Markup Calculator

Selling price from cost and markup percentage.

Markup Calculator

Worked example result
Selling price$100.00
Profit per unit$20.00
Resulting margin20.00%

An $80 cost with a 25% markup prices at $100 — $20 profit, which is a 20% margin.

Set prices from cost: enter what an item costs you and the markup percentage you want, and get the selling price, the profit per unit and the resulting margin.

The formula

Price = Cost × (1 + Markup%); Margin = Profit / Price × 100

Worked example

An $80 cost with a 25% markup prices at $100 — $20 profit, which is a 20% margin.

The example is pre-loaded in the result panel — press Calculate with your own numbers to replace it.

Frequently asked questions

I want a 40% margin — what markup do I need?

Markup = Margin ÷ (1 − Margin). For a 40% margin: 0.40 ÷ 0.60 = 66.67% markup. A 50% margin needs a 100% markup.

Is markup applied to full cost?

It should be. Include product cost, packaging, shipping and fees in the cost field, or the real margin will be thinner than planned.

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