Profit Margin Calculator
Calculate profit, margin, and markup from cost and selling price — or find the price needed for a target margin.
Profit Margin Calculator — Margin and markup are easy to confuse, and getting them wrong costs real money. Margin is profit as a percentage of the selling price; markup is profit as a percentage of the cost. This calculator shows both at once, so you always know what your numbers really mean.
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What is profit margin calculator?
Margin and markup are easy to confuse, and getting them wrong costs real money. Margin is profit as a percentage of the selling price; markup is profit as a percentage of the cost. This calculator shows both at once, so you always know what your numbers really mean.
It also works backwards: tell it your cost and the margin you want, and it returns the exact selling price to charge. Useful for pricing products, negotiating wholesale deals, and planning promotions.
How to use it
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Enter your cost
What the product or service costs you.
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Enter the selling price
What customers pay. The calculator shows profit, margin %, and markup %.
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Or price from a target margin
Enter a cost and desired margin % to get the exact selling price.
Examples
Cost $50, sold at $80
The same numbers, expressed as both margin and markup.
Cost: 50 · Price: 80
Result: Profit $30 · Margin 37.5% · Markup 60%.
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