Additive Manufacturing worked example

Additive Manufacturing ROI with total am benefit of 142,500 $: a worked example

Suppose total am benefit falls to 142,500 $. This page works the full calculation at that level so you can see exactly which result moves and by how much. Calculate ROI percentage from additive manufacturing benefit, total cost, and investment reference value.

The inputs for this scenario

  • Total AM benefit: 142,500 $ (the input this scenario stresses; the baseline uses 285,000)
  • Total AM cost: 210,000 $ (held at the documented default)
  • Investment reference: 210,000 $ (held at the documented default)

Working through the calculation

  • The calculation starts from the formula this tool documents: ROI dollars = total AM benefit - total AM cost.
  • Additive ROI works out to -32.14 % ROI at these inputs, and this is the headline figure for the scenario.
  • Net AM benefit works out to -67,500 $ at these inputs.
  • Total AM benefit works out to 142,500 $ at these inputs.
  • Total AM cost works out to 210,000 $ at these inputs.

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 190% below the baseline at -32.14 % ROI.
  • It computes additive manufacturing ROI as a percentage by dividing net AM benefit (total benefit minus total cost) by an investment reference. When the numbers land here, the stressed input is the lever to work; the walkthrough above shows exactly how much each output recovers as it climbs back toward the baseline.

Results at a glance

  • Additive ROI: -32.14 % ROI (headline result)
  • Net AM benefit: -67,500 $
  • Total AM benefit: 142,500 $
  • Total AM cost: 210,000 $

Run it with your numbers

  • To rerun this with your own numbers, open the live Additive Manufacturing ROI calculator, set total am benefit to your actual value, and adjust the remaining inputs to match your operation.

Last reviewed 2026-05-12.