Free pricing calculator

Profit Margin and Markup Calculator

Calculate margin, markup, gross profit and the selling price needed to reach your pricing goal.

Simple calculator

Check your current price

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Cost per item, service or job

Use the direct cost tied to one sale. Current selling price

Enter the price before sales tax.

Build recommended price from Target profit margin

Expected quantity

sales

Optional. Used to estimate total gross profit.

Your result

Pricing snapshot

Recommended selling price $109.09 $9.09 above the current price

Current gross profit $40.00 per sale

Profit margin 40.0%

Markup 66.7%

Gross profit at quantity $4,000

Profit per sale at recommended price $49.09

Equivalent markup 81.8%

Your current $100.00 price produces a 40.0% margin. A price near $109.09 reaches a 45.0% target margin.

Advanced calculator

Build the full pricing model

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Cost per sale

Include the costs created by producing and fulfilling one sale.

Product or material cost

Direct labor

Packaging and fulfillment

Shipping paid by business

Other direct cost

Overhead allocated per sale

Selling assumptions

Account for price reductions and selling costs that reduce what the business keeps.

Current list price

Average discount

Payment processing

Sales or marketplace commission

Fixed transaction fee

Expected monthly sales

sales

Pricing goal

Choose whether the recommendation should be driven by margin or markup.

Target method Target contribution margin

Price rounding Optional monthly profit goal

Advanced result

Recommended list price

Recommended list price $116.99 $6.99 above the current list price

Exact target price before rounding: $116.35

True cost per sale$66.30

Current gross profit$44.50per sale

Current gross margin42.6%

Current markup74.2%

Contribution after fees$31.29per sale

Monthly contribution$7,823

Current realized price breakdown$104.50

Direct cost 57.4% Fees + overhead 12.6% Contribution 30.0%

Price needed for monthly profit goal $126.99 Based on 250 monthly sales and a $10,000 contribution goal.

The current price is below the selected target after discounts, fees and overhead. A list price near $116.99 provides a stronger cushion.

Price scenarios

Compare the economics

Scenario	List price	Realized revenue	Gross profit	Contribution / sale	Contribution margin	Monthly contribution

Know the difference

Margin and markup use different starting points

A 50% markup does not equal a 50% margin. OfficeQ shows both so pricing decisions are not built on the wrong percentage.

Profit margin (Price − Cost) ÷ Price

The percentage of selling price left as gross profit.

Markup (Price − Cost) ÷ Cost

The percentage added to cost to create the selling price.

Price from target margin Cost ÷ (1 − Margin)

The selling price needed to preserve a chosen margin.

Results are estimates for pricing decisions and are not accounting, tax or legal advice. The Advanced mode treats listed fees and overhead as pricing costs, which may differ from their formal financial-statement classification.