What is the difference between margin and markup?
Margin compares profit with selling price or revenue. Markup compares the amount added with cost. The percentages are not interchangeable.
Turn revenue, cost and customer data into ratios you can compare. This collection focuses on the questions behind pricing, profitability, marketing efficiency and growth.
Start with the first question, then move through the connected calculations. You can jump in anywhere, but the sequence keeps the task coherent.
Calculate profit and margin percentage.
↗ 02 Next calculation MarkupCalculate markup from cost and price.
↗ 03 Next calculation Break-EvenFind break-even sales volume.
↗ 04 Next calculation Gross ProfitFind gross profit and gross margin.
↗ 05 Next calculation Net MarginCalculate net profit as a percentage of revenue.
↗ 06 Next calculation Contribution MarginFind contribution margin per unit and percent.
↗Each tool is free, works without an account and links to its formula, assumptions and related calculators.
Calculate profit and margin percentage.
Calculate markup from cost and price.
Find break-even sales volume.
Find gross profit and gross margin.
Calculate net profit as a percentage of revenue.
Find contribution margin per unit and percent.
Price a product for a target margin.
Measure return on investment.
Calculate return on ad spend.
Calculate customer acquisition cost.
Estimate gross-profit customer lifetime value.
Find conversion percentage.
Find average revenue per order.
Measure sales increase or decrease.
Estimate revenue needed for a target profit.
Find advertising cost per click.
Find cost per 1,000 impressions.
Find cost per acquisition.
Calculate click-through rate.
Measure how often inventory turns over.
NumLuma groups tools around real tasks so you can move from one calculation to the next without starting your research over.
Margin compares profit with selling price or revenue. Markup compares the amount added with cost. The percentages are not interchangeable.
Use the definition required by the metric. ROAS normally compares attributed revenue with ad spend, while profitability also needs product cost, overhead and other expenses.