Markup Calculator
Calculate selling price or markup percentage from cost and desired margin. Runs locally in your browser. Free online tool — no sign-up. Try it free.
Trust summary Engine tested · Specification checked · v1.1.0
- Input interpretation
- Enter values to calculate.
- Result
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- Model
- Markup %, margin %, and profit.
- Scope
- Fixed rates and terms as entered; no fees or taxes unless modeled.
- Verification
- Engine tested · Specification checked · v1.1.0
- Named expert review
- Optional · Not performed
- Specification basis
- Managerial / cost accounting — markup = (price − cost) / cost; margin = (price − cost) / price
- SBA / retail pricing education — distinguishing markup from margin
Formulas
Core equations used by this calculator.
How to use
Enter the known values
Fill in each field with amounts and rates as labeled.
Calculate
Results update as you type; compare scenarios below when available.
Read the outputs
Check the result panel for the primary figure and supporting totals.
Example calculations
Common configurations with formula and result.
Worked example
Cost 40 · Price 55 → markup 37.5% · margin ≈ 27.27%
Markup calculator specification
Version 1.1.0 · Engine tested
- Engine tested 3 published cases
- Named expert review Not performed
- Calculation version 1.1.0
- Definition
- Markup = (price − cost) / cost. Margin = (price − cost) / price. The same dollar profit yields a higher markup than margin.
- What it calculates
- Markup %, margin %, and profit.
- Inputs
- Values shown on the calculator form
- Outputs
- Primary result in the result panel
- Formula
Markup = (price − cost) / cost; Margin = (price − cost) / price- Assumptions
- Fixed rates and terms as entered; no fees or taxes unless modeled.
- Calculation runs locally in the browser.
- Units
- Currency units as entered (dimensionless rates in %)
- Boundary conditions
- Zero or missing required fields yield zero or empty results.
- Negative inputs are treated as zero.
- Example
- Cost 40 · Price 55 → markup 37.5% · margin ≈ 27.27%
- Validation cases
3 published on this page
- 40 → 55 → markup 37.5%
- 100 → 100 → markup 0%
- 50 → 100 → markup 100% · margin 50%
- Specification basis
- Managerial / cost accounting — markup = (price − cost) / cost; margin = (price − cost) / price
- SBA / retail pricing education — distinguishing markup from margin
- Calculation version
- 1.1.0
Background
Interpretation and common distinctions.
About this calculator
Markup = (price − cost) / cost. Margin = (price − cost) / price. The same dollar profit yields a higher markup than margin.
Example
Cost 40 · Price 55 → markup 37.5% · margin ≈ 27.27%
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Frequently asked questions
Key distinctions behind the calculation.
How does the Markup Calculator work?
It uses Markup = (price − cost) / cost; Margin = (price − cost) / price. All math runs locally in your browser.
Can I share my inputs?
Yes. Use Copy link in the result panel — the URL stores your current inputs.