Margin Calculator
Compare margin, markup, and profit dollars without the confusion.
Enter a cost and either the selling price or a target margin percent. See the margin %, the equivalent markup, and the price needed to hit any target margin.
Part of: Saving & Spending Calculators
- Cost
- $40.00
- Price
- $60.00
- Profit
- $20.00
- Margin
- 33.3%
- Markup (equivalent)
- 50.0%
- Price: $50.00
- Profit: $10.00
- Price: $57.14
- Profit: $17.14
- Price: $66.67
- Profit: $26.67
- Price: $60.00
- Profit: $20.00
How to use
- Enter the product cost.
- Pick Cost + Price to compute margin, or Cost + Target margin % to compute the required price.
- Markup is shown alongside so you can compare the two lenses.
Examples
Before you trust the result
Check the inputs that matter most: dates, rates, units, costs, and any optional fields you skipped. A calculator can only work with the numbers entered here, so use the result as a decision check rather than a final answer when money, health, tax, legal, or safety consequences are involved.
If the result feels surprising, change one input at a time and watch which number moves. That usually shows the real lever behind the decision.
Next up
Frequently asked questions
› Can margin reach 100%? Trust & accuracy
No — 100% margin would require zero cost. Margin asymptotes to 100% as cost approaches zero.
› Why is my markup so much higher than my margin? Troubleshooting
Margin divides profit by price (a bigger number); markup divides profit by cost (a smaller number). Same profit, different denominator.
Tips & related reading
See the Saving & Spending Calculators hub →Tips & how-tos
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