What Is the Inventory Sales Value Report
The Inventory Sales Value report brings Shopify product prices, inventory value, and inventory cost into one export. Product titles, variants, SKUs, locations, collections, and product status help you identify the stock behind those amounts.
Use it to review the selling value represented by your inventory and the cost recorded alongside it. Its fields describe inventory and pricing; they do not show completed sales or revenue earned during a period.
Save a focused view for your stock review, or send the export to colleagues who manage pricing and inventory. Keep the same filters when comparing saved exports.
Report Overview
- Report type
- Inventory Reports, with product and variant identifiers and a Location field.
- Reporting basis
- Inventory and pricing data at generation; confirm any date setting before treating it as a historical balance.
- Data included
- Nine fields covering identity, product price, inventory value, inventory cost, location, collections, and status.
- Best for
- Reviewing stock value by item and location, and preparing a consistent export for your team.
- Export and frequency
- Excel, CSV, TXT, or PDF; schedule email delivery daily, weekly, or monthly.
What Can You Learn from Your Inventory Values
1 Identify items that deserve a value review
Sort Inventory Value to find the items accounting for the largest amounts in your selected view. Use SKU and Variant Title to identify the exact items behind each row.
Example: Hypothetically, one furniture variant appears near the top of the value list.
What you can do: Review its price and recorded cost before including it in a stock-value summary.
2 Review value within a location
Use Location to isolate the stock records associated with a warehouse or store. Check that Inventory Value and Inventory Cost are scoped to that location before comparing amounts.
Example: Hypothetically, an operations manager exports only the warehouse rows for review.
What you can do: Send the filtered export to the person responsible for that location.
3 Find value attached to inactive listings
Product Status helps you identify inventory records associated with listings outside your active range. These rows can prompt a catalog review without implying that the products are unsold.
Example: Hypothetically, an archived seasonal product still has a reported inventory value.
What you can do: Check the stock record and decide whether the listing needs updating.
What Should You Check First in This Report
Check the scope and meaning of the amounts before you share a total.
- Inventory Value: Confirm its calculation basis and the records included in your selection.
- Inventory Cost: Check whether it is a per-unit or total amount and review missing values separately from zeros.
- Location and SKU: Check repeated SKUs to understand whether rows represent separate locations or repeated product details.
- Product Price and Status: Review unusual prices and inactive listings that could affect your interpretation of value.
When Should You Use This Report
| When to Use It | How It Helps |
|---|---|
| Reviewing reported stock value and cost | Review inventory value and recorded cost alongside product identity. |
| Preparing a location-specific inventory export | Export the inventory records associated with a selected location. |
| Reviewing pricing and value by collection | Use collections and product status to focus a pricing and value review. |
| Preparing inventory records for valuation checks | Receive inventory value and cost records for checking against the business’s valuation requirements. |
How to Create This Report in Data Export
Start with the premade Inventory Sale Value Report to use the configured field set.
- Open Data Export and find Inventory Sale Value Report in the premade inventory reports.
- Open the report and review all nine fields. Check the definitions of Inventory Value and Inventory Cost.
- Choose the available filters, such as Location or Product Status, for your review. Confirm the meaning of any date setting before relying on historical figures.
- Save the report and download it as Excel, CSV, TXT, or PDF.
- If you need a recurring export, schedule daily, weekly, or monthly email delivery and select the intended recipients.
Make the Most of This Report
Use these checks to keep recurring exports consistent and easy to interpret.
01 / VALUE BASIS / Confirm the basis first Check which price and quantity basis feeds Inventory Value before comparing it with Inventory Cost.
02 / COMPARISONS / Keep the same scope Use the same filters and generation schedule when comparing saved exports. Keep dated copies for reference.
03 / COLLECTIONS / Check repeated rows Collection membership can repeat product details. Check the exported row structure before summing values across collections.
04 / DELIVERY / Share the right detail Use Excel or CSV for review and limit cost-bearing exports to recipients who need those figures.
Frequently Asked Questions
Does inventory sales value mean actual sales revenue
No. This report describes the value associated with stock. The supplied fields do not include sold quantities, order totals, or sales revenue.
How is Inventory Value calculated
Check the report’s configured calculation to confirm which price and quantity basis it uses. Confirm location scope before adding values together.
Can I use this report to calculate profit
These fields alone do not establish realized profit. Product Price, Inventory Value, and Inventory Cost need confirmed definitions, and the report does not include completed sales or selling expenses.
Can I see inventory value for an earlier date
Check with Data Export support whether the report supports historical inventory for your chosen date. Keep dated exports if you need to compare the reports you generate over time.
Can I schedule the report for my team
Yes. Save the report and schedule email delivery daily, weekly, or monthly. Choose recipients and review the export because it includes inventory cost information.
