What is CAC?

Customer acquisition cost: spend needed to win one customer.

Definition

CAC is total sales and marketing cost in a period divided by the new customers acquired in that period. Compare it with LTV and payback time.

Example

Spending 300,000 to win 30 customers gives a CAC of 10,000.

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