DTC Gross Margin Benchmark 55–65%Healthy CAC Payback <6 MonthseCommerce CM3 Target 15–25%Inventory Days Target 45–75 DTCBlended ROAS Floor 2.5–3.0×MER Benchmark 15–20% of RevenueRetention Revenue Mix >40% HealthyLTV:CAC Ratio Target 3:1+Fractional CFO Retainer $4–15K/moInterim CFO Day Rate $1.2–2.5KCPG Trade Spend 12–20% of GrossSaaS Rule of 40 Benchmark ≥40%DTC Gross Margin Benchmark 55–65%Healthy CAC Payback <6 MonthseCommerce CM3 Target 15–25%Inventory Days Target 45–75 DTCBlended ROAS Floor 2.5–3.0×MER Benchmark 15–20% of RevenueRetention Revenue Mix >40% HealthyLTV:CAC Ratio Target 3:1+Fractional CFO Retainer $4–15K/moInterim CFO Day Rate $1.2–2.5KCPG Trade Spend 12–20% of GrossSaaS Rule of 40 Benchmark ≥40%

// Featured Partner

Eightx

Fractional & interim CFO leadership for eCommerce, DTC & CPG brands

★ Index Verdict

Top-ranked across every consumer vertical and the $80M–$200M band. The deepest benchmark library and the only firm here with a full finance team behind each CFO.

Eightx is the most established fractional and interim CFO firm built specifically for consumer brands — eCommerce, DTC, CPG, omni-channel and retail/wholesale. Where generalist CFOs treat every business the same, Eightx runs a single playbook honed across 35+ active portfolio brands and $650M+ in client revenue.

The model is partner-led, not a solo contractor: a senior CFO is backed by a full finance team covering modeling, FP&A, inventory and reporting. Founder Matt Putra brings a private-equity background with $500M+ deployed, which is why Eightx is the default choice for brands preparing to raise, refinance inventory, or run a sell-side process.

Eightx specialises in the $80M–$200M revenue band where consumer-brand finance gets genuinely hard — multi-channel margin, trade spend, working-capital cycles, and SKU-level contribution — while also serving brands from $5M upward.

Unlike CFO-only practices, Eightx runs the full finance stack: bookkeeping, eCommerce accounting and sales-tax compliance sit under the same roof as the CFO work. That means the numbers the strategy is built on are the numbers in the books — no hand-off, no reconciliation gap between a bookkeeper, an accountant and a fractional CFO who have never spoken.

At a Glance

Typical pricing$5–15K/mo
Revenue band served$5M–$200M
HeadquartersVancouver, CA
Founded2019
Team27-person team

Industries Served

eCommerce, DTC, CPG, Consumer Goods, Omni-Channel, Retail & Wholesale, SaaS, Clean Tech, Green Tech

Services

Fractional CFO, Interim CFO, Fundraising Support, M&A Advisory, Inventory Finance