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Profit Margin Calculator

Gross profit, margin percentage and markup per unitBuy for 60, sell for 100, profit is 40. Simple, until someone asks for the margin and the markup, and they turn out different. This calculator takes cost and selling price and returns profit per unit, margin percent and markup percent at once.

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Gross profit, margin percentage and markup per unit

Gross profit: $ 30.00

Revenue
$ 100.00

Total cost
$ 70.00

Profit per unit
$ 30.00

Margin
30.00%

Markup
42.86%

Quantity
1

Margin is profit divided by revenue. Markup is profit divided by cost. Same profit, two different percentages.

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How to use the Profit Margin Calculator

01

Enter prices and currency

Enter the cost price per unit, the selling price per unit and pick your currency.

02

Set the quantity

Enter the quantity you plan to sell (leave it at 1 for a single unit).

03

Review profit and margin

Read revenue, total cost, gross profit, margin percent, markup percent and profit per unit.

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About the Profit Margin Calculator

Many sellers work out a markup when they think they are setting a margin, and end up earning less than planned per sale. This calculator keeps the two apart, showing both percentages with the money figures. Enter your cost and selling prices to instantly see revenue, total cost, gross profit and profit per unit, and get a plain warning if the numbers show a loss.

Where it helps most

Cost in, price out, truth in the middle.

Setting shelf prices

Retailers use it to set shelf prices: decide the margin you need, enter your cost, and get the selling price that delivers it.

Wholesale deals

Resellers check whether a wholesale deal leaves enough room, and marketplace sellers account for all fees before committing to any deal.

Discount planning

A 20% sale on a 25% margin product wipes out most of the profit; test discount plans here before the promotion goes live.

Service pricing

Service businesses make sure hourly rates cover overhead with profit left over, rather than just barely breaking even, each month.

Pricing well

Where strategy actually lives.

Work backward

Decide the margin you need, say 30%, enter your cost, and the tool tells you the selling price that actually delivers it.

Margin is not markup

Margin is profit as a share of the selling price while markup is profit as a share of cost, and confusing them quietly underprices you.

Compare products

Compare two products and the higher revenue one is not always the better business; margin reveals which one actually pays the bills.

Profit Margin Calculator: built for trust

No ambiguity, no spreadsheet formula to mistype: cost in, price out, truth in the middle.

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Profit Margin Calculator FAQs

Margin is profit divided by selling price; markup is profit divided by cost. On a 60 cost and 100 price, margin is 40% but markup is 66.7%. The tool shows both so you always know which figure you are looking at.