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Crypto ROI Calculator
See exactly what a crypto trade earned or lost. Enter your entry price, exit price, the amount you put in and your exchange fee, then press Calculate for net profit and return.
Written by TopicDrill Editorial Team·Updated June 2026
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How the crypto ROI calculator works
The tool follows your money through the full round trip. It takes the dollars you invested, shaves off the buy-side fee, and divides by the buy price to find how many coins you actually own. At exit it multiplies those coins by the sell price, removes the sell-side fee, and compares the cash that comes back to the cash you started with.
The chart sweeps a range of possible exit prices so you can see where the trade breaks even and how profit accelerates above that point. The dashed marker shows the exit price you entered, sitting on the curve so the headline number always lines up with the graph.
A worked example
Suppose you invest $5,000 with bitcoin at $20,000 and a one half of one percent fee. The buy fee is $25, so $4,975 buys about 0.2488 coins. If you later sell at $32,000, those coins are worth roughly $7,960, the sell fee is about $40, and you walk away with around $7,920. That is a profit near $2,920, or an ROI of about 58 percent before tax.
Things to keep in mind
Crypto prices swing hard, so an ROI you calculate today can flip negative tomorrow. Use the result to study a completed trade or to set a target exit, not as a forecast. For a plain-language primer on the risks, the U.S. regulator's page at Investor.gov on cryptocurrency is a level-headed start. Once you know your gain, estimate the tax bill with our crypto tax calculator.
Frequently asked questions
How is crypto ROI calculated?
ROI is your net profit divided by the amount you invested, written as a percentage. The tool first works out how many coins your money bought after the buy fee, multiplies those coins by your sell price, subtracts the sell fee, and compares the result to what you put in.
Do trading fees really change the result?
Yes, and they are easy to forget. A fee applies when you buy and again when you sell, so a one half of one percent fee is effectively charged twice on the same trade. On thin profit margins those two fees can turn a small gain into a small loss.
What does the annualized return tell me?
Annualized return rescales your total gain to a yearly pace using the holding period you enter. Doubling your money in six months is a far stronger result than doubling it in five years, and the annualized figure makes that difference visible so you can compare trades fairly.
Does this calculator account for taxes?
No. It reports your pre-tax profit and return. Selling crypto for a gain is usually a taxable event, so your take-home amount will be lower. To estimate what you might owe, pair this with a dedicated capital gains tool before you treat the profit as spendable.
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