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Understanding The LTV Analysis Feature

Dive into components of the LTV dashboard—from cohort behavior and expected revenue to retention rates and customer lifetime projections.

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Written by Paula Paić
Updated over a week ago

The LTV Analysis feature in the Lebesgue app gives you a complete view of how your customers behave over time and how much value they bring to your business.

By tracking key metrics like Lifetime Value (LTV), retention, revenue per cohort, and average order value, this feature helps you measure the long-term impact of your marketing efforts and customer acquisition strategies.

Average LTV

Average LTV shows how much total revenue a customer is expected to generate during their first 6 months (and in the next 6 months, if predictive mode is on). This projection is based on your selected time period, and more weight is always given to recent cohorts to reflect current performance more accurately.

Understanding your average LTV helps you make better decisions around customer acquisition costs (CAC), retention strategies, and budgeting.



Revenue Over Time

The Revenue Over Time chart visualizes your revenue trends across weeks, months, quarters, or years. It also allows you to differentiate between new customers and repeat customers, helping you:

  • Understand how customer loyalty is evolving over time

  • Spot growth opportunities within repeat customer segments

  • Identify seasonal or campaign-based spikes in revenue



User Cohorts

A user cohort is a group of customers who made their first purchase during the same time period (e.g. a specific month). This view allows you to analyze how those customers behave over time—how much they spend, how often they return, and how their LTV develops over the months.

With cohort analysis, you can:

  • Track how long it takes to recover your CAC

  • Measure customer retention after the first purchase

  • Spot high-value cohorts to guide future marketing investments

You can switch between two views:

  • Cumulative – See the total revenue or total orders a cohort has generated over time

  • Prediction – Unlock a statistical model that forecasts how a cohort will behave in the future (6, 12, or 24 months into the future)

Note: Averages are calculated across all selected cohorts, with more weight placed on recent ones, since they provide the most relevant performance trends.



Cohort Statistics

The Cohort Statistics section within the Lifetime Value Analysis helps you dive deep into your customer behavior and evaluate the performance of each cohort based on the most important business metrics.

With this breakdown, you can quickly answer questions like:

  • Which cohort has the highest retention rate?

  • How long does it take for a new customer to pay back their acquisition cost?

  • Which cohort is expected to generate the most revenue?

  • Are your acquisition efforts getting more or less efficient over time?

  • How many repeat orders are you getting per customer?

Use this data to better understand customer lifetime value trends, optimize your acquisition budget, and forecast future revenue performance.

The Cohort Statistics table summarizes all key performance indicators for each individual cohort, including:

  • Number of Customers
    Definition: The number of customers in the selected cohort.

  • AOV (Average Order Value)

    Definition: Revenue divided by the number of orders—this tells you how much, on average, each order is worth.

  • First-time AOV

    Definition: Average order value for customers who made their very first purchase during the selected period

  • Repeat AOV

    Definition: Average order value for customers who placed a repeat purchase. This helps compare the quality of repeat orders vs. first-time orders.

  • Current Revenue

    Definition: The total revenue generated by a specific cohort to date.

  • Current Lifetime Value

    Definition: The current LTV of customers in this cohort, calculated as the total revenue divided by the number of customers.

  • Current Orders per Customer

    Definition: Average number of orders placed per customer in this cohort so far.

  • Blended CAC (Customer Acquisition Cost)

    Definition: Total advertising spend across all channels divided by the number of customers acquired in that cohort.

  • Advertising Spend

    Definition: Total amount spent on ads during the time when this cohort was acquired.

  • Expected Revenue

    Definition: Projected total revenue that this cohort is expected to generate over their first 6 months.

  • Expected LTV

    Definition: Predicted revenue per customer in this cohort over the initial and next 6 months, based on behavior trends.

  • Expected Orders per Customer

    Definition: Predicted number of orders per customer in the first 6 months from acquisition.

  • Expected Payback Period

    Definition: The amount of time (weeks, months, quarters, or years) needed for this cohort’s revenue to surpass the acquisition cost.

  • Retention Rate

    Definition: Percentage of customers in the cohort who returned to place at least one more order.

  • Churn Rate

    Definition: Percentage of customers who made only one purchase and never came back.



Average Lifetime Value

This chart shows the average revenue generated per customer from the moment they make their first purchase up to the sixth month after. It gives you a clear picture of how quickly your customers generate value—and at which point their LTV surpasses your CAC.

This is a great way to:

  • Monitor how long it takes to break even on your acquisition efforts

  • Visualize LTV growth over time

  • Compare average LTV against CAC benchmarks



Custom Filters

Use custom filters to narrow down your analysis based on attributes like:

  • Product, product type, or product vendor

  • Country or state

  • Discount code or discount title

  • Marketing channel and full UTM breakdown (source, medium, campaign, content, term)

  • Customer tag

This gives you the flexibility to isolate performance by campaign, acquisition channel, or any custom tagging you’ve set up in your store.



Why This Matters

Analyzing customer LTV and cohorts isn’t just about looking at past performance—it’s about using those insights to:

  • Allocate your marketing budget more effectively

  • Spot trends and outliers in customer behavior

  • Double down on channels that attract high-LTV customers

  • Refine retention and re-engagement strategies

With this feature, you get full visibility into your revenue-driving segments and the tools to act on that insight.



Need Help?

If you’re unsure how to read the LTV Analysis data or want help setting up your filters:

  • Chat with Us: Use the chat icon in the app or on our website.

  • Schedule a Call: Book a 1-on-1 consultation with our Customer Success team:

We're here to help you get the most out of your data.



Related Articles:

  • What Is Lifetime Value?

  • What Are User Cohorts?

  • LTV by Product

  • LTV by Marketing Channel

  • LTV by Discount

  • LTV by Country

  • LTV by State

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