Markup to margin chart
Every markup from 5 to 100 percent, in whole percents, with the margin it produces. Find your markup and read the margin across, with no math.
Published October 17, 2026. Updated October 17, 2026.
A 10 percent markup is a 9.09 percent margin. A $100.00 cost sells for $110.00, and the $10.00 of markup is 9.09 percent of that price.
- Markup. Markup is the percent added to cost to reach the selling price. A $100 cost at 10 percent markup sells for $110.
- Margin. Margin is the share of the selling price that's left after cost. It's always lower than the markup that produced it, because margin divides by the price and markup divides by the cost.
- Formula. Margin percent = markup percent / (100 + markup percent) x 100. Each margin is rounded to the nearest hundredth of a percent, and a half rounds up.
Markup on cost to margin on price
96 markups, 5 to 100 percent. The price column shows what a $100.00 cost sells for at that markup.
| Markup on cost | Margin on price | Price on a $100.00 cost |
|---|---|---|
| 5% | 4.76% | $105.00 |
| 6% | 5.66% | $106.00 |
| 7% | 6.54% | $107.00 |
| 8% | 7.41% | $108.00 |
| 9% | 8.26% | $109.00 |
| 10% | 9.09% | $110.00 |
| 11% | 9.91% | $111.00 |
| 12% | 10.71% | $112.00 |
| 13% | 11.50% | $113.00 |
| 14% | 12.28% | $114.00 |
| 15% | 13.04% | $115.00 |
| 16% | 13.79% | $116.00 |
| 17% | 14.53% | $117.00 |
| 18% | 15.25% | $118.00 |
| 19% | 15.97% | $119.00 |
| 20% | 16.67% | $120.00 |
| 21% | 17.36% | $121.00 |
| 22% | 18.03% | $122.00 |
| 23% | 18.70% | $123.00 |
| 24% | 19.35% | $124.00 |
| 25% | 20.00% | $125.00 |
| 26% | 20.63% | $126.00 |
| 27% | 21.26% | $127.00 |
| 28% | 21.88% | $128.00 |
| 29% | 22.48% | $129.00 |
| 30% | 23.08% | $130.00 |
| 31% | 23.66% | $131.00 |
| 32% | 24.24% | $132.00 |
| 33% | 24.81% | $133.00 |
| 34% | 25.37% | $134.00 |
| 35% | 25.93% | $135.00 |
| 36% | 26.47% | $136.00 |
| 37% | 27.01% | $137.00 |
| 38% | 27.54% | $138.00 |
| 39% | 28.06% | $139.00 |
| 40% | 28.57% | $140.00 |
| 41% | 29.08% | $141.00 |
| 42% | 29.58% | $142.00 |
| 43% | 30.07% | $143.00 |
| 44% | 30.56% | $144.00 |
| 45% | 31.03% | $145.00 |
| 46% | 31.51% | $146.00 |
| 47% | 31.97% | $147.00 |
| 48% | 32.43% | $148.00 |
| 49% | 32.89% | $149.00 |
| 50% | 33.33% | $150.00 |
| 51% | 33.77% | $151.00 |
| 52% | 34.21% | $152.00 |
| 53% | 34.64% | $153.00 |
| 54% | 35.06% | $154.00 |
| 55% | 35.48% | $155.00 |
| 56% | 35.90% | $156.00 |
| 57% | 36.31% | $157.00 |
| 58% | 36.71% | $158.00 |
| 59% | 37.11% | $159.00 |
| 60% | 37.50% | $160.00 |
| 61% | 37.89% | $161.00 |
| 62% | 38.27% | $162.00 |
| 63% | 38.65% | $163.00 |
| 64% | 39.02% | $164.00 |
| 65% | 39.39% | $165.00 |
| 66% | 39.76% | $166.00 |
| 67% | 40.12% | $167.00 |
| 68% | 40.48% | $168.00 |
| 69% | 40.83% | $169.00 |
| 70% | 41.18% | $170.00 |
| 71% | 41.52% | $171.00 |
| 72% | 41.86% | $172.00 |
| 73% | 42.20% | $173.00 |
| 74% | 42.53% | $174.00 |
| 75% | 42.86% | $175.00 |
| 76% | 43.18% | $176.00 |
| 77% | 43.50% | $177.00 |
| 78% | 43.82% | $178.00 |
| 79% | 44.13% | $179.00 |
| 80% | 44.44% | $180.00 |
| 81% | 44.75% | $181.00 |
| 82% | 45.05% | $182.00 |
| 83% | 45.36% | $183.00 |
| 84% | 45.65% | $184.00 |
| 85% | 45.95% | $185.00 |
| 86% | 46.24% | $186.00 |
| 87% | 46.52% | $187.00 |
| 88% | 46.81% | $188.00 |
| 89% | 47.09% | $189.00 |
| 90% | 47.37% | $190.00 |
| 91% | 47.64% | $191.00 |
| 92% | 47.92% | $192.00 |
| 93% | 48.19% | $193.00 |
| 94% | 48.45% | $194.00 |
| 95% | 48.72% | $195.00 |
| 96% | 48.98% | $196.00 |
| 97% | 49.24% | $197.00 |
| 98% | 49.49% | $198.00 |
| 99% | 49.75% | $199.00 |
| 100% | 50.00% | $200.00 |
Overhead comes out of the margin
The margin in this table is a gross margin when the cost you marked up leaves out overhead. A gross margin looks good and feels good, and it isn't what you keep, because overhead is paid out of it. Without your own overhead rate, a markup can look healthy and still lose money.
What the margin means
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What readers ask
Is a 25 percent markup a good margin?
A 25 percent markup is a 20.00 percent gross margin. Overhead comes out of that margin before any profit is left. At $1M to $5M, the industry average overhead across 48 trades is 15.1 percent of revenue and the industry average gross margin is 22.1 percent. A 22.1 percent gross margin is a 28.4 percent markup on direct cost. Overhead comes out of that margin, which leaves 7.0 percent of revenue before taxes and other expenses.
How much markup do I need to cover overhead?
A contractor with 15.1 percent overhead needs a 17.8 percent markup on direct cost only to cover overhead, with nothing left as profit. Use your own overhead rate, because the average is only a guide.
What margin is a 10 percent markup?
The example is read from the table below.
Why is margin lower than markup?
Markup divides the profit by the cost and margin divides the same profit by the higher selling price. The same dollars over a bigger number is a smaller percent.
How do you convert markup to margin?
Divide the markup percent by 100 plus the markup percent. A 25 percent markup is 25 / 125, which is a 20 percent margin.
Is margin the same as net profit?
No. Margin here is the share of the price left after the cost you marked up. If that cost left out overhead, overhead comes out of the margin first, and taxes after that.
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Run On CFOS. Markup to margin chart. 2026. Sulphur Prairie Operations, LLC. https://runoncfos.com/markup-to-margin-chart. CC BY 4.0.
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