Profit Margin Calculator Free

See your exact profit margin as a percentage, instantly.

350
Profit
35.00%
Gross margin
53.85%
Markup
Margin measures profit against revenue; markup measures the same profit against cost. They never match — a 54% markup here is only a 35% margin.

How to use this tool

  1. 1Enter your revenue or selling price.
  2. 2Enter the cost of goods or your total cost.
  3. 3Read the gross margin and the markup side by side.
  4. 4Adjust either figure to test a different price.

About this tool

Margin and markup get confused constantly, and mixing them up leads to real pricing mistakes: a 50% markup is only a 33% margin, so a business pricing on markup while budgeting on margin quietly under-earns on every sale. This calculator takes revenue and cost and returns both numbers clearly labelled — gross margin as a percentage of revenue, markup as a percentage of cost — along with the absolute profit in currency. It also works in reverse as a sanity check when a client pushes for a discount: drop the price, watch the margin fall, and decide whether the volume is worth it before you agree to anything.

Frequently Asked Questions

What's the difference between margin and markup?

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Margin is profit as a percentage of revenue; markup is profit as a percentage of cost. They are always different numbers for the same sale.

Does this handle multiple products?

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It calculates one product or service at a time. Run it per line item for a mixed order.

Should I include tax in the revenue figure?

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No. Use the pre-tax amount, since collected tax is not your income.

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