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July 2025 - July 2026
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Healthcare cost-per-purchase in this dataset ran well above the global baseline, with a clear story of rising costs and pronounced swings over a 13-month window. This analysis is based on $3B worth of advertising data from our dataset, which provides strong directional benchmarks. This analysis explores ad performance trends for Healthcare in All countries available compared to the global benchmark.
The Healthcare cost-per-purchase began at roughly $91.7 in June 2025 and finished at about $115.5 in June 2026 — an overall lift of ~26% from start to finish. Across the period the median cost averaged roughly $113.5, peaking at about $148 in April 2026 and bottoming at $89.7 in November 2025. Monthly moves were sizable: an early plateau near $90 in June–July 2025 gave way to a spike to $117.5 in August, a pullback into the low $90s in November, then a steady climb through winter into a spring high. The absolute range was roughly $58 (from ~$90 to ~$148), equivalent to about half the annual mean.
Volatility was material: the average month-to-month absolute change was about $12.2 — roughly a 10–11% monthly swing relative to the Healthcare mean. Notable single-month shifts included the August 2025 uptick (+~27 vs. July) and the April→May 2026 drop of about $25.4, which followed the April peak.
Rhythm in the Healthcare series shows a mid-summer lift (August 2025), a softer late-fall trough (November 2025), and a pronounced winter-to-spring buildup into April 2026. That spring peak was followed by a retrenchment in May–June 2026. The pattern reads as a mix of short bursts and multi-month climbs rather than a steady seasonal cycle: spikes and rebounds punctuate the year rather than smooth Q4-to-Q1 shifts.
Compared to the global baseline (median ~ $48.2 over the same window), Healthcare costs were consistently above market. On average Healthcare CPC-per-purchase ran roughly 135% higher than the baseline. Early in the series the gap hovered near +85–100% above the global benchmark; by April 2026 the gap widened to nearly +200%. The widest divergence occurred in June 2026, when global baseline plunged to about $25.50 while Healthcare held near $115.5 — a gap exceeding +350%. Baseline volatility was lower in absolute terms (average monthly absolute move ~ $4.2, about 8–9% of its mean) while Healthcare showed larger month-to-month swings (~10–11% of its mean), making Healthcare consistently more volatile and usually well above country-aggregated ad costs.
Understanding Facebook Ads cost-per-purchase benchmarks for Healthcare across All countries available frames how industry ad performance and country-specific ad costs compare to broader CPM analysis and CPC trends. This snapshot of cost-per-purchase for Healthcare in All countries available sits alongside other Facebook Ads benchmarks, CPC trends, CPM analysis, and CTR performance as part of a wider view of industry ad performance.
Insights & analysis of Facebook advertising costs
Facebook advertising costs vary based on many factors including industry, target audience, ad placement, and campaign objectives. In the Healthcare industry, Facebook ad costs can be higher than average due to specialized audience targeting and compliance requirements. Geographic targeting affects ad costs based on market competition and user engagement in different regions. Different campaign objectives lead to varying costs based on how Facebook optimizes for your specific goals. The data shown represents median values across multiple campaigns, and individual results may vary based on ad quality, audience targeting, and campaign optimization.
We use the median CTR because the underlying distribution of click-through rates is highly skewed, with a small share of campaigns achieving extremely high CTRs. These outliers can inflate a simple average, making it less representative of what most advertisers actually experience. By using the median—which sits at the midpoint of all campaigns—we provide a more rigorous and realistic benchmark that reflects the true underlying data model and helps you set attainable performance expectations.
Note: This data represents industry median values and benchmarks. Your actual costs may vary based on specific targeting, ad creative quality, and campaign optimization.
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