Burn multiple calculator
Burn multiple measures your capital efficiency: how much net cash you burn for every €1 of net new ARR you add. Lower is better. Early-stage multiples run higher (you are pre-scale) — which is why the verdict is stage-aware.
Burn multiple
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✅Efficient for your stage: you are turning burn into new revenue well.
See healthy burn-multiple ranges →Burn multiple = net burn ÷ net new ARR over a period. Lower is better. Early-stage runs higher (pre-scale) — the verdict uses stage-aware ranges, not a mature-SaaS bar.
Efficient burn is one number — is the whole business viable?
The full model checks burn multiple alongside runway, unit economics and a default-alive verdict.
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Last updated: June 25, 2026. For information only — not financial advice.