profit margin

noun

: the difference between the cost of buying or making something and the price at which it is sold
The company has one of the highest/lowest profit margins in the industry.

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Alphabet and Amazon are the biggest contributors to the S&P 500's record-high net profit margin, Butters said. — Deena Zaidi, CNBC, 13 Aug. 2026 Goldman Sachs now projects AI investments to swell beyond $1 trillion in 2026, but so far, the technology has little to show for itself, with no significant changes in economic productivity or profit margin growth outside of the Magnificent Seven. — Sasha Rogelberg, Fortune, 10 Aug. 2026 As a result, the average restaurant profit margin now hovers between a precarious 3% and 5%, and industry data suggests that up to 42% of restaurants are currently struggling just to stay in the black. — Robert Messer, Forbes.com, 31 July 2026 Despite the second quarter’s drop in sales, the company’s various reset measures and financial discipline did improve its profit margin. — Cathrin Schaer, Footwear News, 31 July 2026 See All Example Sentences for profit margin

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“Profit margin.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/profit%20margin. Accessed 17 Aug. 2026.

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