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Margin from Markup Calculator

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Equivalent profit margin

33.33%

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How to use the Margin from Markup Calculator

The Margin from Markup Calculator works out your equivalent profit margin in an instant. Enter markup percentage and the result updates as you type — it is free, needs no sign-up, and runs entirely in your browser so your figures stay private.

  1. Enter the markup percentage.
  2. Read off your equivalent profit margin — the calculator updates automatically, with no button to press.

Formula

The Margin from Markup Calculator uses the formula:

Equivalent profit margin = Markup percentage ÷ (100 + Markup percentage) × 100

Worked example

For example, with markup percentage of 5%, the equivalent profit margin is 33.33%.

Inputs used
Markup percentage 5%
Results
Equivalent profit margin 33.33%

Results are estimates for educational use, not professional advice.

Key terms explained

Profit margin
Profit as a percentage of revenue — how much of each sale is kept as profit.
Percentage
A number expressed as a fraction of 100, written with the % sign.
Markup
The amount added to cost to set the selling price, expressed as a percentage of cost.

Frequently asked questions

Margin = markup ÷ (100 + markup) × 100. A 50% markup equals about a 33.3% margin.

Markup is profit over cost; margin is profit over the larger selling price, so the percentage is smaller.

Use markup to set a price from cost, and margin to judge profitability against revenue.

It equals a 50% margin, since the profit equals the cost and is half the selling price.

The Margin from Markup Calculator uses the formula: Equivalent profit margin = Markup percentage ÷ (100 + Markup percentage) × 100. For example, with markup percentage of 5%, the equivalent profit margin is 33.33%.

Enter the markup percentage. Read off your equivalent profit margin — the calculator updates automatically, with no button to press.

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