A good ROAS for Google Ads is 4.2x or higher, which puts you in the top quarter of advertisers. The median is 2.9x, so anything above that beats at least half of accounts, and 1.8x or lower is the bottom quarter.
Published benchmarks for Q1 2023 – Q4 2024.
| Band | ROAS |
|---|---|
| Good (top quarter) | 4.2x or higher |
| Median | 2.9x |
| Bottom quarter | 1.8x or lower |
| Strongest accounts | 6x+ |
A good ROAS for Google Ads is 4.2x or higher, which puts you in the top quarter of advertisers. The median is 2.9x, so anything above that beats at least half of accounts, and 1.8x or lower is the bottom quarter.
The median ROAS for Google Ads is 2.9x in published benchmarks for Q1 2023 – Q4 2024. Half of advertisers land above it and half below it.
No. 1.8x is the bottom-quarter line for Google Ads: three in four advertisers do better. Aim for the median, 2.9x, first.
Google search ads report through Google Ads, so the same benchmark applies: 4.2x or higher is good, and the median is 2.9x.
The strongest accounts reach 6x+. Treat that as a ceiling to learn from rather than a target for every campaign.