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id: en/segment-management/how-does-total-acos-work-in-bidx
title: "How Does Total ACOS Work in BidX?"
category: segment-management
subcategory: automations-rules
language: en
updated_at: 2025-12-12
url: https://help.bidx.io/en/segment-management/how-does-total-acos-work-in-bidx/
---
# How Does Total ACOS Work in BidX?

## Overview

Total ACOS measures the ratio of your total advertising costs (Paid Cost) to your total sales. This gives you a holistic view of your product profitability because both organic and paid sales are considered. In BidX, you can also set a "Target Total ACOS" and align your automations with it – this allows you to direct your marketing strategies specifically towards overall profit.

## Accessing the Function

You can find the Total ACOS metric in several places within BidX: On the dashboard, you can select the **Total ACOS** metric. Additionally, **Total ACOS (%)** is available as a condition/metric when creating or editing automations and rules.

### Setting Target Total ACOS as an Automation Goal

To set a specific target for your Total ACOS, open Segment Management and create a new automation or edit an existing automation in your chosen segment. Here, you can choose **Total ACOS (%)** as the target value and enter your desired value. Your campaigns will now be optimized based on this value.

### Using Total ACOS as a Rule Condition

Within a segment in Segment Management, go to create or edit an individual rule. Here, you can select **Total ACOS (%)** directly as a criterion and determine when actions should be taken if the Total ACOS goes above or below a certain value.

## Limitations & Special Notes

- For calculation, sales data from connected sources like Sellerboard or the Selling Partner API is required. If this data is outdated or missing, the value may be incomplete or incorrect.
- In rules and automations, **Total ACOS (%)** can only be selected if the feature is enabled and SP data is available.

## Tips & Best Practices

- Make sure your campaigns and ad groups are correctly assigned in the **Structure** area to ensure all advertising costs are included in Total ACOS.
- Check your revenue source integrations (like Sellerboard) regularly so that sales data is always up to date.