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4-Wall EBITDA Calculator

Enter one location’s numbers. Get 4-Wall EBITDA in dollars and as a margin, compared to the 2026 benchmark for your concept, plus a letter grade.

Concept Annual Sales ($) Cost of Goods Sold ($) Direct Labor, fully loaded ($) Occupancy: rent, CAM, RE tax, insurance ($) Other direct operating costs ($)

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Written by The Pragmatic CFO. Last updated July 31, 2026.

This calculator produces a fast, defensible 4-Wall EBITDA read for one restaurant location. Enter what the store spent inside its four walls (COGS, labor, occupancy, other direct operating costs) and compare against the 2026 benchmark for your concept. For the underlying methodology, see How to Calculate 4-Wall EBITDA. For how buyers interpret the result, see 4-Wall EBITDA vs. Consolidated EBITDA. For concept-by-concept ranges, see 4-Wall EBITDA Margin by Restaurant Concept: 2026 Benchmarks. For the anchor explainer, see 4-Wall EBITDA: The Number That Actually Tells You If a Location Is Working.