Cost Per Click (CPC) Calculator

Divide spend by clicks to get your true cost per click.

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Cost per click

Cost per click (CPC) is what you pay, on average, each time someone clicks your ad. It's the headline number for search and paid-social budgets and a key input to profitability. Enter your total spend and clicks to get your average CPC.

How to calculate cpc

Formula

CPC = Total ad spend ÷ Clicks

Divide your total ad spend by the number of clicks it produced. Rising CPC can mean more competition, a lower quality score, or audience fatigue. To keep it sustainable, watch CPC against the revenue each click ultimately generates — a higher CPC is fine if those clicks convert well.

Example

You spent $1,200 and received 800 clicks.

CPC = 1,200 ÷ 800 = $1.50 per click.

Frequently asked questions

CPC varies enormously by industry and keyword intent — from a few cents on broad display to $50+ on competitive commercial search terms. The useful benchmark is whether your CPC leaves room for profit after conversion rate and order value, not an absolute figure.

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