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What is Customer Acquisition Cost Payback (Blended)?

Months to recover blended acquisition cost.

How to calculate it

Calculate Customer Acquisition Cost Payback (Blended) as: Blended CAC / Monthly gross margin per customer. Pull the inputs from your connected data and track the trend over time in your dashboard.

Examples

Example 1

Blended CAC $600 / $75 monthly gross margin = 8 months. Under 12 months is healthy for SaaS.

Example 2

Blended CAC of $600 against $75 in monthly gross margin per customer -> 8 months payback, healthy overall though paid social alone takes 15.

Why it matters

Blended CAC payback measures the months needed to recover blended acquisition cost across all channels, giving a whole-funnel payback view. It is a useful top-level efficiency check for leadership. Blending hides channel differences, so a healthy blended figure can still mask an inefficient channel.

Benchmark context

Under 12 months is healthy for SaaS; complement the blended figure with channel-level payback to catch laggards.

Common pitfalls

Blending hides channel differences.

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