Profit Loss Calculator
Use this profit loss calculator to measure profit or loss from a buy price, sell price, and quantity. It returns both the total amount and the percentage change relative to cost.
Example Usage
- Check the total profit from selling an item above cost.
- Calculate the loss percentage on a trade that sold below purchase price.
- Estimate per-unit and overall results before closing a position.
Profit Loss Calculator Explained
A profit loss calculator helps you understand how much money you made or lost from a transaction. By entering a cost price, a sell price, and a quantity, you can see the gain or loss per unit, the overall result, and the percentage change relative to the original cost. This is useful for product sales, inventory checks, small trading decisions, and general business math. It gives you a clearer picture than looking at prices alone because it combines unit economics with total outcome.
FAQ
Does it work for losses too?
Yes. If the sell price is below cost, the result becomes a loss automatically.
What percentage does it show?
It shows the change relative to the cost price.
Why do cost and quantity need to be above zero?
Because the calculator uses cost as the percentage base and quantity as the total multiplier.
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