Operating profit margin calculator UK
Calculate operating margin before finance and tax from revenue and operating costs. Check the formula, worked example and limits before using your own figures.
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Operating margin
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Use your actual figures. Any prefilled price, fee, rate or return is an editable illustration, not a current product quote. Before interest and tax. Use consistent classifications; depreciation and other operating costs belong in overheads if your chosen definition includes them.
How the operating profit margin calculator uk works
Operating profit = revenue − direct costs − overheads. Margin = operating profit ÷ revenue.
Data basis: mathematical formula using your inputs. Example prices and rates are illustrative, not current market quotes.
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Worked example: operating profit margin
This illustration uses the calculator’s example inputs. It is not a quote or a recommended financial decision.
- Revenue excluding VAT (£)
- 100,000
- Direct operating costs (£)
- 50,000
- Operating overheads (£)
- 30,000
Operating margin: 20%
Operating profit = revenue − direct costs − overheads. Margin = operating profit ÷ revenue.
Operating profit margin: questions answered
What does the operating profit margin calculation include?
Operating profit = revenue − direct costs − overheads. Margin = operating profit ÷ revenue. Use your actual figures. Any prefilled price, fee, rate or return is an editable illustration, not a current product quote. Before interest and tax. Use consistent classifications; depreciation and other operating costs belong in overheads if your chosen definition includes them.
Using your result
Example inputs are a starting point. Replace them with your figures and select Calculate result. Results are rounded for display; calculations use unrounded values.
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