Margin & Markup Calculator
Optimize your pricing strategy. Calculate gross margins, markups, and optimal selling prices instantly.
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Margin vs. Markup: What's the difference?
These two terms are frequently confused in business, but they represent very different things. Mixing them up can lead to pricing errors and lost revenue.
- Gross Margin: Shows the percentage of Revenue you get to keep as profit.
Formula: (Profit ÷ Revenue) × 100 - Markup: Shows how much you increased the Cost to arrive at the selling price.
Formula: (Profit ÷ Cost) × 100
Example: If a product costs $50 to make and you sell it for $100, your profit is $50.
Your Markup is 100% (because you doubled your $50 cost).
But your Margin is 50% (because you kept half of the $100 revenue).