What is the Profit and Loss Calculator?
Find profit or loss and its percentage from cost price and selling price.
Enter cost price, selling price and quantity and the Profit and Loss Calculator returns result, profit or loss per unit, percentage on cost and total revenue. Results update as you type, and nothing you enter leaves your device.
How it is calculated
Profit = Selling price − Cost price
Profit % = Profit ÷ Cost price × 100
How to use it
- Enter cost price.
- Enter selling price.
- Enter quantity in units.
- Read result in the results panel. It updates as you type.
- Change any value to compare scenarios, or use Share to send the result as a link.
Worked example
Common questions
What formula does the Profit and Loss Calculator use?
It uses: Profit = Selling price − Cost price; Profit % = Profit ÷ Cost price × 100.
What do I need to use the Profit and Loss Calculator?
You need cost price, selling price and quantity. Sensible starting values are filled in so you can see how it works straight away.
Is the Profit and Loss Calculator free, and is my data stored?
It is free with no sign-up. The calculation runs in your browser, so the values you enter are not sent to or stored on our server.