Profit Margin Calculator (Multi-Currency)

Calculate revenue, total cost, gross profit, profit margin %, and markup %. Enter selling price and cost in different currencies, then convert everything into your chosen display currency.

Inputs
All fields support decimals
Assumed to be in USD.
Assumed to be in USD.
Ready. Enter your numbers and click “Calculate”.
Results
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Revenue

Output: USD

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Total cost

incl. extra fees

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Gross profit

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Profit margin

of revenue

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Markup

of cost

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Break-even selling price (per unit)

in display currency

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What is profit margin?

Financial metric

Simple definition

Profit margin is the percentage of revenue you keep as profit after subtracting your costs. It tells you how much of every sale remains once expenses are covered.

Why it matters

Profit margin isn’t just a number — it’s a quick signal of business health and efficiency. Strong margins can reflect better cost control and smarter pricing, which may improve credibility with investors, lenders, and partners and help a business stay competitive.

How to Use the Profit Margin Calculator

This calculator helps you estimate profitability for a product or order — even when your selling price and costs are in different currencies.

Multi-currency supported
1

Enter Your Selling Price

Revenue input
  • Selling price (per unit) — the amount you charge for one unit of your product or service.
  • Selling currency — choose the currency your selling price uses (for example USD, MYR, EUR).
Example
Selling price
100
Selling currency
USD
2

Enter Your Cost

Cost input
  • Cost (per unit) — what it costs to produce or purchase one unit (often called COGS).
  • Cost currency — select the currency your cost is recorded in.
Example
Cost
60
Cost currency
USD
3

Set Quantity

Scale
  • Quantity — the number of units sold.
  • The calculator multiplies selling price and cost by this number automatically.
Example
Quantity
1
Note
Auto-multiplied
4

Choose Display Currency

Conversion
  • Display currency (output) — the currency you want your results shown in.
  • If selling price and cost are in different currencies, the calculator converts both into the display currency first.
Example
Display currency
USD
Result
Converted output
5

Add Fees and Discounts (Optional)

Adjustments
  • Extra fees — shipping, platform fees, payment processing, advertising, etc.
  • Discount — any discount applied to the total sale amount.
  • These fields are typically treated as amounts in your selected display currency.

Benefits of a margin calculator

Business-friendly

A margin calculator may look simple, but it can make day-to-day pricing and profitability decisions faster, clearer, and more consistent. Here are the main advantages:

Fast, reliable margin results

Instantly calculate profit and margin without manual math, reducing errors and saving time.

More effective pricing strategy

See how price changes affect profitability, so you can stay competitive while protecting your target margin.

Improved cost management

Compare revenue, costs, and margins to spot overspending and identify areas to improve profitability.

Easier forecasting and planning

Test different pricing and cost scenarios to estimate future profit, set realistic goals, and plan budgets.

Clear product profitability insights

Compare margins across products or services to find top performers and focus effort where returns are strongest.

Supports smarter decisions

Use margin data to guide launches, pricing updates, supplier negotiations, and fee changes.

Helpful for investment evaluation

Margin trends help investors gauge profitability, business stability, and potential return.

A practical learning resource

Useful for students, founders, and teams who want to understand how margins impact performance.

How to calculate profit margin

The calculation is straightforward. Here’s a simple example:

Cost (COGS)

Example cost: $30

Revenue

Example revenue: $50

Profit

$50 − $30 = $20

Profit ÷ Revenue

$20 / $50 = 0.4

Convert to %

0.4 × 100 = 40%

The manual method works — but the calculator is faster (and helps you include fees, discounts, and currency conversion). Remember: margin is based on revenue, while markup is based on cost.

Profit margin formulas

Reference
Margin (%) Main formula 
margin = 100 × profit / revenue
Profit Core 
profit = revenue - costs
Margin (%) Expanded 
margin = 100 × (revenue - costs) / revenue
Revenue Solve for revenue 
revenue = 100 × profit / margin
Costs Max costs 
costs = revenue - (margin × revenue / 100)

A note on terminology

Clarification

Common terms

Terms like margin, profit margin, gross margin, and gross profit margin are often used interchangeably. In many cases, “costs” means COGS only — but in other contexts it may include additional expenses too.

Best practice

The key is consistency. Decide what costs you want included, then use the same approach when comparing products, channels, or time periods. This calculator can work as a gross margin calculator or a profit margin calculator, depending on what you include under “costs.”

Margin vs. markup

Comparison

Both margin and markup describe profit, but they are calculated using different bases:

Margin

based on revenue
profit ÷ revenue

Markup

based on cost
profit ÷ costs

If you’re unsure which one you’re looking at, check the denominator: revenue-based is margin, cost-based is markup.

FAQs

Quick answers

What’s the difference between gross and net profit margin?

Gross margin looks at profit divided by revenue before operating expenses. Net margin subtracts expenses like rent, salaries, and taxes before dividing by revenue. Net margin is often closer to what ends up as take-home profit.

Can profit margin be too high?

High margins can be a strength, but it’s usually wise to reinvest profits to grow. Also, choices that increase margin today (like cutting quality) can create higher costs later.

What is margin in sales?

Sales margin is the selling price minus all costs required to sell the item or service, expressed as a percentage. Costs may include discounts, materials, manufacturing, salaries, rent, and more.

What is a good margin?

It depends on the industry. As a simple benchmark, 5% net margin may be low, 10% average, and 20% strong. New businesses may start lower.

How do I calculate margin in Excel?

Put cost in A1 and revenue in B1. Profit in C1: =B1-A1. Margin in D1: =C1/B1. Format D1 as Percentage.

Are margin and profit the same?

Profit is an absolute amount in currency. Margin is a percentage, making it easier to compare performance across items of different sizes.

How do I calculate markup from margin?

Convert margin to decimal, subtract from 1, compute (1 / (1 - margin)) - 1, then multiply by 100 to get markup %.