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Profit Margin Calculator

Compute profit, margin, and markup from revenue and cost.

Last validated: 2026-02-14

Profit Margin Calculator computes gross profit, margin percentage, and markup from cost and selling price. It is useful for pricing sanity checks and profitability analysis. The tool clarifies whether margins meet your target thresholds. Use it when evaluating discounts, vendor changes, or new products.

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Input Pattern

Enter values in the left panel, keep units explicit, run the calculation, then copy or share the result. Invalid fields are highlighted immediately.

Profit Inputs

Result

Profit: $3,000.00

Margin %: 30.00

Markup %: 42.86

How to use this tool

Enter unit cost and selling price.
Run the calculator to get profit amount, margin, and markup.
Compare outputs against target margin policy before final pricing.

Worked Example

Auto-generated from the tool's current default or entered inputs.

Example Inputs

Revenue: 10000.0
Cost: 7000.0
Profit: 3000.0
Margin percent: 30.0
Markup percent: 42.857142857142854

Expected Outputs

Revenue: 10000
Cost: 7000
Profit: 3000
Margin percent: 30

Interpretation

Revenue is 10000.0. Use this as a decision input, not as a standalone conclusion.
Cost is 7000.0. Use this as a decision input, not as a standalone conclusion.
Profit is 3000.0. Use this as a decision input, not as a standalone conclusion.
Compare at least one conservative and one aggressive scenario before committing to a target.

Scenario Compare (A vs B)

Use this to compare two input sets and quantify change in key outputs.

Scenario A

Revenue

Cost

Profit

Margin percent

Markup percent

Scenario B

Revenue

Cost

Profit

Margin percent

Markup percent

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