Reprocessing Arbitrage
Find items worth buying and reprocessing for profit at trade hubs.
Reprocessing Profit Analysis
Updated 51s agoISK Scout's reprocessing engine has evaluated 249 profitable reprocessing opportunities across 7 trade hubs. Each opportunity is calculated by taking the item's current market buy price, applying the station's reprocessing yield (base 50%) boosted by your Scrapmetal Processing skill level, deducting reprocessing tax, and comparing the resulting mineral/material mix against current sell prices — all minus sales tax and broker fees. Combined potential profit across hubs: 38.9M. The most profitable hub is Hek VIII with 17.6M. All prices refresh every 5 minutes from ESI market data.
Buy 91 units at 352.8K · refines to 4 materials worth 408.1K · repro tax 16.4K · sales tax 14.7K · net 2.2M at 6.8% margin · daily volume 0
Buy 70 units at 355.8K · refines to 4 materials worth 408.1K · repro tax 16.4K · sales tax 14.7K · net 1.5M at 5.9% margin · daily volume 0
Buy 99 units at 317.7K · refines to 4 materials worth 356.1K · repro tax 14.2K · sales tax 12.8K · net 1.1M at 3.6% margin · daily volume 0
Buy 86 units at 262.2K · refines to 5 materials worth 297.8K · repro tax 12.0K · sales tax 10.7K · net 1.1M at 4.9% margin · daily volume 0
Buy 102 units at 519.8K · refines to 7 materials worth 574.8K · repro tax 27.0K · sales tax 20.7K · net 750.7K at 1.4% margin · daily volume 0
Buy 41 units at 212.7K · refines to 6 materials worth 250.9K · repro tax 13.3K · sales tax 9.0K · net 649.4K at 7.4% margin · daily volume 0
Buy 29 units at 314.9K · refines to 4 materials worth 356.1K · repro tax 14.2K · sales tax 12.8K · net 412.7K at 4.5% margin · daily volume 0
Buy 243 units at 31.4K · refines to 5 materials worth 35.5K · repro tax 1.6K · sales tax 1.3K · net 299.1K at 3.9% margin · daily volume 0
Buy 69 units at 219.9K · refines to 4 materials worth 240.6K · repro tax 9.6K · sales tax 8.7K · net 172.1K at 1.1% margin · daily volume 0
Buy 23 units at 69.5K · refines to 4 materials worth 80.2K · repro tax 3.5K · sales tax 2.9K · net 98.3K at 6.1% margin · daily volume 0
Buy 36 units at 60.0K · refines to 4 materials worth 67.9K · repro tax 3.0K · sales tax 2.4K · net 88.9K at 4.1% margin · daily volume 0
Buy 50 units at 103.7K · refines to 5 materials worth 115.4K · repro tax 5.8K · sales tax 4.2K · net 85.2K at 1.6% margin · daily volume 0
Buy 97,500 units at 3.4K · refines to 3 materials worth 3.7K · repro tax 149 · sales tax 134 · net 78.6K at 2.4% margin · daily volume 0
Buy 84 units at 72.9K · refines to 4 materials worth 80.2K · repro tax 3.5K · sales tax 2.9K · net 78.4K at 1.3% margin · daily volume 0
Buy 12 units at 2.4K · refines to 3 materials worth 9.4K · repro tax 417 · sales tax 339 · net 75.2K at 261.0% margin · daily volume 0
Buy 19 units at 70.0K · refines to 4 materials worth 80.2K · repro tax 3.5K · sales tax 2.9K · net 72.5K at 5.5% margin · daily volume 0
Buy 26 units at 59.9K · refines to 4 materials worth 67.9K · repro tax 3.0K · sales tax 2.4K · net 67.2K at 4.3% margin · daily volume 0
Buy 115,200 units at 2.3K · refines to 2 materials worth 2.5K · repro tax 101 · sales tax 91 · net 53.2K at 2.0% margin · daily volume 689,155
Buy 161 units at 4.0K · refines to 3 materials worth 4.6K · repro tax 190 · sales tax 165 · net 36.3K at 5.6% margin · daily volume 0
Buy 47 units at 7.4K · refines to 5 materials worth 8.9K · repro tax 443 · sales tax 321 · net 35.0K at 10.1% margin · daily volume 0
Buy 31 units at 72.8K · refines to 4 materials worth 80.2K · repro tax 3.5K · sales tax 2.9K · net 29.7K at 1.3% margin · daily volume 0
Buy 20 units at 61.1K · refines to 4 materials worth 67.9K · repro tax 3.0K · sales tax 2.4K · net 27.3K at 2.2% margin · daily volume 0
Buy 21 units at 49.8K · refines to 4 materials worth 55.6K · repro tax 2.5K · sales tax 2.0K · net 26.4K at 2.5% margin · daily volume 0
Buy 22 units at 50.0K · refines to 4 materials worth 55.6K · repro tax 2.5K · sales tax 2.0K · net 24.2K at 2.2% margin · daily volume 0
Buy 3 units at 222.3K · refines to 6 materials worth 250.9K · repro tax 13.3K · sales tax 9.0K · net 18.8K at 2.8% margin · daily volume 0
Buy 250 units at 32.6K · refines to 5 materials worth 35.5K · repro tax 1.6K · sales tax 1.3K · net 8.3K at 0.1% margin · daily volume 0
Buy 7 units at 72.7K · refines to 4 materials worth 80.2K · repro tax 3.5K · sales tax 2.9K · net 7.6K at 1.5% margin · daily volume 0
Buy 14 units at 62.0K · refines to 4 materials worth 67.9K · repro tax 3.0K · sales tax 2.4K · net 6.5K at 0.7% margin · daily volume 0
Buy 3,500 units at 5.8K · refines to 3 materials worth 6.4K · repro tax 274 · sales tax 232 · net 4.9K at 2.4% margin · daily volume 0
Buy 95 units at 16.4K · refines to 3 materials worth 17.8K · repro tax 718 · sales tax 642 · net 4.8K at 0.3% margin · daily volume 0
Buy 4 units at 50.0K · refines to 4 materials worth 55.6K · repro tax 2.5K · sales tax 2.0K · net 4.4K at 2.2% margin · daily volume 0
Buy 3 units at 50.1K · refines to 4 materials worth 55.6K · repro tax 2.5K · sales tax 2.0K · net 3.0K at 2.0% margin · daily volume 0
Buy 2 units at 4.0K · refines to 2 materials worth 5.9K · repro tax 233 · sales tax 212 · net 2.9K at 35.8% margin · daily volume 0
Buy 1 units at 11.9K · refines to 5 materials worth 15.5K · repro tax 762 · sales tax 559 · net 2.3K at 19.0% margin · daily volume 0
Buy 1,300 units at 61.0K · refines to 3 materials worth 66.3K · repro tax 2.8K · sales tax 2.4K · net 1.9K at 0.2% margin · daily volume 0
Buy 1 units at 72.2K · refines to 4 materials worth 80.2K · repro tax 3.5K · sales tax 2.9K · net 1.6K at 2.2% margin · daily volume 0
Buy 5 units at 37.1K · refines to 3 materials worth 40.6K · repro tax 1.8K · sales tax 1.5K · net 1.4K at 0.7% margin · daily volume 0
Buy 6 units at 3.4K · refines to 3 materials worth 3.9K · repro tax 161 · sales tax 139 · net 860 at 4.2% margin · daily volume 0
Buy 8 units at 2.0K · refines to 2 materials worth 2.3K · repro tax 115 · sales tax 81 · net 520 at 3.3% margin · daily volume 0
Buy 1 units at 11.8K · refines to 4 materials worth 13.1K · repro tax 605 · sales tax 473 · net 284 at 2.4% margin · daily volume 0
Buy 1 units at 339.0K · refines to 7 materials worth 370.1K · repro tax 17.6K · sales tax 13.3K · net 136 at 0.0% margin · daily volume 0
Buy 5 units at 901 · refines to 1 materials worth 996 · repro tax 38 · sales tax 36 · net 102 at 2.3% margin · daily volume 0
About this tool
Some EVE Online items are worth more as reprocessed minerals than at their current market price. ISK Scout's reprocessing analyzer compares the buy cost of every reprocessable item against the sell value of its mineral output — surfacing only items with immediate arbitrage. Station yields are configurable: NPC station 50%, high-sec citadel, null-sec citadel, etc. Skill levels for Reprocessing, Reprocessing Efficiency, and Scrapmetal Processing automatically adjust the actual mineral output. Tax and fees apply from your character's skills, so the displayed profit reflects what you'll actually pocket. Data refreshes every 5 minutes from major hubs including Jita.
View full FAQHow reprocessing profits are calculated
Every item with a published reprocessing recipe in the Static Data Export is evaluated against real-time ESI market data. The effective yield is station_yield × (1 + 0.02 × Scrapmetal_level), which means perfect skills deliver 55% yield at an NPC station with 50% base. The engine multiplies this yield by the recipe's base material output, caps at current sell orders at the chosen hub, then subtracts reprocessing tax (5% default at NPC stations) and a configurable sales tax + broker fee. Items where the resulting mineral stack exceeds the buy cost are listed as profitable. Historical market volume determines how quickly the position can realistically clear.
Frequently Asked Questions
- Which skills matter most for reprocessing profit?
- Reprocessing (+3%/level, all materials), Reprocessing Efficiency (+2%/level, all materials), and Scrapmetal Processing (+2%/level, modules and ammo only). If you're focused on module/ammo reprocessing, Scrapmetal Processing V is the highest-leverage skill to train first.
- What does 50% station yield mean?
- The base reprocessing efficiency at NPC stations. Process 100 units of ore, get back 50 units of refined minerals. High-sec citadels usually offer 50–52%, low-sec NPC stations 50%, null-sec citadels up to 56%.
- Which item types are usually profitable to reprocess?
- T1 modules, ships, and ammo frequently exceed their market price as recovered minerals. T2 modules vary based on small morphite (T2 byproduct) yields. Ore prices fluctuate daily with mining activity.
- When does Scrapmetal Processing apply?
- Only when reprocessing modules, ammo, and items (excluding ore and ice). Ore and ice use Reprocessing plus the type-specific skill (e.g., Veldspar Processing).