Profit Margin
Find gross or net margin from revenue and the costs you choose to include. Keep revenue and cost on the same accounting basis.
How to use Profit Margin
- Enter “Revenue (> 0)”, using the units and limits shown in its label.
- Enter “Relevant total cost”, using the units and limits shown in its label.
- Select Calculate or Process. Review the result and any validation message before copying or downloading available output. Reset clears the result and restores the starting inputs.
Method & assumptions
Profit = revenue−cost; margin = profit/revenue×100%.
Worked example
Revenue 200 and cost 150 yield profit 50 and margin 25%.
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Questions, answered
How is margin different from markup?
Margin divides profit by selling revenue; markup divides profit by cost. They are not interchangeable percentages.
Where does this calculation run?
It runs locally in your browser. Enter plain numbers without currency symbols or thousands separators; use the same currency and measurement units throughout unless a converter explicitly asks for units.