Menu Profit Margin Calculator
Calculate gross profit and margin for a menu item.
Enter your figures
Use the inputs below to calculate your hospitality or restaurant metric.
Estimated Results
Results update from the figures you enter.
How this Menu Profit Margin Calculator works
Calculate gross profit and margin for a menu item.
Formula: Gross Margin % = (Selling Price − Item Cost) ÷ Selling Price × 100
With the default values shown above, the calculator returns 65.00%.
How to use this calculator
What to enter
Enter or select the following as requested: Selling Price; Item Cost. Follow the units, valid ranges, examples, and options displayed beside each field.
What the result means
Profit margin is profit divided by selling price or revenue, expressed as a percentage. It is different from markup, which compares profit with cost.
When to use it
Use this to measure the share of revenue remaining as profit after the costs included in the calculator.