Excel Profit Margin Formula

Understanding the profit margin

Profit margin is a ratio between a company’s revenue and income. Let me explain it in the following example.

Joe has a company that generates $1,200,000 in revenue. The expenses of the company are $900,000. So the net profit is $300,000.

net profit = revenue – expenses

net profit = $1,200,000 – $900,000 = $300,000

Now, we can calculate the profit margin.

profit margin = net profit / revenue

profit margin = $300,000 / $1,200,000 = 25%

Profit margin formula in Excel

Let’s take a look at how to calculate this formula in Excel. This formula is very simple. The only thing you need to do here is to format the decimal value of 0.25 to a percentage.

You can do it in Home >> Number >> Percent Style.

Alternatively, you can use Ctrl + Shift + %.

Tomasz Decker is an Excel specialist, skilled in data analysis and financial modeling.