Discount Codes

See which discount codes pay off

Every order with a code, split by code: net sales, the discount it cost, new customers and the profit left after product costs. Built from your Shopify orders, nothing to connect.

Sample data
See which discount codes pay off

How it helps

A Shopify discount code report that ends in profit

A code that sells a lot can still lose money: the discount comes off the price, the product costs stay the same, and many of the buyers would have ordered anyway. This Shopify discount code report follows every code from net sales to profit and shows who used it.

  1. 01

    Profit per code, not just sales

    Each code shows net sales, the discount given and the contribution profit after product costs, shipping and fees, next to orders without a code. Discount code profitability becomes a number you can compare, not a guess from revenue.

  2. 02

    New customers by discount code

    The share of first orders tells you whether a code wins new customers or mostly gives regulars money back. A welcome code with 90% new customers and a sale code used by returning buyers look the same in revenue, and very different here.

  3. 03

    Groups, creators and products

    Influencer, email, partner and one-off codes add up as groups, so influencer discount code tracking works even with hundreds of unique codes. Products sold with discount codes show where the margin goes.

Features

What the report shows

Loading 0%

Adding up codes0%
Codes

Last 30 days · 1,180 orders with a code

CodeNet salesMarginNew
  • SPRING20
    $19,080
    29%
    22%
  • FREESHIP
    $11,480
    36%
    34%
  • LENA15
    $14,840
    38%
    71%
  • WELCOME10
    $26,730
    41%
    88%
4 codes
$72,130
36%
60%

What every code brings in

Net sales, discount given, margin and profit for each code, with the change against the previous period and the orders without a code next to it.

Grouping codes0%
Code groups

Suggested groups · last 30 days

Code groupOrdersNet sales
Creators
349
$24,140
LENA15
212
$14,840
MAXFIT
96
$6,430
JULES10
41
$2,870
Welcome
660
$35,630
Email
341
$19,510

Codes in groups

Creator, email, partner and one-off codes added up as groups. Suggested groups are found in your codes, and you can add your own patterns.

Following first use0%
Half the sales came in

LENA15 · net sales since first use

3 days
$0
$1,000
$2,000
$3,000
$4,000
Half of sales
Sep 12Sep 14Sep 16Sep 18Sep 20

When people use it

Orders by weekday and hour, and how fast a code's sales fade after its first use, so you know when a code does its work.

Matching products0%
Products bought with codes

Share of each product's sales

With a codeMargin given up
  • Linen Sheet Set-14 pts

    SPRING20 · 41%

    68%
  • Waffle Towels-9 pts

    WELCOME10 · 38%

    52%
  • Bath Robe-6 pts

    LENA15 · 44%

    31%
  • Candle Trio-2 pts

    FREESHIP · 52%

    12%

Products bought with codes

How much each product depends on codes, its margin with a code against full price, and which code groups sell it.

Running the example store0%

Profit a month per code

New = share of first orders

CodeProfit a monthNew
WELCOME10
$10,959
88%
LENA15
$5,639
71%
FREESHIP
$4,133
34%
SPRING20
$5,533
22%

Profit a month

$26,265

New customers

704

Codes running

4

  1. 01 · MeasureMeasure each code against no code$26,265
  2. 02 · RetireRetire the codes that only discount regulars$26,265 → $27,727
  3. 03 · PushPush the codes that win new customers704 → 814

SPRING20 leaves $17.40 per order against $31.80 without a code, and only 22% of its buyers are new. WELCOME10 brings 88% new customers.

In the report: Codes table with the No code row

Keep the codes that win customers

Example: 4 codes and 1,180 code orders a month in a home textiles store.

Questions it answers

From a question to the next step

  1. 01 · You ask

    Which discount codes actually pay off?

    Why it matters: Revenue makes every code look good. Profit per order next to orders without a code shows which promotions earn their discount, the core of discount code profitability.

    The report shows

    Profit, margin and the share of new customers per code, next to orders without a code.

    You act

    Keep the codes that win new customers at a margin you can live with, and retire the ones that only discount regulars.

    Codes against no code

    Profit per order · last 30 days

    • No code

      2,410 orders · 43% margin

      $31.80
    • LENA15Pays off

      212 orders · 38% margin

      $26.60
    • WELCOME10Pays off

      486 orders · 41% margin

      $22.55
    • SPRING20Costly

      318 orders · 29% margin

      $17.40
  2. 02 · You ask

    Are my creator codes worth it?

    Why it matters: Creator deals are usually judged on the number of uses. Adding up a creator's codes as one group and reading the profit they leave is the fair basis for renewing or ending a deal, and makes influencer discount code tracking a monthly routine.

    The report shows

    All codes of one creator or partner added up as a group, with the profit they left.

    You act

    Compare the group against your other channels on profit per order, not on revenue, before renewing the deal.

    Creators · net sales18%

    $0

    Profit12%

    $0

    New customers3 pts

    0%

    Profit per order$1.20

    $0.00

  3. 03 · You ask

    Which products only sell with a discount?

    Why it matters: Products that only sell with a code hide a pricing problem. Seeing the discount code margin per product tells you where a smaller discount or a new price works better than another sale.

    The report shows

    The share of each product's sales with a code and the margin it gives up.

    You act

    If a product sells mostly with a code, test a smaller discount on it or leave it out of site-wide codes.

    Products bought with codes

    Last 30 days · share of each product's sales

    ProductWith a codeMarginvs full price
    • Candle Trio
      12%
      52%
      -2 pts
    • Bath Robe
      31%
      40%
      -6 pts
    • Waffle Towels
      52%
      34%
      -9 pts
    • Linen Sheet Set
      68%
      27%
      -14 pts
  4. 04 · You ask

    How long does a code keep selling?

    Why it matters: Most codes do their work in the first days. Knowing when sales fade tells you how long to run a promotion and when it starts to give margin away.

    The report shows

    Sales by day since first use and the day half of them were in.

    You act

    If half the sales come in the first two days, send the code when your customers buy, and end it before it only gives margin away.

    Half the sales came in

    SPRING20 · net sales by day since first use

    2 days
    $0
    $1,000
    $2,000
    $3,000
    $4,000
    $5,000
    Day 1Day 2Day 3Day 4Day 5Day 6Day 7Day 8Day 9Day 10Day 11Day 12
    Net sales

Common questions

Questions about the Discount Codes report

Profitario reads the codes on every Shopify order and adds up net sales, the discount given, product costs, shipping and fees per code. Open a code for its orders by day, the weekday and hour people use it, the products they bought and the latest orders.

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