How to use this calculator

Profit margin compares the gross profit amount with the selling price.

The method

Margin = (price − cost) / price × 100

Enter your values in the labeled fields and choose Calculate. The result panel shows the answer and supporting values when useful.

WORKED EXAMPLE INPUT

Cost: 80, Selling price: 120

Select Calculate to evaluate these example values.

Scope and limitations

Selling price cannot be zero. This is a simplified gross-margin calculation, not net business profit.

Common questions

Can I use different units?

Use consistent units unless this page is a unit converter. The result follows the units implied by the inputs.

Are results exact?

Displayed values may be rounded. Keep extra precision for important follow-up calculations.

Methods & verification

Formulas use standard mathematical definitions and fixed unit factors where applicable. See our methodology for numerical conventions, rounding, privacy, and limitations.