Margin and Markup Calculator - Profit Percent

Margin is profit divided by the selling price, while markup is profit divided by the cost. A 60 dollar item sold for 100 dollars has a 40 percent margin but a 66.7 percent markup, even though the profit is the same 40 dollars.

Subtract the cost from the selling price to get profit, then divide profit by the selling price and multiply by 100. For example, profit of 40 on a 100 dollar price is a 40 percent margin.

Divide the profit by the cost and multiply by 100. For example, profit of 40 on a cost of 60 is a markup of about 66.7 percent.

Markup compares profit to the smaller cost figure, while margin compares the same profit to the larger price figure. Dividing by a smaller number gives a larger percent, so markup is always higher than margin.

No. Everything runs in your browser. The numbers you enter never leave your computer and the tool works offline once loaded.

The tool shows a negative profit and labels it a loss, with a negative margin and markup, so you can see how far below break even you are.