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Gross Margin Calculator

Business

Gross Margin Calculator

Live answer38%profit $3,800 · cost ratio 62% · revenue for 40% margin: $10,333.33

Revenue / sales (currency)The sales amount or net revenue before subtracting cost of goods sold.Cost of goods sold (currency)Direct product, material or service delivery cost you want treated as COGS.Target gross margin (%)Optional target margin for the required-revenue comparison.Possible discount (% optional)Optional discount against revenue before gross margin is calculated.

Live result38%profit $3,800 · cost ratio 62% · revenue for 40% margin: $10,333.33

Formula used

Net revenue = revenue × (1 − discount percent ÷ 100). Gross profit = net revenue − cost of goods sold. Gross margin % = gross profit ÷ net revenue × 100. Cost ratio % = COGS ÷ net revenue × 100. Required revenue for target margin = COGS ÷ (1 − target margin ÷ 100).

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Gross Margin Calculator: 38%. profit $3,800 · cost ratio 62% · revenue for 40% margin: $10,333.33

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Net revenue = revenue × (1 − discount percent ÷ 100). Gross profit = net revenue − cost of goods sold. Gross margin % = gross profit ÷ net revenue × 100. Cost ratio % = COGS ÷ net revenue × 100. Required revenue for target margin = COGS ÷ (1 − target margin ÷ 100).

Apply the formulaNet revenue = revenue × (1 − discount percent ÷ 100). Gross profit = net revenue − cost of goods sold. Gross margin % = gross profit ÷ net revenue × 100. Cost ratio % = COGS ÷ net revenue × 100. Required revenue for target margin = COGS ÷ (1 − target margin ÷ 100).38%profit $3,800 · cost ratio 62% · revenue for 40% margin: $10,333.33

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Current inputs in the calculation

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Revenue / sales: 10,000 currency
Cost of goods sold: 6,200 currency
Target gross margin: 40 %
Possible discount: 0 % optional

Resulting answer

38%

profit $3,800 · cost ratio 62% · revenue for 40% margin: $10,333.33

Answer: 38%
Live support: profit $3,800 · cost ratio 62% · revenue for 40% margin: $10,333.33

Assumptions used

What this answer assumes

Best for product pricing, retail checks, service-line reviews, quote decisions and classroom business worksheets where revenue and direct cost basis must stay visible.

Revenue is treated as net sales before the optional discount entered on this page.
COGS means direct cost of goods sold or direct delivery cost only; overhead, tax and financing costs are not added unless included in COGS by the user.
Gross margin uses revenue as the denominator. Markup uses cost as the denominator, so the two percentages are not interchangeable.
The target-margin calculation is capped below 100% margin to avoid division by zero.
This is gross-margin arithmetic for pricing, reporting checks and worksheets. It is not tax, securities, accounting or audit advice.

Master’s Tip

How to use the result well

Master’s Tip: print the revenue basis and COGS definition beside the margin. A margin report is weak if freight, payment fees, discounts, waste or subcontractor costs are sometimes included and sometimes left out.

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Revenue / sales: 10,000 currency
Cost of goods sold: 6,200 currency
Target gross margin: 40 %
Possible discount: 0 % optional

What-if check

COGS sensitivity

Keep revenue fixed and test what happens when direct cost is 10% lower or higher than the current COGS entry.

COGS	Gross profit	Gross margin
5,580.00	4,420.00	44.20%
6,200.00	3,800.00	38.00%
6,820.00	3,180.00	31.80%

Target margin	Required revenue	Gap from current net revenue
40.00%	10,333.33	333.33

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The blue segment is direct cost. The gold segment is gross profit. Gross margin is the gold share of net revenue.

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38%profit $3,800 · cost ratio 62% · revenue for 40% margin: $10,333.33

Inputs

Revenue / sales: 10,000 currency
Cost of goods sold: 6,200 currency
Target gross margin: 40 %
Possible discount: 0 % optional

Method

For revenue 10000 and COGS 6200, gross profit = 10000 − 6200 = 3800. Gross margin = 3800 ÷ 10000 × 100 = 38.00%. Cost ratio = 62.00%. To target a 40% gross margin with 6200 COGS, required revenue = 6200 ÷ 0.60 = 10333.33.

Assumptions

Revenue is treated as net sales before the optional discount entered on this page.
COGS means direct cost of goods sold or direct delivery cost only; overhead, tax and financing costs are not added unless included in COGS by the user.
Gross margin uses revenue as the denominator. Markup uses cost as the denominator, so the two percentages are not interchangeable.
The target-margin calculation is capped below 100% margin to avoid division by zero.

Notes

Use this space on the printed report for client, supplier, classroom, job-location, measurement, quote or approval notes.