Reckon

Ledger No. 20

Twenty quick tools for everyday money math — no sign-up, figures shown as you type.

Markup vs. Margin Calculator

Price something to resell — or check what you're actually making on each sale.

Cost + markup % Cost + margin % Cost + selling price

Markup vs. margin — the difference that trips people up

Markup is profit as a percentage of cost: (price − cost) ÷ cost. Margin is profit as a percentage of the selling price: (price − cost) ÷ price. The same dollar profit gives a bigger markup number than margin number — a 50% markup is only a 33% margin. Mixing the two up is one of the most common pricing mistakes when reselling.