CalcAxis/Finance/Margin & Markup
FinanceUpdated · Aug 2026

Margin Calculator

Move between cost, price, profit, margin, and markup with optional discount and sales-tax adjustments.

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Margin Calculator

Change the inputs that matter to your decision. Optional assumptions stay collapsed until you need them.

Pricing target

Choose the value to solve for, then enter the cost, price, or target percentage that applies.

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OptionalPrice adjustments

Optionally show how a discount and sales tax change the customer-facing price.

Pricing math
Required list price
$83.33

The modeled net selling price is $83.33 on a $50.00 cost base.

List price$83.33
Profit$33.33
Margin40.00%
Markup66.67%
Positive gross profit

Gross profit is the amount left after the modeled direct cost; fixed overhead, fees, and taxes may still change the business result.

Planning estimate only. Margin uses profit divided by net selling price; markup uses profit divided by cost.

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Frequently asked questions

Practical notes about the inputs, assumptions, and result.

Margin divides profit by selling price. Markup divides profit by cost, so the two percentages are different views of the same price relationship.

No. This model shows sales tax in the customer total, but it keeps tax separate from the seller's modeled profit.

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