Marketing metric

POAS

Profit on ad spend.

Updated 9 October 2026Open in Marginful

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Profit on ad spend.

POAS = (Net profit + Ad spend) ÷ Ad spend

Example

Net profit $1,300 + ad spend $2,000 = $3,300 ÷ $2,000 = POAS 1.65.

How it is calculated

  • 1.0 means advertising broke even. Above 1.0, the profit before ad spend covered the ads.

Reading it

  • Format: Ratio (shown as ×).
  • Higher is better (an increase is shown in green).

Where it appears

  • Overview and Dashboards — add it from the metric picker (Marketing group).
  • Shown on Overview by default.
  • Settings → Targets — set a target and get an alert when you miss it. See targets.

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