A commercial pizza oven in the U.S. can typically pay for itself in 12–24 months. ROI comes from higher throughput (20–50 pizzas/hr), lower energy cost, faster ticket times, and increased delivery capacity. With a $20,000 investment, many U.S. restaurants add $144,000/year in revenue, reaching full payback in 4–5 months. Even conservative scenarios show payback in ~17 months.