Automation ROI Calculator
Estimate labor hours saved, implementation payback and the annual financial return from automating a business process.
Enter the current process
Build the full automation case
Year-by-year automation cash flow
| Year | Labor savings | Quality + capacity | Recurring cost | Net annual benefit | Cumulative cash flow | Discounted value |
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ROI under different automation outcomes
| Scenario | Hours saved / year | Annual net benefit | Payback | ROI | NPV | Signal |
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Minimum performance required
Time savings needed on the covered work for annual benefits to equal recurring cost.
Coverage required at the entered time reduction and quality assumptions.
Annual recurring spend that would reduce steady-state net benefit to zero.
Hours saved only create ROI when the business can use the released capacity.
Automation value can appear as lower labor expense, avoided hiring, faster throughput, fewer errors or more capacity for revenue-producing work. The calculator values saved hours at the fully loaded labor rate entered by the user.
Do not add the same benefit twice. For example, if saved labor hours are already valued at their full cost, only enter additional capacity profit when it represents a separate, realistic contribution.