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.
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Last quarter, Lucid said a $54 million tariff impact hit its profit margin.
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Jason Gewirtz, CNBC, 5 Nov. 2025
That, plus a lower-than-expected profit margin forecast, sent Ferrari shares plunging 15%.
—Phil Wahba, Fortune, 27 Oct. 2025
But there is also just simply a profit margin and a profit protection as well.
—Ethan Millman, HollywoodReporter, 21 Oct. 2025
Those include higher prices on some products, as well as more innovative product that can sustain higher price points and consequently drive more gross profit margin.
—Vicki M. Young, Footwear News, 6 Oct. 2025
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Jason Gewirtz, CNBC, 5 Nov. 2025
That, plus a lower-than-expected profit margin forecast, sent Ferrari shares plunging 15%.
—Phil Wahba, Fortune, 27 Oct. 2025
But there is also just simply a profit margin and a profit protection as well.
—Ethan Millman, HollywoodReporter, 21 Oct. 2025
Those include higher prices on some products, as well as more innovative product that can sustain higher price points and consequently drive more gross profit margin.
—Vicki M. Young, Footwear News, 6 Oct. 2025
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 13 Nov. 2025.
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