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July 2025 - July 2026
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Legal-sector cost-per-purchase tells a loud, uneven story versus the global baseline. Over the 12 months from July 2025 to June 2026, Legal ads across All countries available ran at substantially higher costs and much greater swings than the overall market. 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 Legal in All countries available compared to the global benchmark.
Cost per purchase for Legal averaged about $334 over the period, starting at $225 in July 2025 and finishing at $136 in June 2026 — a net decline of roughly 40% from start to finish. The month-to-month range was wide: the high was an outsized $754 in January 2026, and the low landed at $136 in June 2026. Volatility was material: the monthly standard deviation was about $156 (roughly 47% of the mean), signaling large swings rather than steady movement.
Key monthly movements include a pronounced spike into January 2026 (up ~152% from December’s ~$300 to $754), followed by a dramatic pullback in February (down ~61% from January). Other peaks appeared in September 2025 (~$381) and March 2026 (~$428). The sharpest single-month decline after January occurred in May→June 2026 (from ~$395 to $136, a ~66% drop).
Rhythm across the year felt punctuated rather than seasonal: early Q3 (July–September) showed mid-range costs ($225–$381), late Q4 and December held near $267–$300, then a concentrated spike in early Q1 2026. After the January spike, costs oscillated through spring before collapsing to the year low in June. The baseline market — by contrast — showed muted seasonality: monthly medians clustered around $50 with a small March uptick and a modest downshift into early summer.
Describing the cadence: the Legal vertical experienced a high-amplitude pulse in Q1, then a gradual settling with sharper drops entering summer, whereas the global benchmark followed a calmer seasonal contour.
Compared to the global benchmark (average ~$50 across the same months), Legal cost per purchase ran roughly 6.7× higher on average. The multiple varied by month: the narrowest gap was in June 2026 (Legal ≈ $136, about 3.2× the $43 baseline), while the widest gap occurred in January 2026 (Legal ≈ $754, about 15.3× the ~$49 baseline). In relative terms, Legal costs were consistently above market levels and materially more volatile; where the global trend moved within a ~±20% band around $50, Legal moved in several hundred-percent swings month-to-month.
This data narrative of cost per purchase for Legal across All countries available highlights pronounced volatility, a January 2026 peak, and an average cost roughly $334 versus a $50 global benchmark. Understanding Facebook Ads benchmarks, CPC trends, CPM analysis, CTR performance, and country-specific ad costs alongside industry ad performance helps frame how Legal compares to broader market patterns.
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 Legal industry, Facebook ad costs can be influenced by seasonal trends and market competition. 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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