CANDLE COST + PRICING SPREADSHEET

Candle Cost + Pricing Spreadsheet

Stop guessing what your candles should cost.

The Candle Cost + Pricing Spreadsheet helps candle makers calculate the true cost of each product—including materials, labor, overhead and selling fees—before setting a retail or wholesale price.

Enter your actual expenses, and the spreadsheet automatically calculates your cost per candle, suggested retail price, profit per unit, profit margin and markup.

What’s Included

• Start Here instruction page
• Editable business assumptions
• Space for up to 50 candle products or SKUs
• Wax and fragrance cost calculations
• Vessel, wick, label and packaging expenses
• Labor and overhead allocation
• Suggested retail pricing
• Selling-fee calculations
• Profit and margin analysis
• Wholesale pricing planner
• Case-pack revenue and profit
• Wholesale price health check
• Visual pricing dashboard
• Three editable sample products

Perfect For

• New candle makers
• Found-vessel candle businesses
• Refillable-candle companies
• Handmade product sellers
• Makers preparing for wholesale
• Anyone unsure whether their current prices are profitable

How It Works

1. Enter your labor rate, overhead, fees and target margins.
2. Add the actual costs for each candle product.
3. Review the automatically calculated true cost and suggested retail price.
4. Enter your planned selling price.
5. Check your retail profit, wholesale margin and case-pack earnings.

The workbook includes sample candle products to demonstrate the calculations. Replace or delete the samples and enter your own information.

File Details

• One editable Microsoft Excel workbook
• Compatible with Microsoft Excel
• Can be uploaded to Google Drive and opened in Google Sheets
• Includes formulas, dropdown selections and automatic calculations
• Instant digital download
• No physical product will be shipped

Please note that minor formatting or chart differences may occur when the workbook is opened in Google Sheets.

Important Note

This spreadsheet is an educational business-planning tool and is not accounting, tax, legal or financial advice. Results depend on the information entered. Always confirm your actual expenses, transaction fees, taxes and pricing requirements before making business decisions.

Due to the digital nature of this product, all sales are final.