Free Customer Lifetime Value Calculator

Calculate Customer Lifetime Value (CLV/LTV) to understand the total revenue you can expect from a single customer over their entire relationship with your business.

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Customer Lifetime Value (LTV)

$1,166.67

Avg Customer Lifespan33.3 months
Lifetime Revenue$1,666.67

Customer Lifetime Value (LTV) vs Monthly Churn Rate

How to Calculate Customer Lifetime Value

Formula

LTV = ARPU x Gross Margin / Monthly Churn Rate

Where:

  • ARPU = Average Revenue Per User (monthly)
  • Gross Margin = percentage of revenue that is gross profit
  • Churn Rate = percentage of customers lost per month
  • Average customer lifespan in months = 1 / Monthly Churn Rate. LTV multiplies lifetime revenue by gross margin to get the profit contribution.

    Example Calculation

    A subscription business with $50/month ARPU, 70% gross margin, and 3% monthly churn.

    1. 01Average lifespan = 1 / 0.03 = 33.3 months
    2. 02Lifetime revenue = $50 x 33.3 = $1,666.67
    3. 03LTV = $50 x 0.70 / 0.03 = $1,166.67

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