Compare marketplace search, sponsored products, sponsored brands, and DSP in Food & Beverage against sourced CPC figures. Figures are the Food & Beverage averages for Amazon Ads from Ad Badger Amazon Advertising Benchmarks (Jan–Aug 2026; Ad Badger app data; account count not disclosed).
Amazon Ads CPC benchmarks for Food & Beverage: average $0.58 (Jan–Aug 2026). See what moves it and how Food & Beverage compares on other channels.
| Context | Median | Top Quartile | Best For |
|---|---|---|---|
| Food & Beverage on Amazon Ads (average) | $0.58 | — | Setting a target for this exact channel and industry |
| Amazon Ads, all industries (average) | $1.22 | — | A baseline when you need the whole-platform picture |
The factors that most often explain why a result lands above or below the range.
| Driver | Why it matters |
|---|---|
| Auction competition in Food & Beverage | What Food & Beverage customers are worth sets how much competitors can bid, so high-value categories push costs up for every advertiser in the auction. |
| Keyword mix and match types | Broad match and generic terms expand reach at a higher cost per useful click; exact and phrase match on specific Food & Beverage terms usually cost less per conversion. |
| Engagement and relevance | Amazon Ads rewards ads people interact with, so a higher CTR usually lowers what each click costs. |
| Seasonality | Food & Beverage demand peaks raise bids for everyone at the same time; compare the same months year over year rather than consecutive months. |
The mean across the accounts in Ad Badger Amazon Advertising Benchmarks. Averages are pulled by a few very large or very small accounts, so read it as a reference point rather than a target.
The Benchmarketing 4-Band Method. The Benchmarketing 4-Band Method reads every marketing metric against four percentile bands — P25 (bottom quartile), median, P75 (top quartile), and elite (top ~10%) — for a specific industry and channel, instead of a single cross-industry average. Averages blend brand and non-brand campaigns, $500/month and $500,000/month accounts, and unrelated industries into a number almost nobody actually has.
Where the numbers come from. The figures on this page come from the Benchmarketing benchmark dataset — thousands of curated benchmark observations across channels, industries, and US metro areas. Every statistic traces to a named source: WordStream Google Ads Benchmarks (2024), Meta Business Insights (2024), HubSpot Email Marketing Report (2024), Unbounce Conversion Benchmark Report (2024), Databox Marketing Benchmark Report (2024), AdLiftr Snapchat Ads Cost Benchmarks (2026), Ad Badger Amazon Advertising Benchmarks (2026). Benchmarketing does not publish anonymous "studies show" figures.
The Benchmarketing position. Beating the cross-industry average is a vanity milestone, not a target. Compare your number to the P25–P75 band for your specific industry and channel; if you are above average but below your industry's P75, you are leaving performance on the table.
The Food & Beverage average CPC on Amazon Ads is $0.58, according to Ad Badger Amazon Advertising Benchmarks. The source does not publish quartiles, so treat it as a reference point rather than a range.
The biggest factors are auction competition in food & beverage and keyword mix and match types. What Food & Beverage customers are worth sets how much competitors can bid, so high-value categories push costs up for every advertiser in the auction.