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June 2025 - June 2026
Detailed observation of presented data
Nonprofit cost-per-clicks (CPC) ran well below the global benchmark but with clear momentum and seasonal bumps. Over the 12-month window the Nonprofit median CPC climbed from about $0.33 in June 2025 to $0.49 in May 2026, with sharper month-to-month swings around fall and the New Year. 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 Nonprofit in All countries available compared to the global benchmark.
The raw story: Nonprofit CPCs started the period at $0.334 (June 2025) and finished at $0.488 (May 2026), a roughly +46% lift from start to finish. The 12‑month median for Nonprofit was about $0.425, ranging from a low of $0.334 (June) to a high of $0.507 (November). Notable monthly moves include a ~34% jump from August to September and a ~24% rise from October into November, plus an ~18% pullback from January into February. Absolute month-to-month movement averaged about $0.052, reflecting a compact dollar range but meaningful proportional swings given the low base.
Seasonality shows a fall uptick and a late‑year peak: September and November stand out as stronger months for CPCs, while June and August were softer. The quiet of late Q4 to early Q1 appears in the series as a December-to-January plateau followed by a dip in February, then a steady rebound through spring into May. In short: fiscal-year timing and holiday-driven competition create identifiable pulses — a fall lift into November, a Q1 softening, and a spring rebound.
Compared with the global benchmark, Nonprofit CPCs were substantially lower. The global median CPC averaged about $1.06 over the same months versus the Nonprofit average of $0.425 — meaning Nonprofit CPCs were roughly 40% of the global level. In relative terms Nonprofit trailed global levels by roughly 47–69% across the year (the narrowest gap occurred in January 2026 when Nonprofit was ~53% of global; the widest in August at ~31%). Absolute volatility was smaller for Nonprofit (avg monthly change ≈ $0.052 vs baseline ≈ $0.073), but proportionally the Nonprofit series was more variable — about a 12% average monthly swing versus ~7% for the global benchmark — reflecting bigger percent moves on a lower cost base. The global baseline itself showed a pronounced November spike (about +18% vs October) and a Q1 soften before stabilizing in spring.
Understanding Facebook Ads CPC benchmarks and CPC trends for Nonprofit across All countries available provides a data-grounded view of industry ad performance and country-specific ad costs relative to global CPM analysis and CTR performance context.
Insights & analysis of Facebook advertising costs
Cost Per Click (CPC) is the amount advertisers pay each time a user clicks on their Facebook ad. In the Nonprofit 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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CPC (Cost Per Click) is what you pay each time someone clicks on your ad, on any Facebook Ads placement. It's calculated by dividing your total spend by the number of clicks received. Facebook Ads lists Clicks, Link Clicks and Outbound Clicks separately. The former is the sum of all types of clicks (including, for example, clicks to your profile page, to a link or to a comment).
The truth is that varies, so play with our tool to get some benchmarks that are relevant to you. CPC values are highly dependent on the region, industry and campaign objective. The US is one of the most expensive markets.
Several factors affect CPC: your audience targeting, competition in your industry, ad relevance score, and creative performance. If your ad isn't getting engagement or relevance is low, CPC tends to spike.
CPC spikes usually happen because of increased competition in your target audience, seasonal trends (like holidays), poor ad relevance scores, or algorithm changes. Check if your audience targeting has become too narrow or if your creative is showing fatigue.
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