Sales Forecast

There are, and some are fine. The difference is what has been checked. This file was built from scratch, then every formula in it was recalculated by a separate checker that compares each result against an independently worked-out answer — 44 of them here. A template that looks right and totals wrong is worse than no template at all, and that is the usual failing of one downloaded from a search result.

It also opens with sample rows already filled in, so you can see every formula working before you touch it, and it is set up to print without fighting the page setup. No email wall, no signup, no watermark, and you can use it commercially.

A sales target is only useful if you know early whether you will hit it. This Excel sales forecast compares each month's actual sales with the target, shows the variance and percentage of target, and keeps a running total.

The outlook projects your year-end figure from the months reported so far and compares it with the annual target, so the forecast sharpens as the year goes on.

Fill actuals in as each month closes. The projection uses your average so far, so it sharpens as the year goes on.

The file opens with sample rows so you can see every formula working before you change anything. Type your own figures over them. When you need more rows, insert them inside the existing block rather than underneath it, so the totals keep covering every row.