cost to acquire each customer

→ Calculate your CAC

Example Scenarios

Results

Fill in your LTV and CAC to calculate the ratio