Additive Manufacturing worked example

Additive Manufacturing ROI with total am benefit of 712,500 $: a worked example

Push total am benefit up to 712,500 $ and the picture changes. This example computes every intermediate figure at that operating point. an AM program manager needs a simple ROI percentage for a project or machine justification

The inputs for this scenario

  • Total AM benefit: 712,500 $ (raised for this scenario; the documented default is 285,000)
  • Total AM cost: 210,000 $ (unchanged)
  • Investment reference: 210,000 $ (unchanged)

Working through the calculation

  • Applying the documented formula (ROI dollars = total AM benefit - total AM cost) to the inputs above produces each figure below.
  • At this operating point the engine returns 239 % ROI for additive roi, the number this scenario is built around.
  • At this operating point the engine returns 502,500 $ for net am benefit.
  • At this operating point the engine returns 712,500 $ for total am benefit.
  • At this operating point the engine returns 210,000 $ for total am cost.

How this compares with the baseline

  • Against the tool's baseline example, where total am benefit sits at 285,000 $ and the headline result is 35.71 % ROI, this scenario comes in 570% above the baseline at 239 % ROI.
  • It computes additive manufacturing ROI as a percentage by dividing net AM benefit (total benefit minus total cost) by an investment reference. The value of this scenario is the size of the gap it exposes: that gap, priced out over a year, is the budget you can justify spending to close it.

Results at a glance

  • Additive ROI: 239 % ROI (headline result)
  • Net AM benefit: 502,500 $
  • Total AM benefit: 712,500 $
  • Total AM cost: 210,000 $

Run it with your numbers

  • Every input above is editable in the live Additive Manufacturing ROI calculator, which recalculates instantly and can be shared with the inputs intact.

Last reviewed 2026-05-12.