ROI Calculators

ROI Calculators for Any Initiative

Quantify return on investment for software, hiring, marketing, capex, and strategic programs. Each workbook walks through inputs, time-value assumptions, and produces a defensible ROI, NPV, and payback view.

What's inside roi calculators.

Every workbook in this collection is built to the same institutional standard — fully editable Excel, clear inputs, transparent formulas, and executive-ready outputs.

Inputs Sheet

Cost lines, benefit lines, ramp curves, and discount rate — clearly separated from the math.

Time-Phased Cash Flows

Monthly or annual cash flows over a configurable horizon with terminal value handling.

ROI, NPV, IRR

All three return metrics calculated side-by-side with a payback period view.

Sensitivity Tables

Two-variable sensitivity on adoption, price, cost, and discount rate.

Executive Summary

A clean output page with the chart and three numbers an exec wants to see.

Notes & Assumptions

Documented assumptions so reviewers don't have to reverse-engineer your model.

Use cases

Built for the work finance teams actually do.

These templates replace hours of from-scratch modeling with a starting point that's already board-ready.

  • Software and SaaS purchase ROI
  • Marketing campaign and channel ROI
  • Hiring and team expansion ROI
  • Capex equipment ROI
  • Training and enablement program ROI
  • Customer success and retention initiative ROI

ROI Calculators FAQ.

Do I need to know finance to use these?

No — the inputs are plain-English and the formulas are documented inline.

Can I model multi-year horizons?

Yes. Horizons are configurable up to 10 years with monthly or annual periodicity.

Are these the same as your free tools?

The free tools handle one-off calculations. These workbooks are full multi-scenario models you can save, share, and present.

Will it work in Google Sheets?

Yes. The workbooks open and recalculate in Google Sheets and modern Excel.

Need a custom roi calculators build?

Our team builds bespoke workbooks for finance, banking, and payments programs. Tell us what you need and we'll quote it.