{
  "id": "margin-calculator",
  "version": "1.0.0",
  "name": "Profit Margin Calculator",
  "shortName": "Margin",
  "description": "Find gross profit, margin, markup, and optional profit per unit.",
  "category": "Finance",
  "categorySlug": "finance",
  "keywords": [
    "profit",
    "gross margin",
    "markup",
    "pricing",
    "cost"
  ],
  "status": "live",
  "workStatus": "pending",
  "reviewStatus": "pending",
  "migrationStatus": "new",
  "engine": "native",
  "creator": null,
  "reviewer": null,
  "quality": {
    "availability": "live",
    "technicalReviewRecord": "/reviews/margin-calculator.json",
    "qualifiedReview": "pending",
    "qualifiedReviewer": null,
    "qualifiedReviewDate": null,
    "formulaVersion": "1.0.0",
    "referenceCoverage": "references-pending",
    "releaseTestScope": "Catalog and regression checks are not a professional formula audit; consult release evidence.",
    "historicalMetadataDate": "2026-08-18",
    "historicalMetadataNotice": "The imported date is not evidence of a completed human review."
  },
  "urls": {
    "page": "/calculator/margin-calculator/",
    "definition": "/calculator/margin-calculator/definition.json",
    "schema": "/calculator/margin-calculator/schema.json",
    "llms": "/calculator/margin-calculator/llms.txt",
    "legacyDefinition": "/calculator/margin-calculator.json"
  },
  "queryExample": "https://askcalculators.com/calculator/margin-calculator/?revenue=10000&cost=6500",
  "queryParameters": {
    "revenue": {
      "label": "Revenue",
      "type": "money",
      "required": true,
      "default": 10000
    },
    "cost": {
      "label": "Cost",
      "type": "money",
      "required": true,
      "default": 6500
    },
    "units": {
      "label": "Units sold",
      "type": "number",
      "required": false
    }
  },
  "inputs": [
    {
      "id": "revenue",
      "label": "Revenue",
      "type": "money",
      "required": true,
      "defaultValue": 10000,
      "min": 0.01,
      "step": 100,
      "width": "half"
    },
    {
      "id": "cost",
      "label": "Cost",
      "type": "money",
      "required": true,
      "defaultValue": 6500,
      "min": 0,
      "step": 100,
      "width": "half"
    },
    {
      "id": "units",
      "label": "Units sold",
      "type": "number",
      "min": 1,
      "step": 1,
      "help": "Optional",
      "width": "full"
    }
  ],
  "outputs": [
    {
      "id": "grossProfit",
      "label": "Gross profit",
      "format": "currency",
      "primary": true
    },
    {
      "id": "margin",
      "label": "Profit margin",
      "format": "percent"
    },
    {
      "id": "markup",
      "label": "Markup",
      "format": "percent"
    },
    {
      "id": "profitPerUnit",
      "label": "Profit per unit",
      "format": "currency"
    }
  ],
  "formula": {
    "expression": "Margin = (Revenue − Cost) ÷ Revenue × 100",
    "variables": [
      {
        "symbol": "Markup",
        "meaning": "(Revenue − Cost) ÷ Cost × 100"
      }
    ]
  },
  "examples": [
    {
      "label": "Reproducible default-input example (not a personal recommendation)",
      "inputs": {
        "revenue": 10000,
        "cost": 6500
      }
    }
  ],
  "sources": []
}