Customer retention rate

Customer retention rate is the percentage of existing customers who are still customers after a given period. It can help in better understanding what makes customers stay with your company. You can also identify opportunities to improve customer service. This metric is calculated by taking the number of customers you have at the end of the period and removing the number of new customers acquired during that period. Then divide that number by the number of customers you started with.


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