NFT Profit/Loss Calculator

1. Enter what the NFT cost: the purchase or mint price, the gas you paid and the token price on that date.
2. Enter the sale: the sale price, the marketplace fee percent, the creator royalty percent, the selling gas and the token price on the sale date.
3. Read the net profit or loss in your currency, the profit in tokens and the break-even sale price.

What each result tells you:

To test an NFT you still hold, type the current floor price as the sale price. The result is then an unrealized estimate.

NFT profit and loss is the difference between what you receive from selling a non-fungible token and everything you paid to get it and sell it.

A non-fungible token, or NFT, is a token that is individually unique. The ERC-721 standard defines how such tokens work on Ethereum. People use NFTs for digital art, game items, tickets and memberships.

Four costs sit between the sale price and your profit:

• Gas. The network fee for each transaction, paid in the network token.
• Marketplace fee. A percentage of the sale that the marketplace keeps.
• Creator royalty. A percentage of the sale that goes to the creator or rights holder.
• Token price change. NFTs are priced in tokens, and the token itself moves against your currency.

The tool helps collectors and traders see one flip clearly. It is not a valuation tool, and it does not say what an NFT is worth. Our guide to gas fees covers how network fees arise.

The calculator values the purchase side at the purchase-date token price and the sale side at the sale-date token price, then subtracts.

1. Cost in tokens. Add the purchase or mint price, the gas to buy and any other acquisition gas.
2. Cost basis. Multiply the cost in tokens by the token price when you bought.
3. Sale value. Multiply the sale price in tokens by the token price at the sale.
4. Deductions. Take off the marketplace fee, the creator royalty and the selling gas.
5. Net profit. Net sale proceeds minus cost basis.

Gas itself follows a simple rule. The Ethereum documentation gives the fee as units of gas used x (base fee + priority fee). Its example is 21,000 x (10 + 2) gwei = 0.000252 ETH for a plain transfer. NFT transactions use more gas than that.

These numbers are an illustration, not market prices. A collector buys an NFT for 0.5 tokens when the token trades at 2,000. Gas costs 0.01 and an approval costs 0.005. The NFT later sells for 0.9 tokens at a token price of 2,400.

Meaning: the sale value is 2,160, but the seller keeps 1,988.40 after 162.00 in fee and royalty and 9.60 in gas. Net profit is 958.40. The break-even sale price is 0.4683 tokens.

Creator Royalty

The royalty comes off the full sale price. In the example, a 0 percent royalty gives a profit of 1,066.40 and a 10 percent royalty gives 850.40. The EIP-2981 standard lets a contract signal a royalty amount, and it states that the payment must be voluntary. Marketplaces therefore handle royalties differently.

Marketplace Fee

Each marketplace sets its own fee, and fees change. Read the rate on the marketplace fee page on the day you sell, then type it in.

Gas on Cheap NFTs

Gas is a flat cost, so it weighs more on a low-priced NFT. Buy at 0.02 tokens, sell at 0.03, with 0.008 and 0.006 of gas at a token price of 2,500. The result is -15.62, despite a 50 percent price rise.

Failed Transactions

The Ethereum documentation says the gas fee is paid whether a transaction succeeds or fails. Two failed mint attempts at 0.006 tokens each add 0.012 tokens to your cost.

Token Price Moves

Buy for 1 token at 3,000 and sell for 1.2 tokens at 2,000. You gain 0.0950 tokens, yet the result in dollars is -820.00. The verdict band flags this split.

Tax Rate

Tax applies to a gain, not to the sale price. With a 24 percent rate, the example keeps 728.38.

The third row buys for 1 token at 2,000 and sells for 0.95 tokens at 2,600. Tax authorities measure a gain in real currency, so the dollar figure is the one that matters for a return.

How This Tool Differs from Our Other Crypto Tools

This page handles one NFT with royalty and gas. For coins and tokens bought at a price per unit, use the crypto profit calculator. For United States netting of gains and losses across a tax year, use the crypto tax loss harvesting calculator. Both are in the related tools below.

Read how to calculate crypto profit and loss for the cost basis idea behind all three.

After a Sale

Copy the amounts from your wallet history and the sale receipt. The result shows what the flip earned after every cost.

Before You List

Enter the fee and royalty that will apply, then read the break-even sale price. A listing below that price loses money.

Before You Accept an Offer

Type the offer as the sale price. Offers often settle in a wrapped token, so add any gas for approval or unwrapping.

When You Prepare Records

The cost basis and proceeds lines match the figures a tax return asks for. The guide to capital gains tax explains how a gain is taxed, and crypto tax basics lists the taxable events.

1. Subtracting Only the Purchase Price

Sale price minus purchase price ignores four costs. In the example that shortcut shows 0.4 tokens, while the real token profit is 0.3135.

2. Forgetting the Royalty

A 5 percent royalty on a 2,160 sale is 108.00. It is twice the 2.5 percent marketplace fee in the example.

3. Using One Token Price for Both Dates

The token price on the purchase date sets your cost. The price on the sale date sets your proceeds. Mixing them gives a wrong profit.

4. Leaving Out Failed Transactions

Failed mints and cancelled listings still cost gas. Add them to other acquisition gas or selling gas.

5. Treating the Floor Price as Your Sale Price

A floor price is the lowest listing in a collection. Your NFT sells only when a buyer pays, and thin markets can have no buyer.

6. Assuming a Fee Rate from Memory

Marketplace fees and royalty rules change. Check the current fee page instead of an old figure.

The arithmetic is exact for the numbers you enter. It is an estimate of one sale, not tax advice and not a view on any NFT.

On tax, the IRS lists NFTs among digital assets and treats digital assets as property. IRS Notice 2023-27 says the agency intends to treat certain NFTs as collectibles, using a look-through analysis of the asset behind the token. IRS Topic 409 gives a maximum 28 percent rate for net capital gains from collectibles. Which rate applies to your NFT is a question for a tax professional.

Subtract your cost basis from your net sale proceeds. Net proceeds are the sale value minus the marketplace fee, the creator royalty and selling gas. Cost basis is the price plus the gas you paid to acquire the NFT.

Yes, when a royalty is paid on your sale. It is a percentage of the full sale price. In the example a 5 percent royalty takes 108.00 from a 2,160 sale.

Gas paid to acquire the NFT is an acquisition cost, and the IRS says basis includes fees, commissions and other acquisition costs. This calculator adds buying gas to cost basis and subtracts selling gas from proceeds.

Yes. The Ethereum documentation states that the gas fee is paid regardless of whether a transaction succeeds or fails. Enter failed attempts under other acquisition gas.

Yes. You can end with more tokens while each token is worth less. Buying for 1 token at 3,000 and selling for 1.2 tokens at 2,000 gains 0.0950 tokens and shows -820.00 in dollars.

Enter the rate shown on your marketplace fee page or on the sale receipt. Fees differ by marketplace and change over time, so this page does not list them.

Divide your cost basis by the token price at the sale, add selling gas, then divide by one minus the fee and royalty rates. The example breaks even at 0.4683 tokens.

Yes, a sale is a taxable event. The IRS lists NFTs among digital assets, treats them as property and expects sales of capital assets to be reported on Form 8949.

Yes. Enter the price you expect, such as the current floor, as the sale price. Treat the result as an unrealized estimate, because a floor price is a listing and not a completed sale.

Creators working out primary sale income should not use it, because minting your own work is income rather than a resale gain. It also does not suit NFT lending, fractional shares or staking rewards.

No. The calculation runs in your browser and nothing is sent to our servers. Anything you Save stays in this browser only.

• Gas and fees (Ethereum documentation: how gas fees are calculated, and fees on failed transactions).
• ERC-2981: NFT Royalty Standard (Ethereum Improvement Proposals: how royalty amounts are signalled, voluntary payment).
• Digital assets (Internal Revenue Service: NFTs as digital assets, property treatment, Form 8949).
• Notice 2023-27, Treatment of certain nonfungible tokens as collectibles (Internal Revenue Service: look-through analysis).
• Topic no. 409, Capital gains and losses (Internal Revenue Service: maximum rate on collectibles gains).