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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Rivian's gross profit totaled $176 million while total gross profit margin widened to 8%. — Paulina Likos, CNBC, 30 Oct. 2026

Rivian brought in $256 million in profit in software and services, up $102 million from last year, with a strong 42 percent profit margin. — Andrew J. Hawkins, The Verge, 29 Oct. 2026

In that structure, every hour of human labor ceases to be a revenue stream and becomes a direct cost against the provider’s profit margin. — Nick Lichtenberg, Fortune, 27 Oct. 2026

Plus, at a quarter, (as compared to $2 to $4 for hardcovers), the profit margin was a slim one; to make money, the print run typically had to exceed 100,000 or 150,000 copies and sales had to be robust. — Literary Hub, 8 Oct. 2026

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