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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Tesla also reported a profit margin decline and high capital expenditure, sending its stock down 15%. — Eva Roytburg, Fortune, 23 July 2026

Laurie Styron, chief executive of CharityWatch, said there can be an incentive for Croom’s company to produce fewer or less-quality meals to have a higher profit margin. — Andrew Khouri, Los Angeles Times, 22 July 2026

That has sent crack spreads – the profit margin US refineries make – to a record high. — David Goldman, CNN Money, 16 July 2026

According to the New York Times, Atlantic Industrial Coatings submitted a bid that charged 20 percent of profit margin, far exceeding the usual profit margins for other federal contractors which range from six percent to 12 percent. — Philip Wang, Time, 6 July 2026

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