Run the numbers
Vending Machine Profit Calculator
Before you spend anything, find out what the machine has to sell to be worth owning. Move the sliders to match your site. Nothing is sent anywhere — the maths runs in your browser.
Where the money actually comes from
Three things decide whether a machine works, and the machine itself is not one of them.
Footfall past the machine
Not the headcount of the building. The number of people who walk within a few metres of it, with money, at a moment when they want something. A 400-person office with the machine in a back corridor performs worse than a 60-person clinic with it beside reception.
Product mix
The top four lines usually produce more than half the revenue. Your cloud dashboard shows which they are after two weeks, and reconfiguring the trays around them is the single cheapest way to raise takings.
Never being empty
A sold-out row earns nothing and teaches people to stop checking. The 4G module reports stock levels so you refill before that happens instead of discovering it on your next visit.
Common questions
Is a vending machine profitable in Kuwait?
It depends almost entirely on footfall and product mix, not on the machine. A machine selling 25 items a day at 300 fils with a 45% margin returns roughly 100 KD a month after the terminal rental. The same machine in a quiet corridor selling 5 items a day loses money once you count your time refilling it. Use the calculator with a number you can defend for your actual site.
What margin should I expect on products?
Snacks and canned drinks bought at wholesale typically leave 40% to 55% after cost. Fresh bean-to-cup coffee is higher, often 70% or more, because the cost per cup is a few fils of beans and milk powder. The calculator defaults to 45%, which is conservative for snacks.
What are the running costs?
Terminal rental at KD 25 a month on a three-month contract, the KNET transaction fee of 0.25% which KNET deducts before the money reaches your account, electricity, and whatever the site owner charges you for the space. Many sites charge nothing because the machine is a service for their own staff or visitors.
How long until the machine pays for itself?
On the figures most of our buyers run, between 12 and 24 months. The calculator shows the payback period for whatever numbers you put in, based on the actual machine price.
Tell us the site, we will tell you if it works
Send us the location and roughly how many people pass it. We have put machines in offices, clinics and labour accommodation across Kuwait and we will say honestly whether yours is worth it.