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 Costs of materials and land and labor costs are all part of it along with their profit margin. Gqlshare, Orange County Register, 4 Oct. 2024 Last year, the industry’s profit margin — 1.6% — was about as low as percentages before the COVID-19 pandemic years, which sent margins up to as high as 3% in 2020, when Americans spent months under lockdowns. Megan Ulu-Lani Boyanton, The Denver Post, 6 Sep. 2024 This trend is evident in the improved net profit margin metrics of the 2023 and YTD 2024 IPO cohorts across most regions. Robert Daugherty, Forbes, 16 Sep. 2024 Nearly all believe the dollar will continue strengthening and their top concerns are profit margin erosion and competitive disadvantage. Sheryl Estrada, Fortune, 11 Sep. 2024 See all Example Sentences for profit margin 

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“Profit margin.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/profit%20margin. Accessed 31 Oct. 2024.

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