Shopping Calculators
Margin and markup, discount and sale price β handy for retailers and bargain hunters.
Choose a calculator above β everything runs locally in your browser.
Margin vs markup β what is the difference?
Margin is the profit measured as a percentage of the selling price (how much of every currency unit earned is profit). Markup is the profit measured as a percentage of the purchase cost (how much more you sell for than you paid). For the same profit, markup is always a higher number than margin.
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Margin, markup and discount calculator β tools for sellers and buyers
This wizard combines two shopping calculators: a margin and markup calculator and a discount and markdown calculator. The margin calculator lets you instantly set a selling price for a target margin, check the markup, or calculate profit at a given cost. The discount calculator computes the price after a reduction β for a single discount as well as for combined promotions popular during Black Friday or seasonal sales.
The tools work equally well for sellers (pricing, profitability analysis) and buyers (comparing offers, checking how large a discount really is when promotions are stacked).
Full privacy β calculations run locally
All margin, markup, and discount calculations run exclusively in your browser. No pricing data is sent to external servers. The tool works without registration, without logging in, and without tracking cookies.
Frequently asked questions
- What is the difference between margin and markup?
- Margin is profit expressed as a percentage of the selling price: margin = (selling price - cost) / selling price Γ 100%. Markup is profit expressed as a percentage of the purchase cost: markup = (selling price - cost) / cost Γ 100%. For the same profit amount, markup is always higher than margin. The margin and markup calculator converts both values automatically.
- How do you calculate a discounted price and combined Black Friday discounts?
- Discounted price = original price Γ (1 - discount/100). For an item at $200 with a 20% discount: 200 Γ 0.80 = $160. For combined discounts (e.g. 20% + 10%) they are applied sequentially, not added together β the result is 200 Γ 0.80 Γ 0.90 = $144, not 200 Γ 0.70. The discount calculator on this page handles both scenarios and shows the total percentage reduction.
- How is a margin calculator useful when issuing invoices?
- When issuing an invoice it is worth knowing whether the set selling price guarantees the intended margin. The margin and markup calculator lets you quickly check the gross margin for a given cost and price, or conversely, work out the selling price that delivers your target margin. It is also handy during price negotiations and service quotations.
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