Sam Hill, founder and CEO of Ecom CFO

Sam Hill

Founder and CEO, Ecom CFO · CPA · MBA, Vanderbilt University · Austin, Texas

Sam Hill founded Ecom CFO in 2019 to give fast-growing ecommerce brands a finance team built for how they actually operate: inventory cash cycles, marketplace settlements, paid-media economics and contribution margin by channel, not generic small-business bookkeeping. Today the firm’s remote-first team of 35-plus CFOs, controllers and accountants works exclusively with seven- to nine-figure DTC and marketplace brands, and Sam’s own time goes to the $10M+ and $100M+ founders navigating the hardest decisions. In 2025 the firm acquired Seller Accountant.

Because Ecom CFO sees the financials of brands from under $10M to over $100M, Sam publishes quarterly and annual P&L benchmark reports so operators can compare margins, overhead and growth against real peers rather than survey data. He also writes the Ecom CFO Notebook, an independent weekly newsletter, and shares finance walkthroughs on YouTube. Each year he writes a public letter to shareholders on what the firm learned.

Sam is a CPA and holds an MBA from Vanderbilt University. He is based in Austin, Texas. Connect on LinkedIn or X, or schedule a call.

Articles by Sam Hill

Ecommerce P&L Benchmarks by Revenue Size

Median and percentile P&L benchmarks for DTC brands under $10M, $10M-$50M and over $50M: revenue growth, gross margin, contribution margin, ROAS, G&A, marketing and EBITDA, from Ecom CFO's...

How to Build an AI CFO Workflow Without Overbuilding

What it actually looks like to build an AI workflows — through the lens of something I built for myself....

How to Build an AI CFO Bot (From an Actual CFO)

Building an AI CFO Bot...

EBITDA Margin Bridge: Why Your Bottom Line Moved

The full Q1 2026 benchmark report is live and inside, a new EBITDA margin bridge that breaks down exactly why your bottom line moved, not just that it...

Q1 2026 DTC Revenue Benchmarks: The End of Easy Mode

Checking in on the DTC Revenue Forecast after Q1...

What Cuts’ Steven Borrelli Reveals About DTC Finance

Three finance lessons from Steven Borrelli's Commerce Roundtable talk...

Meta Changed What a Click Means. Here’s How DTC Brands Should Respond.

As platforms like Meta, Amazon, and Shopify constantly change the rules, your financials are the only reliable measure of what's actually happening in your business....

eComFuel 2026 Trends Report: What the Financial Intelligence Data Means for DTC Brands

My thoughts on eComFuel's 2026 trends report...

Partnership Lessons From a Founder’s Wedding Week

A reflection on partnerships in the week leading up to my wedding...

Where AI Actually Helps DTC Founders With Finance (March 2026)

Where it's worth spending your time on AI in DTC Finance...

2026 Revenue Forecast Update: Why You Should Cut Your Growth Projections

Update on our 2026 Revenue Planning Forecast...

QuickBooks Assessment Tool for DTC Brands

Check out our 33-point QuickBooks diagnostic built specifically for DTC brands...

What Your AI Won’t Find in the Benchmark Data

Learn what separated the winners and worst performers in our recent benchmark report...

DTC Benchmark Report: Full-Year 2025 vs. 2024 Revenue, Margins & EBITDA by Cohort

Eighteen companies, revenues ranging from under $10M to $100M+, dissected line by line to show you what's actually happening in the market....

What Buyers Fix First in an Ecommerce Business Sale

If you sold your business, what would they change first?...

How to Review Your Vendors: A 3-Step Process for DTC Founders

A 3-step process to save money and maximize value from your agencies and service providers...

How to Budget for Growth Without Risking Your Business

How to budget for growth without risking your business...

10% Revenue Growth Is the Baseline for 2026

A data-backed look at why 10% revenue growth is the right baseline for 2026...

Key Insights from Our 2026 Revenue Planning Guide

Our report on macroeconomic indicators, Shopify GMV trends, and same-store revenue benchmarks to give operators a clear, data-backed outlook for 2026...

Key Insights from Our Q3 P&L Benchmark Report

Eighteen companies, revenues ranging from under $10M to $100M+, dissected line by line to show you what's actually happening in the market....

Q3 2025 Ecommerce Benchmarks: Revenue, ROAS & Margin Data

Q3 Benchmark Report Preview...

Why Ecom Founders Shouldn’t Chase Yield — What Matters More Than Interest Rates

A breakdown of how to choose your treasury management platform...

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