How to calculate CAKE profit
Take the dollars invested, divide by the buy price to get coins, multiply the coins by the sell price, then subtract the original investment and the fees on both sides. As a worked example at the April 22, 2026 snapshot price of $2.50: investing $1,000 buys 400 CAKE. If CAKE rises 20% to $3.00, the position is worth $1,200. With a 0.1% fee on each side the fees are $2.20, and the net profit is $197.80, a 19.78% return. The calculator above runs the same arithmetic on the live price and on any numbers you enter, including leverage and short positions.
PancakeSwap at a glance
| Token type | BEP-20 on BNB Chain (bridged to other chains) |
|---|---|
| Launched | September 2020 on Binance Smart Chain |
| Team | Anonymous (the 'Chefs') |
| Primary chain | BNB Chain |
| Current protocol version | v4 (PancakeSwap Infinity); v2 and v3 also active |
| Max supply | 400,000,000 CAKE (cut from 750M, then 450M, then 400M in Jan 2026) |
| Supply trend | Deflationary (buy-back-and-burn since 2025) |
| Chains supported | Nine, including BNB Chain, Ethereum, Arbitrum, Base, Solana |
Facts from the PancakeSwap brief, which carries the full history, tokenomics and the five-pillar read of what moves CAKE. Open the brief.
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