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
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How to use it
- Identifica the tool or equipment a evaluate and its cost of adquisición (with IVA if not deducible)
- Estimate the hours of work that ahorrarás to the month thanks to the new tool
- Assign the cost hour of work (your price of sale or the cost interno of labor)
- Determine the vida útil of the tool in years (según uso previsto and garantÃa of the fabricante)
- Calculate the savings monthly: horas_ahorradas × coste_hora. the payback is cuántos months you take in recuperar the inversión
- 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
| Field | Typical range |
|---|---|
| vida_util_anos | Value between 1 and 20 years. |
| coste_hora_eur | Value between 10 and 150 €/h. |
| ahorro_horas_mes | Value between 0.5 and 200 h/month. |
| coste_herramienta_eur | Value between 50 and 50000 €. |