Profit & Loss Calculator – Percentage, Cost Price & Selling Price
Use this Profit & Loss Calculator to quickly find profit, loss, profit percentage, loss percentage, cost price and selling price with clear step-by-step working.
Choose Mode & Enter Values
Formulas Used
- Profit = SP − CP
- Loss = CP − SP
- Profit % = (Profit ÷ CP) × 100
- Loss % = (Loss ÷ CP) × 100
- SP = CP × (100 + Profit%) ÷ 100
- SP = CP × (100 − Loss%) ÷ 100
- CP = SP × 100 ÷ (100 + Profit%)
- CP = SP × 100 ÷ (100 − Loss%)
Quick Questions
Can I enter negative values for CP or SP?
No. Cost Price and Selling Price must always be positive numbers.
How do I enter a loss percentage?
Use a negative value for loss, for example −15 for 15% loss and +20 for 20% profit.
What is the difference between CP and SP?
CP is Cost Price (your buying price) and SP is Selling Price (your selling price).
Where Can You Use This Profit & Loss Calculator?
You can use this Profit & Loss Calculator in many day-to-day money situations where you need to quickly check profit, loss, and percentage without doing long manual calculations.
Small Shops & Local Businesses
Quickly check how much profit or loss you make on each product by comparing cost price and selling price. Helpful for daily or monthly business tracking.
Online Selling & Reselling
If you sell items on marketplaces or social media, use the calculator to see your real margin after buying, packaging, and platform charges.
Wholesale & Bulk Purchase Decisions
Compare wholesale cost price with your selling price to decide if a bulk deal is profitable or not before you invest money.
Personal Budget & Side Hustles
Use it for home-based businesses, tiffin services, crafts, or any side hustle to check whether you are really earning a good profit after costs.
Math Problems & Exam Practice
Students can verify answers for profit & loss questions, practice percentage-based sums, and understand formulas with real examples.
Discounts, Offers & Price Planning
Before giving a discount or increasing price, check how it changes your profit percentage so you don’t sell at a loss by mistake.
Profit & Loss Calculator – FAQ
It uses standard formulas to calculate profit, loss, and percentage from cost price, selling price, or a given profit/loss percentage.
You can enter CP and SP directly, or choose a mode where you use CP or SP with profit or loss percentage.
Profit = SP − CP, Loss = CP − SP, and the percentage is always calculated on CP using (Profit or Loss ÷ CP) × 100.
Yes. For profit, SP = CP × (100 + Profit%) ÷ 100. For loss, SP = CP × (100 − Loss%) ÷ 100.
Yes. For profit, CP = SP × 100 ÷ (100 + Profit%). For loss, CP = SP × 100 ÷ (100 − Loss%).
Students, shop owners, resellers, and anyone learning profit and loss can use it for quick checks and practice.
