What take-home percentage should a restaurant aim for?

Track the share of order value that reaches your bank after commission, fees, ads and discounts. A healthy delivery channel sits in the mid-fifties to low-sixties percent. Below that, look at ad load and discounting first.

What does this calculator leave out?

The GST your customers pay, which the platform collects and passes through, and tax deducted or collected at source. Ask your accountant how those lines apply to your business. Your payout statement is the final word on every number.

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Swiggy and Zomato take-home calculator

Commission is one line. Take-home is the number that matters.

Enter one month of your Swiggy or Zomato numbers to see what actually reaches your bank after commission, GST on the platform's fees, the discounts you fund and your ad spend, and whether that is inside the 55 to 62% a healthy delivery channel keeps.

Your take-home

58.0%

Healthy

₹1,82,740 of ₹3,15,000 reaches your bank. A healthy delivery channel keeps 55 to 62%.

Food sales + packaging	₹3,15,000
Discounts you funded	− ₹30,000
Commission (20% of ₹2,85,000)	− ₹57,000
18% GST on commission and fees	− ₹10,260
Ad spend	− ₹35,000
Take-home	₹1,82,740

Ads are 11.1% of sales, above the ~10% ceiling we work to.
Your discounts are 9.5% of sales.

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The commission base follows Zomato's rule (item total plus packaging, minus the discounts you fund); check your Swiggy statement for its exact base. Leaves out the GST your customers pay, which is passed through, and tax deducted or collected at source. An estimate, not a statement.

How the take-home is calculated

Commissionable value = food sales + packaging charges − the discounts you fund.
Commission = commissionable value × your commission rate.
Payment and other per-order fees = commissionable value × the fee rate on your statement.
GST on the platform's fees = 18% × (commission + fees).
Take-home = food sales + packaging − your discounts − commission − fees − GST on fees − ad spend.
Take-home % = take-home ÷ (food sales + packaging).

Worked example: ₹3,00,000 of food sales and ₹15,000 of packaging, with ₹30,000 of discounts you funded, gives a commissionable value of ₹2,85,000. At 20% commission that is ₹57,000, plus ₹10,260 of GST on it. Add ₹35,000 of ads and the take-home is ₹1,82,740, or 58.0% of ₹3,15,000.

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FAQ

Frequently asked questions

Zomato charges its service fee as a percentage of the commissionable value: your item total, plus packaging, minus the discounts you fund yourself, before the GST the customer pays. 18% GST is then charged on that fee.