net profit

American  

noun

1. the actual profit made on a business transaction, sale, etc., or during a specific period of business activity, after deducting all costs from gross receipts.

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net profit British  

noun

1. gross profit minus all operating costs not included in the calculation of gross profit, esp wages, overheads, and depreciation

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Etymology

Origin of net profit

First recorded in 1660–70

Example Sentences

SMIC, China’s biggest chip foundry, reported weaker-than-expected net profit at the start of the year as it keeps scaling capacity amid China’s push for chip localization.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 17, 2026

Europe’s largest insurer by market capitalization booked €3.69 billion in net profit attributable to shareholders in the first quarter.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 14, 2026

Analysts don’t expect the company to generate a net profit until 2029.

From Barron's • May 13, 2026

For the first quarter, the Germany-based electric utility company posted a 7% increase in adjusted net profit to 1.34 billion euros, while adjusted Ebitda jumped 2% to 3.3 billion euros.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 13, 2026

Her net profit, therefore, would be as great as that of someone who read a great deal but remembered very little.

From "From the Mixed-Up Files of Mrs. Basil E. Frankweiler" by E.L. Konigsburg