Shipping Cost: Total Order Fulfillment Shipping Expense

Shipping Cost measures the total shipping expenses incurred to fulfill orders, based on your configured shipping cost rules.

Formula

Shipping Cost = SUM ( Shipping Cost per Order )

Formula Components

Metric	Definition
Shipping Cost per Order	Individual shipping fees applied per order from your cost configuration

Metadata
Type	Currency
Data Source	Shopify, Upstack Costs
Aggregation	Sum

Example

Your store fulfilled 2,847 orders in February with total shipping expenses of $14,235, averaging $5.00 per order shipped.

Month	Orders	Shipping Cost	Per Order
February	2,847	$14,235	$5.00
March	3,120	$15,288	$4.90

How It Works

Shipping Cost aggregates the shipping expenses from your cost configuration. These costs are applied to each order based on rules you define — flat rate, weight-based, zone-based, or carrier-calculated. The metric is deducted from revenue when calculating contribution margin.

When to Use

Scenario	Action
Contribution margin analysis	Deduct from CM1 to calculate CM2
Carrier negotiation	Track trends to justify volume discounts
Free shipping threshold	Compare shipping cost vs revenue lift from higher AOV
Regional profitability	Segment by shipping zone to identify cost outliers

Metric	Relationship
Shipping Cost Per Order	Average shipping expense per order
Shipping Cost %	Shipping as percentage of net revenue
Total Fulfillment Cost	Combined shipping, handling, and fulfillment

See all Fulfillment metrics →

Handling Cost %Shipping Cost per Order

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