# Profit margin calculator

> Compare profit margin and markup.

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Tool ID: profit-margin. Requested language: sr. Description language: en. Complete guide translation: no; untranslated sections use English.

## Overview (en)

The Profit margin calculator takes a cost and a revenue figure and returns the profit, the profit margin and the markup. Margin is profit divided by revenue, while markup is profit divided by cost, so the two percentages differ for the same sale. A loss appears as negative profit when cost exceeds revenue.

## Supported tasks (en)

Compare profit margin and markup.

## Steps (en)

1. Adjust the values; an initial result is calculated from the defaults.
2. Change the basic settings or open Advanced mode to fine-tune the result.
3. Review and copy or download your result. Pause Live results to run manually. Sources or individual settings above 20,000 characters require an explicit run.

## Settings

- Cost (en; key: cost; type: number); minimum: 0
- Revenue (en; key: revenue; type: number); minimum: 0

## Limitations (en)

Use finite numbers, valid dates and the ranges shown by each control. Invalid values produce an error without a downloadable result.

## Privacy and connections (en)

This operation processes its source in your browser. Copy and download are explicit actions; source input is not saved in an account or history.

## Questions (en)

### How do I calculate profit margin?

Profit margin equals (revenue − cost) / revenue × 100. With a cost of 70 and revenue of 100, profit is 30 and the margin is 30%. Revenue must be greater than zero because it is the denominator.

### What is the difference between margin and markup?

Markup uses cost as the denominator: (revenue − cost) / cost × 100. The same sale with a cost of 70 and revenue of 100 has a 30% margin but a markup of about 42.86%. Markup is omitted when cost is zero.

### Can the profit margin be negative?

Yes. When cost is higher than revenue, profit is negative and so are the margin and markup. A cost of 120 against revenue of 100 shows a profit of −20 and a margin of −20%.

### Where is my input processed?

This operation processes its source in your browser. Copy and download are explicit actions; source input is not saved in an account or history.

### What are the input limits?

Use finite numbers, valid dates and the ranges shown by each control. Invalid values produce an error without a downloadable result.

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