{"id":16822,"date":"2018-03-09T13:18:06","date_gmt":"2018-03-09T07:48:06","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.fusioncharts.com\/blog\/?p=16822"},"modified":"2026-01-20T14:41:13","modified_gmt":"2026-01-20T09:11:13","slug":"what-why-how-bullet-spark-waterfall-charts","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.fusioncharts.com\/blog\/what-why-how-bullet-spark-waterfall-charts\/","title":{"rendered":"All You Need to Know About Bullet, Spark, and Waterfall Charts 2026"},"content":{"rendered":"These 3 charts are the cornerstone of most business dashboards.\r\n\r\nWhile a simple bar or pie might do for a small-scale project with limited relevance, applications that cater to large audiences and have to show dynamic updates and summaries must go a step further.\r\n\r\nThat\u2019s where slightly more convoluted charts come into play. <strong>A variety of data, plus the need to show several insights at once, combined with limited space \u2013 charts have to pack all of this in, and intelligently.<\/strong>\r\n\r\nIn the next few articles, we\u2019ll talk about few *apparently* complicated charts, take them apart and put them back together \u2013 explaining exactly how each component makes sense. And we also look at a set of do\u2019s and don\u2019ts around them.\r\n\r\nSo let\u2019s get started \u2013 here\u2019s how you can employ 3 difficult charts, with zero difficulty:\r\n<div id=\"ez-toc-container\" class=\"ez-toc-v2_0_71 counter-hierarchy ez-toc-counter ez-toc-grey ez-toc-container-direction\">\n<div class=\"ez-toc-title-container\"><p class=\"ez-toc-title\" style=\"cursor:inherit\">Table of Contents<\/p>\n<\/div><nav><ul class='ez-toc-list ez-toc-list-level-1 ' ><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-1\" href=\"https:\/\/www.fusioncharts.com\/blog\/what-why-how-bullet-spark-waterfall-charts\/#Plot_exactly_how_it_happened_with_a_waterfall_chart\" title=\"Plot exactly how it happened, with a waterfall chart\">Plot exactly how it happened, with a waterfall chart<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-2\" href=\"https:\/\/www.fusioncharts.com\/blog\/what-why-how-bullet-spark-waterfall-charts\/#Add_more_context_with_Bullet_Charts\" title=\"Add more context, with Bullet Charts\">Add more context, with Bullet Charts<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-3\" href=\"https:\/\/www.fusioncharts.com\/blog\/what-why-how-bullet-spark-waterfall-charts\/#Compare_the_movements_behind_the_numbers_with_spark_charts\" title=\"Compare the movements behind the numbers, with spark charts\">Compare the movements behind the numbers, with spark charts<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-4\" href=\"https:\/\/www.fusioncharts.com\/blog\/what-why-how-bullet-spark-waterfall-charts\/#So%E2%80%A6thats_all_folks\" title=\"So\u2026that\u2019s all folks?\">So\u2026that\u2019s all folks?<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/nav><\/div>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Plot_exactly_how_it_happened_with_a_waterfall_chart\"><\/span>Plot exactly how it happened, with a waterfall chart<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\r\nWaterfall charts look like column charts but show more than a simple comparison. The first column shows the total numbers at the very beginning \u2013 the original, to which values are either added or deducted.\r\n\r\nFor every addition, <strong>the next column begins where the first one ends and goes upwards<\/strong>. For reductions also, the final value of the last column is taken as the baseline but then, dips downwards. Let\u2019s look at an example.\r\n\r\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.fusioncharts.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/03\/Screen-Shot-2018-03-08-at-9.30.14-PM.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-16835\" src=\"https:\/\/www.fusioncharts.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/03\/Screen-Shot-2018-03-08-at-9.30.14-PM.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"1392\" height=\"694\" srcset=\"\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/03\/Screen-Shot-2018-03-08-at-9.30.14-PM.png 1392w, \/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/03\/Screen-Shot-2018-03-08-at-9.30.14-PM-150x75.png 150w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1392px) 100vw, 1392px\" \/><\/a>\r\n\r\nWe begin with product revenues \u2013 USD 420,000. This serves as the starting line of the next column \u2013 Services Revenue. This amounts to USD 210,000 which brings the total to USD 630,000.\r\nFrom there, we could directly move to costs, which are primarily reductions.\r\n\r\nNote: you could choose not to show the total revenue as a separate column because the upper limit of Services Revenue already has encoded in it the USD 630,000 value.\r\n\r\nThe separate Total Revenue column, however, does simplify understanding and allows quick comparisons of revenue, costs, and net.\r\n\r\nThe first Fixed Costs column continues where the last column left off, that is at USD 630,000. From there, it cuts down by USD 170,000 to reach USD 460,000. The next one, similarly, reduces it further by USD 140,000 to finally reach a total reduction of USD 310,000 \u2013 the entire cost amount.\r\n\r\nAnd the lower limit of the Variable Costs column stands at USD 320,000 \u2013 the final net revenue.\r\nShowing distribution is one of the major use cases for the waterfall \u2013 making it relevant to many business scenarios.\r\n\r\nA chart showing employee count, for example, could indicate the number of referral hires, job portal recruitments, and unsolicited applicants, balanced with voluntary resignations, terminations, and mutual outplacement \u2013 mapping all the factors leading to the current workforce.\r\n\r\nAnother important application is to show change over time. Take the employee count example once again, instead of mapping contributing factors we could show month on month numbers. The total workforce is the primary column, with the change being demonstrated across 12 columns (for 12 months) to arrive at the final number.\r\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Add_more_context_with_Bullet_Charts\"><\/span>Add more context, with Bullet Charts<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\r\nData visualization expert Stephen Few\u2019s brainchild, the bullet graph takes the same concept as the bar or column and adds more information. But this is done smartly, without clutter, or hampering readability.\r\n\r\nHere are the ways of incorporating data into a bar:\r\n\r\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.fusioncharts.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/03\/Screen-Shot-2018-03-08-at-9.04.57-PM.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-16830\" src=\"https:\/\/www.fusioncharts.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/03\/Screen-Shot-2018-03-08-at-9.04.57-PM.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"1256\" height=\"514\" srcset=\"\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/03\/Screen-Shot-2018-03-08-at-9.04.57-PM.png 1256w, \/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/03\/Screen-Shot-2018-03-08-at-9.04.57-PM-150x61.png 150w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1256px) 100vw, 1256px\" \/><\/a>\r\n\r\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.perceptualedge.com\/articles\/misc\/Bullet_Graph_Design_Spec.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Image source<\/a>\r\n\r\nThe text label packs in all the data we\u2019d find in a traditional axis label. The quantitative scale \u2013 the numbers from 0 to 100 \u2013 depicts the exact data value without suggesting if it\u2019s good or bad. Imagine instead of internal revenues; the chart was plotting a competitor\u2019s market share \u2013 would USD 250,000+ be a good thing or a bad thing?\r\n\r\nTo add this kind of qualitative background, the bullet graph has colors \u2013 the dark shades usually standing for negative and the lightest, the best.\r\n\r\nIn the middle of it all is the bar \u2013 in an almost thermometer-like casing, this shows actual performance. And finally, we have the target notch. Revenues would have to hit this target to be acceptable \u2013 but for costs (or other negative KPIs), they must be below a specific limit.\r\n\r\nImportantly, to show negative values like attrition rates, expenditure, loss, and so on, the bullet graph takes a different approach. An expense graph with the usual left-to-right, bad-to-good, dark-to-light progression would look like this:\r\n\r\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.fusioncharts.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/03\/1.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-16839\" src=\"https:\/\/www.fusioncharts.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/03\/1.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"996\" height=\"234\" srcset=\"\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/03\/1.jpg 996w, \/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/03\/1-150x35.jpg 150w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 996px) 100vw, 996px\" \/><\/a>\r\n\r\nNow, this is clearly incorrect \u2013 low expense levels <em>must<\/em> be a good thing!\r\n\r\nTo circumvent this, we could reverse the coloring, or as Stephen Few suggests, we maintain the same coloring but reverse the numbering.\r\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.fusioncharts.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/03\/1.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-16839\" src=\"https:\/\/www.fusioncharts.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/03\/1.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"996\" height=\"234\" srcset=\"\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/03\/1.jpg 996w, \/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/03\/1-150x35.jpg 150w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 996px) 100vw, 996px\" \/><\/a>vs.\r\n\r\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.fusioncharts.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/03\/2.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-16840 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/www.fusioncharts.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/03\/2-e1520580823131.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"992\" height=\"235\" srcset=\"\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/03\/2-e1520580823131.jpg 992w, \/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/03\/2-e1520580823131-150x36.jpg 150w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 992px) 100vw, 992px\" \/><\/a>\r\nThis has the advantage of making the user pause during analysis, reducing the chances of skipping the difference.\r\n\r\nUSD 150,000 in revenue becomes -150,000 in expense with higher numbers (i.e., lower value) aligned to the left and keeping the dark to light progression as before. Visual continuity isn\u2019t lost, and the user remains engaged.\r\nBullet graphs are the go-to alternative for KPI dashboards \u2013 while they aren\u2019t built for immediate insights like a waterfall, the sheer amount of information bundled in makes it unique.\r\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Compare_the_movements_behind_the_numbers_with_spark_charts\"><\/span>Compare the movements behind the numbers, with spark charts<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\r\nWhen it comes to data-rich visualizations, spark charts continue to rule \u2013 an elegant concept, they could be intricate and detailed when executed just right.\r\n\r\nSparks are a simple line or column chart added to a table. Let\u2019s say a table\u2019s row contains footfall at a mall, over 7 days \u2013 the 8th cell in the row would have a micro-chart that plots these 7 figures. They could also be used as part of a dashboard, where we have the total metrics listed along with a spark chart beside it, breaking it down to trends, components, and changes.\r\n\r\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.fusioncharts.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/03\/Screen-Shot-2018-03-08-at-9.27.41-PM.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-16831\" src=\"https:\/\/www.fusioncharts.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/03\/Screen-Shot-2018-03-08-at-9.27.41-PM.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"830\" height=\"190\" srcset=\"\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/03\/Screen-Shot-2018-03-08-at-9.27.41-PM.png 830w, \/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/03\/Screen-Shot-2018-03-08-at-9.27.41-PM-150x34.png 150w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 830px) 100vw, 830px\" \/><\/a>\r\n\r\nThis is a sparkline chart showing website traffic \u2013 part of a more extensive visualization that also lists average interaction, bounce rate, conversion ratios, and so on.\r\n\r\nThe idea, here, is not to focus on the minutiae \u2013 but understand the bigger picture, clearly, and how each component with fit into it. Steady website traffic, for instance, but a bounce rate that varies wildly from month to month could suggest the following: good design and SEO optimization that\u2019s bogged down by poor content, with occasional spurts of quality.\r\n\r\nFor sparkline chart, it\u2019s all about the execution \u2013 make it too wide, and the fluctuations peter down to barely noticeable; not wide enough, and it begins to show dramatic volatility.\r\n\r\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.fusioncharts.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/03\/Screen-Shot-2018-03-08-at-9.28.04-PM.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-16832\" src=\"https:\/\/www.fusioncharts.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/03\/Screen-Shot-2018-03-08-at-9.28.04-PM.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"896\" height=\"436\" srcset=\"\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/03\/Screen-Shot-2018-03-08-at-9.28.04-PM.png 896w, \/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/03\/Screen-Shot-2018-03-08-at-9.28.04-PM-150x73.png 150w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 896px) 100vw, 896px\" \/><\/a>\r\n\r\nSince there are no X or Y axes, the user has little to go on \u2013 adding trendlines, reference points, or even color coding highs and lows could help add context.\r\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.fusioncharts.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/03\/Screen-Shot-2018-03-08-at-9.28.55-PM.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-16833\" src=\"https:\/\/www.fusioncharts.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/03\/Screen-Shot-2018-03-08-at-9.28.55-PM.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"854\" height=\"198\" srcset=\"\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/03\/Screen-Shot-2018-03-08-at-9.28.55-PM.png 854w, \/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/03\/Screen-Shot-2018-03-08-at-9.28.55-PM-150x35.png 150w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 854px) 100vw, 854px\" \/><\/a>and\r\n\r\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.fusioncharts.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/03\/Screen-Shot-2018-03-08-at-9.29.05-PM.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-16834\" src=\"https:\/\/www.fusioncharts.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/03\/Screen-Shot-2018-03-08-at-9.29.05-PM.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"844\" height=\"194\" srcset=\"\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/03\/Screen-Shot-2018-03-08-at-9.29.05-PM.png 844w, \/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/03\/Screen-Shot-2018-03-08-at-9.29.05-PM-150x34.png 150w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 844px) 100vw, 844px\" \/><\/a>\r\nSparks are a staple for dashboards that have a lot of KPIs, all important and all changing over time.\r\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"So%E2%80%A6thats_all_folks\"><\/span>So\u2026that\u2019s all folks?<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\r\n<strong>Well, not quite.<\/strong>\r\n\r\nAt first glance, several popular charts could appear difficult to understand and even harder to create. The candlestick is an industry standard for showing stock prices, yet to the lay user, they could appear confusing &#8211; and there are many on similar lines.\r\n\r\nNearly all search results for Jetpay\u2019s place in the stock market turned up candlestick charts &#8211; that\u2019s how common they are.\r\n\r\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.fusioncharts.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/03\/Screen-Shot-2018-03-08-at-9.39.04-PM.png\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-16836\" src=\"https:\/\/www.fusioncharts.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/03\/Screen-Shot-2018-03-08-at-9.39.04-PM.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"400\" srcset=\"\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/03\/Screen-Shot-2018-03-08-at-9.39.04-PM.png 966w, \/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/03\/Screen-Shot-2018-03-08-at-9.39.04-PM-120x150.png 120w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 966px) 100vw, 966px\" \/><\/a>\r\n\r\nIn this series we talk about the nuts and bolts of these *apparently* complicated charts, and how they could be used. Armed with this information, it becomes easier to zero-in on the perfect chart for every application.\r\n\r\nKnowledge, as they say, is power, and when it comes to visualization, it is the key to revealing the true impact of all the numbers and the data.\r\n\r\nStay tuned for our next blog, where discuss \u2013 you guessed it \u2013 <strong>candlesticks<\/strong>! If there\u2019s another chart you\u2019d like to understand just a little bit better, leave a comment below and we\u2019ll add that to our article as well.","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>These 3 charts are the cornerstone of most business dashboards. While a simple bar or pie might do for a small-scale project with limited relevance, applications that cater to large audiences and have to show dynamic updates and summaries must go a step further. That\u2019s where slightly more convoluted charts come into play. A variety [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":37,"featured_media":16827,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[17],"tags":[],"coauthors":[678],"class_list":["post-16822","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-charting-guidelines"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v24.1 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/wordpress\/plugins\/seo\/ -->\n<title>All You Need To Know About Bullet, Spark, and Waterfall Charts<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"Master every chart type in 2026. From simple bar and line charts to complex waterfalls, bullets, and sparks, we&#039;ve got you covered. 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