Inventory Shrinkage Calculator

Measure your inventory shrinkage by comparing recorded vs actual inventory counts. Calculate your shrinkage percentage and the annual dollar impact on your bottom line.

Recorded Inventory ($)

Book value of inventory

Actual Inventory ($)

Physical count value

Annual Revenue ($)

Total sales for the period

Inventory Counts Per Year

How often you do physical counts

TYPICAL SHRINKAGE CAUSES

Employee theft35%

Shoplifting / external theft37%

Administrative errors21%

Vendor/supplier fraud7%

Industry average shrinkage is 1.4% of retail sales. Above 2% is a red flag. FBA sellers also experience "lost" inventory — file reimbursement claims systematically for any discrepancy.