How to calculate a profit margin

Open profit margin when you know both amounts. A zero price has no margin percent. A zero cost has no markup percent. Nothing is uploaded.

1. Name cost and selling price

   Cost is what you paid. Price is what the buyer pays. Profit is price minus cost. A 30% margin is not a 30% markup.

   

2. Open profit margin on cv.cm

   The math stays in this tab.

   Open Profit margin

3. Enter cost and selling price

   Both amounts must be zero or more. Both zero fails. Cost 50 and price 80 is the check: profit 30.00.

4. Read margin and markup as different percents

   Margin is profit divided by the price: 30 / 80 is 37.50%. Markup is profit divided by the cost: 30 / 50 is 60.00%. Copy the line the form asked for.

5. A zero price or a zero cost drops one percent

   A zero price has profit and markup, and the margin line is a dash. A zero cost has profit and margin, and the markup line is a dash.

   

6. A price below cost is a loss

   Profit, margin, and markup are then negative. Do not send a negative margin to a form that asked for a discount percent. A discount is a cut from a list price, which is a different job.