Returning Customer Total Revenue: Repeat Buyer Revenue

Total revenue from repeat buyers including shipping and taxes.

Formula

Returning Customer Total Revenue = SUM ( Order Total ) WHERE customer_type = returning_customer

Formula Components

Metric	Definition
Order Total	Complete order value including product subtotal, shipping, and taxes
customer_type = returning_customer	Filter for customers who have placed at least one prior order

Metadata
Type	Currency
Data Source	Shopify
Aggregation	Sum

Example

Your store generated $215,780 from returning customers in April:

Week	RC Revenue	Orders	Avg Order
Week 1	$48,920	412	$118.74
Week 2	$56,340	478	$117.87
Week 3	$52,180	439	$118.86
Week 4	$58,340	491	$118.82

How It Works

Returning Customer Total Revenue sums the complete order value—product subtotal, shipping, and taxes—for every customer who has placed at least one prior order. Shopify determines returning status based on email address match against previous orders.

When to Use

Scenario	Action
Measure retention value	Quantify revenue from your existing customer base
Track revenue mix	Monitor the split between new and returning customer revenue
Evaluate loyalty programs	Assess whether retention efforts drive repeat purchases
Calculate customer lifetime value	Use as the repeat-order revenue component for LTV

Metric	Relationship
Total Revenue	All customers combined (NC + RC)
New Customer Total Revenue	The acquisition counterpart to this metric
Returning Customer Net Revenue	Same segment, excludes shipping/taxes
Returning Customer Gross Revenue	Same segment, before discounts and refunds

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NC Net Revenue RC Gross Revenue

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