# Rebates paid: pricing metric definition, thresholds and response

> Rebates paid as a share of revenue, against accrual, by program. When to act, what a move may signal, and the Revomo templates that respond.

Source: https://revomo.ai/marketplace/metrics/rebates-paid/

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## Rebates paid

Rebates paid as a share of revenue, against accrual, by program.
[See Rebates paid in Revomo →](https://revomo.ai/contact/?source=marketplace&type=metric&artifact=rebates-paid&name=Rebates+paid&collection=rebates-incentives)

### Why it matters

Rebates are the largest off-invoice step for most distributors and manufacturers. Paid against accrual and against revenue says whether programs buy growth or pay for the baseline.

### Act when

A consistent rise over a quarter, or paid above accrued

Thresholds are set per business; the ones written as x and y are placeholders your team fills in.

### What it may signal

Programs paying for volume that would have shipped anyway.

### What to do

The templates that respond when this metric moves.
- [Rebate program effectiveness](https://revomo.ai/marketplace/templates/rebate-effectiveness/)*template*
- [Rebate tier optimization](https://revomo.ai/marketplace/templates/rebate-tier-optimization/)*template*

### How it’s defined

Formula
`sum('Rebates paid') / sum('Net revenue')`

Required context
Rebate programs, Accruals, Invoice lines

Dimensions
Program, Account, Period

Cadence
Reviewed monthly

Lineage
Every value traces to the invoice line or governing record it was computed from.

Use in
**Alerts**: an agent watches it against a rule and alerts you when it trips. **Against plan**: tracked against the target, with the bridge that says what moved it.

### Relevant industries

[Industrial distribution](https://revomo.ai/marketplace/metrics/?industry=distribution)[Building products](https://revomo.ai/marketplace/metrics/?industry=building)[Chemicals & materials](https://revomo.ai/marketplace/metrics/?industry=chemicals)

Type
Metric

Category
[Margin Leakage & Cost Recovery](https://revomo.ai/marketplace/metrics/?category=leakage)

Use in
Alerts · Against plan

Cadence
Monthly

Industries
Industrial distribution, Building products, Chemicals & materials

Business need
[Rebates & Incentives](https://revomo.ai/marketplace/collections/rebates-incentives/)

[See this in Revomo →](https://revomo.ai/contact/?source=marketplace&type=metric&artifact=rebates-paid&name=Rebates+paid&collection=rebates-incentives) Defined, monitored and connected to action, on representative data or your own.

### Related metrics

- Contracts, Rebates & Incentives #### [Rebate accrual variance](https://revomo.ai/marketplace/metrics/accrual-variance/) Paid against accrued by program at period close, and the tiers that were hit late. **Act when**Paid above accrued by x% at close Alerts · Against plan
- Contracts, Rebates & Incentives #### [Rebate program ROI](https://revomo.ai/marketplace/metrics/program-roi/) Incremental margin from growth against payout, by program and account. **Act when**Below 1.0 on any program at quarter close Against plan · After a decision
- Revenue & Margin Performance #### [Customer wallet share](https://revomo.ai/marketplace/metrics/wallet-share/) Your share of an account’s spend in the categories you sell, where it is known. **Act when**A shift of x points either way Alerts · Against plan

### See Rebates paid on your commercial data.

We will show how Revomo defines, monitors and connects this metric to commercial action, using representative data or your own.
[See this on your commercial data →](https://revomo.ai/contact/?source=marketplace&type=metric&artifact=rebates-paid&name=Rebates+paid&collection=rebates-incentives)[All metrics](https://revomo.ai/marketplace/metrics/)