Candle Making Cost Calculator - Know Your True Cost per Candle

For candle makers who want to cost every candle from real supply prices and set wholesale and retail prices from that cost.

⚡ Instant download📊 Excel + Google Sheets🧮 Formulas built in📄 PDF version included

The Candle Making Cost Calculator is a calculating spreadsheet (not a blank template) for Microsoft Excel and Google Sheets, built for soy and wax candle makers, wax melt sellers and small candle businesses. Enter your supply prices once, build any candle, and it works out your cost per candle with labor and overhead, your gross margin, markup and profit, and suggested wholesale (2x cost) and retail (4x cost) prices. You receive one Excel workbook (.xlsx) and one PDF version.

What you can do🕯️Supply cost libraryEnter each supply's purchase price and the quantity it comes in once, and its unit cost calculates automatically.🧾Candle cost builderPick materials and quantities to get line and total cost, plus labor and overhead, and your cost per candle across the batch.📈Margin and profitSee gross margin %, markup and profit per candle and per batch.🏷️Wholesale and retail pricesGet suggested wholesale (2x cost) and retail (4x cost) prices calculated from your cost per candle.How it works

1. Open the workbook Open the .xlsx file in Microsoft Excel, or import it into Google Sheets (File, then Import).
2. Add your supplies On the Materials tab, enter what you paid for each supply and the quantity it came in.
3. Build a candle On the Candle tab, pick materials and quantities, then read your cost, margin and prices on the Dashboard.

What's included

• ✔️ 1 Excel workbook (.xlsx) with Dashboard, Materials, Candle, Pricing and How it works tabs - opens in Microsoft Excel or Google Sheets
• ✔️ 1 printable PDF version with how-to-use pages

Why customers choose it🎯Prices backed by real numbersEvery price starts from your actual supply costs instead of a guess.⏱️Labor and overhead countedYour time and overhead are part of the cost per candle, so they are not left out of your price.🔁Reusable for every candleYour supply list stays in the file, so costing a new candle is a matter of picking materials and quantities.Buy with confidence
Instant electronic delivery • One-time purchase • Friendly support — just message us on .Quick answersWhat software do I need?
Microsoft Excel or Google Sheets for the spreadsheet (in Google Sheets, import the .xlsx file), and any PDF reader for the PDF version.How is it delivered?
Delivered electronically right after purchase through messages - nothing is shipped.Is it a blank template?
No. The formulas are built in: enter your own supply prices and quantities and it calculates cost, margin, markup, profit and suggested prices automatically.How are the suggested wholesale and retail prices set?
The suggested wholesale price is 2x your cost per candle and the suggested retail price is 4x your cost per candle. It is a pricing and planning tool, not financial advice.More from our storePricing more than candles? See our Product Pricing Calculator and Small Business Expense Tracker.Instant download after purchase - price your next candle batch from real numbers.License & buyer notice
This is an electronically delivered product — nothing is shipped. The buyer is only receiving a revocable license with specific limitations: one user, for personal or internal business use; the files may not be resold, shared or redistributed. Electronically delivered goods do not qualify for the Money Back Guarantee. What you need: Microsoft Excel or Google Sheets; a free PDF reader for the PDF version. If anything is not right, message us on and we will fix it.