Tool ROI Calculator

Last updated: 2026-08-24

Tool ROI Calculator — Calculate return on investment for a tool purchase.
Inputs
Result
Enter values and press Calculate

How to use it

  1. Identifica the tool or equipment a evaluate and its cost of adquisición (with IVA if not deducible)
  2. Estimate the hours of work that ahorrarás to the month thanks to the new tool
  3. Assign the cost hour of work (your price of sale or the cost interno of labor)
  4. Determine the vida útil of the tool in years (según uso previsto and garantía of the fabricante)
  5. Calculate the savings monthly: horas_ahorradas × coste_hora. the payback is cuántos months you take in recuperar the inversión
  6. Project the savings total in the vida útil and Calculate the ROI: (ahorro_total − inversión) ÷ inversión × 100

Common mistakes

  • ⚠️ Sobreestimar the hours ahorradas: Calculate of forms realista comparando méall old vs new in the same task
  • ⚠️ Not considering the cost of maintenance, consumibl is and repairs of the new tool
  • ⚠️ Forget the cost of formación: if the tool requires aprendizaje, the first weeks the efficiency será lesser
  • ⚠️ Compare solo price of purchase without Consider that a tool cara but durable tiene best ROI that several baratas
  • ⚠️ Not account for the revalorización of the empresa: better is tools allow aceptar trabajos of greater calidad and price

Worked example

Calculate ROI of a cortadora of azulejos of 1200 € that ahorra 8 h/month with cost hour of 30 €.

Results: savings monthly of {ahorro_mensual_eur} €/month, payback of {payback_meses} months, savings total of {ahorro_total_eur} €, ROI of the {roi_pct} %.

Input guide

FieldTypical range
vida_util_anosValue between 1 and 20 years.
coste_hora_eurValue between 10 and 150 €/h.
ahorro_horas_mesValue between 0.5 and 200 h/month.
coste_herramienta_eurValue between 50 and 50000 €.