Margin · Markup · Break-even

Profit Margin Calculator

List what each sale costs you, including marketplace and payment fees, then set your price. See your real profit per sale, margin vs markup, and how many sales a month you need to cover rent and salaries.

Cost of one sale

Switch a row to % for fees charged as a share of your selling price, like marketplace commission or payment-gateway charges. Enter costs without GST.

% fees are charged on the price including GST

Your price

Selling priceWhat the customer pays

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Target profit marginProfit as a % of your price before GST

Price includes GST

Monthly fixed costs

Sales per monthWhat you sell now, or expect to

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How this works

Margin = profit ÷ selling price. Markup = profit ÷ cost. A 50% markup is only a 33% margin, which is why they're easy to mix up.
Profit per sale (contribution) = price before GST − costs per sale − % fees. Marketplaces and payment gateways usually charge their % on the full price the customer pays, including GST; switch that off if yours doesn't. GST on their fees can usually be claimed back as input credit. It's what each sale adds towards your fixed costs.
Break-even sales = monthly fixed costs ÷ profit per sale. Every sale after that is profit.
Find my price: price before GST = costs per sale ÷ (1 − target margin − % fees × (1 + GST rate)). GST is then added on top.
GST you collect goes to the government, so it's left out of profit. Enter costs without GST if you claim input tax credit.

Margins here are before income tax. Results are estimates for planning.