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Model your laundromat investment and see projected annual revenue, net profit, return on investment and payback period - powered by real Australian industry data.
Annual revenue
Machines × price × turns
Operating costs
Rent, utilities, service
Return on investment
Net profit ÷ capital
Payback period
Typically 3–5 years
Your investment details
Projected annual returns
- Annual revenue
- $175,200
- Annual operating expenses
- $70,080
- Net annual profit
- $105,120
Return on investment
42.0%
Payback period
2.4 yrs
Disclaimer: this calculator provides estimates based on typical Australian laundromat performance data. Actual results vary with location, competition, machine mix, management and market conditions. Talk to us for a tailored projection on a specific site.
Get a tailored financial projectionRevenue enhancement: what upsell options add
Roughly 40% of laundromat customers will choose at least one paid option at the machine - warm water, an extra rinse, a super wash or a high-G spin. Each feels trivial ($0.50–$2.00), but they compound across thousands of annual cycles. For many owners, option revenue covers the entire utility bill.
Upsell options
Your results
- Extra revenue per day
- $42
- Extra revenue per month
- $1,278
- Extra revenue per year
- $15,330
- Best performing option
- High-G spin (saves ~10 min drying)
With 3 options enabled at 35% uptake, you could add $15,330 of revenue per year.
How laundromat ROI actually works
Revenue is a throughput game
Revenue equals machines × price per cycle × turns per day. The only lever that compounds all three is cycle time: faster wash and dry turnaround means more paid loads through the same floor space during the same peak hours.
Profit is a utilities game
Water, gas and electricity typically account for 25–35% of revenue. High-G extraction removes more water in the washer, so every dry cycle runs shorter - the single largest controllable cost line in a vended store.
Payback is a reliability game
A machine that is out of service earns nothing and still costs rent. Machine life, local parts availability and response times decide whether your modelled ROI survives years three through ten.
Benchmarks we use for Australian stores
| Metric | Typical range | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| New store fit-out | $150K – $400K+ | Equipment, construction, services, signage, working capital |
| Retool of existing store | From ~$80K | Reuses existing plumbing, gas and electrical |
| Annual revenue (10–14 machines) | $100K – $200K | Good catchment, self-serve, 365 days |
| Net margin (self-serve) | 25% – 40% | Unattended or lightly attended |
| Net margin (full-service) | 15% – 30% | Higher gross revenue, labour at 30–45% |
| Return on invested capital | 20% – 35% p.a. | Well-selected site and machine mix |
| Payback period | 3 – 5 years | Faster on retools |
| Rent as % of revenue | 15% – 20% | Above this, margins get tight quickly |
| Utilities as % of revenue | 25% – 35% | High-G extraction pushes this toward the low end |
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These guides live on our sister site, Laundromat Investor Australia - Australia's trusted resource for laundromat investing, also powered by Aqualogic.
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