EBITDA Bridge Calculator

Decompose your EBITDA variance into quantified driver categories

EBITDA — Budget vs. Actual

Budget EBITDA ($)

Actual EBITDA ($)

Variance Drivers ($)

Enter positive for favorable, negative for unfavorable. Drivers should sum to total variance.

Volume / Utilization Variance

Revenue impact from volume changes, capacity utilization, contract timing

Pricing / Rate Variance

Revenue impact from rate changes, contract repricing, mix shifts

Labor Cost Variance

Overtime, headcount changes, wage increases, benefit cost changes

Subcontractor / Material Cost Variance

Sub rate escalation, material price changes, scope changes

Overhead / SG&A Variance

Fixed cost changes, insurance, rent, corporate allocations

One-Time / Non-Recurring Items

Insurance settlements, asset sales, restructuring charges, legal

Other Variance

FX, M&A contribution, intercompany, items not classified above

Budget EBITDA --

Actual EBITDA --

Total Variance --

Variance Waterfall

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