What's the difference between margin and markup?

Margin is profit as a percentage of the selling price; markup is profit as a percentage of cost. A product bought for $50 and sold for $100 has a 50% margin but a 100% markup.

What's a good net profit margin for a small business?

It varies widely by industry — service businesses often run 10–20%+, retail and food service frequently under 10%. Track your own trend monthly; direction matters more than any single benchmark.

Profit margin calculator

Enter your revenue and costs to see gross margin, net margin, and markup — the three numbers every pricing decision starts with.

Revenue ($)

Cost of goods sold ($)

Operating expenses ($)

Know your margins every month, automatically

LedgerHelm categorizes your income and expenses and delivers your P&L on the 1st — margins included, no spreadsheet.

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