Budget Variance Waterfall Analyzer

"We missed budget by $80,000" is not an explanation, it's a headline. This bridges the gap line by line so the actual story is visible at a glance.

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How To Use This Analyzer

Enter budgeted profit and the variance driven by revenue, cost of goods, and operating expenses.

The bridge walks from budgeted profit to actual profit, showing exactly which category drove the gap, and by how much.

Your Inputs

Budgeted Profit $500,000

Revenue Variance (vs. Budget) -$120,000

Cost Of Goods Variance (vs. Budget) $40,000

Operating Expense Variance (vs. Budget) -$20,000

A positive variance here means it helped profit (more revenue, less cost than budgeted). A negative variance means it hurt profit. Enter each as a signed number.

Actual Vs. Budget

Actual Profit

Total Variance

Largest Single Driver

Budget-To-Actual Bridge

This models three summary categories. A full variance analysis typically drills further into price versus volume effects within revenue, and specific line items within cost categories.

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