What are the top KPIs for CPG companies?

The KPIs for CPG  depend on the channels sold.

If sold direct-to-consumer, the top metrics I track include:

1. Marketing spend;
2. Message engagement rates (email, social views, social shares, hashtags, etc);
3. Click throughs;
4. Conversions;
5. Average Order Value;
6. Cost per click;
7. Cost per visitor;
8. Cost per order;
9. Cart abandon rate;
10. Cancels/Declines/Returns rates;
11. Return on advertising spend (ROAS) or marketing efficiency ratio (MER);
12. Lifetime value, calculated at least over 12-months, but can be also much sooner depending upon the product repurchase cycle.
13. ROI

If sold in retail, the top metrics I track include:

1. Units/door/week sold per retailer;
2. Sales order change from 52-weeks prior;
3. Weeks of inventory on hand that I have;
4. Weeks of inventory on hand that the retail account has;
5. Retailer weeks of inventory target number;
6. Value of outstanding purchase orders;
7. Product returns
8. Retailer ROI and tradespend and penalties
9. PO delivery on-time rate
10. Out of stock percentage
11. Logistics costs to revenue ratio

My background is consumer product and CPG startups through low 9-figures in revenue, so I cannot speak to the top metrics tracked for larger CPG’s. I would think they track the above plus additional ones.

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