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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The operating profit margin took a small hit due to currency fluctuations and euro strength against the U.S. dollar and the Chinese renminbi, declining to 41.1 percent from 42 percent at the same time last year.
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Rhonda Richford, Footwear News, 30 July 2025
One thing is clear to Hayes: Microsoft’s job cuts improve its profit margin outlook for the 2026 fiscal year that started in July.
—Sasha Rogelberg, Fortune, 31 July 2025
On a combined basis, gross profit margin in the first quarter of fiscal year 2024 was 44 percent of revenues.
—David Moin, Footwear News, 17 July 2025
Before Trump announced his China tariffs, Linden was seeing a 23% profit margin on Offshoots games sold through a distributor, and about 50% when they were sold directly to a retail shop.
—Rob Wile, NBC news, 29 June 2025
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Rhonda Richford, Footwear News, 30 July 2025
One thing is clear to Hayes: Microsoft’s job cuts improve its profit margin outlook for the 2026 fiscal year that started in July.
—Sasha Rogelberg, Fortune, 31 July 2025
On a combined basis, gross profit margin in the first quarter of fiscal year 2024 was 44 percent of revenues.
—David Moin, Footwear News, 17 July 2025
Before Trump announced his China tariffs, Linden was seeing a 23% profit margin on Offshoots games sold through a distributor, and about 50% when they were sold directly to a retail shop.
—Rob Wile, NBC news, 29 June 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 21 Aug. 2025.
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