profit margin

American  

noun

1. the percentage that profit constitutes of total sales.

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Etymology

Origin of profit margin

First recorded in 1925–30

Example Sentences

Meanwhile, the rise of formidable local rivals has crowded the market and driven vicious price wars, eating into profit margins.

From The Wall Street Journal

But the good news for stocks is that “historically, profit margins have shown a strong positive correlation with fiscal deficits, with a roughly one-year lead — higher deficits tend to precede higher margins,” they say.

From MarketWatch

Some companies found it difficult to pass price increases on to resistant customers, however, and that reduced their profit margins.

From MarketWatch

“But if we’re looking at ways to make gas more affordable in the short term, I think we should be looking more at the refiner profit margins.”

From Los Angeles Times

The company reported a record adjusted gross profit margin of 13.7% for the year and $1.3 billion in cash and liquidity.

From Barron's