Coffee Roaster ROI & Profit Calculator
How Fast Will Your Roaster Pay for Itself?
Skip the guesswork—see your real roasting profit.
Roast in-house to control quality & build your brand
- Estimate profit per lb, monthly profit, and payback time
- Preconfigured for Sonofresco 1 lb & 2 lb models
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Enter Your Numbers:
Roaster model
Choose a Sonofresco model to prefill price + batch size.
Roaster price ($)
Monthly green volume (lb)
How many pounds you roast monthly.
Green cost ($/lb)
Selling price ($/lb)
Roast yield (%)
Average pounds per roast
Auto-filled by model. Adjust if you roast smaller batches.
Propane tank cost ($ per 5 gal)
Tip: 70 roasts per 5-gallon propane tank is built into the calculation.
Average time to roast: 16 minutes per roast
Estimated Results
Profit per roasted lb
$0.00
Monthly profit
$0
Payback time
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Annual profit (est.)
$0
Roasts per month
0
Roasting time (monthly)
0 hrs
Roasting time (weekly avg)
0 hrs
Propane est. cost per lb: $0.00
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Results are estimates based on your inputs and typical roasting assumptions. Actual profitability and payback timelines may vary due to coffee costs, production volume, labor, utilities, maintenance, and market conditions. This calculator is for planning purposes only and does not guarantee financial outcomes.