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Cold email bounce rate calculator
Calculate an observed bounce percentage for one defined message cohort and observation cutoff.
Prepare your inputs
Choose the cohort before entering numbers. Use messages, not unique people, for both the denominator and matching bounce outcomes. Keep submissions with uncertain acceptance separate until their state is understood.
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How it works
The calculation is matching bounced messages divided by messages in the chosen cohort, multiplied by 100. The calculator rejects more outcomes than cohort messages and refuses a zero denominator.
Worked example
Five matching bounces in a cohort of 200 messages produce 2.50%. If the five include failures from another campaign or reporting period, the arithmetic remains simple but the result is not a valid cohort rate.
Limits and interpretation
The result does not measure inbox placement or establish a universally acceptable threshold. Later bounces can change the observation, so retain the cutoff with the report.
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