profit margin

noun

: the difference between the cost of buying or making something and the price at which it is sold

The company has one of the highest/lowest profit margins in the industry.

Examples of profit margin in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

Backing our positive view, the team did raise its full-year, pre-tax profit margin and EPS outlook. — Zev Fima, CNBC, 19 Aug. 2026

Goldman Sachs now projects AI investments to swell beyond $1 trillion in 2026, but so far, the technology has little to show for itself, with no significant changes in economic productivity or profit margin growth outside of the Magnificent Seven. — Sasha Rogelberg, Fortune, 10 Aug. 2026

As a result, the average restaurant profit margin now hovers between a precarious 3% and 5%, and industry data suggests that up to 42% of restaurants are currently struggling just to stay in the black. — Robert Messer, Forbes.com, 31 July 2026

Despite the second quarter’s drop in sales, the company’s various reset measures and financial discipline did improve its profit margin. — Cathrin Schaer, Footwear News, 31 July 2026

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