Stock Gain
Calculate the profit or loss and percentage return on a stock trade.
About Stock Gain
Total profit is the per-share price difference times the number of shares, and profit percent normalizes that gain against the buy price. A negative result indicates a loss. Expressing gains as a percentage makes returns comparable across different trade sizes and against benchmarks.
Formula
Stock Gain
Profit = (sell - buy) x shares; return = (sell - buy) / buy x 100
- shares
- number of shares traded
Worked example
With the default values below, Stock Gain returns Total Profit of $1,500.00. Change any input above and every figure here is recalculated in your browser.
Inputs used
- Buy price
- 50
- Sell price
- 65
- Sharesminimum 0
- 100
Results
- Total Profit
- $1,500.00
- Profit Percent
- 30.00%
- Total Value
- $6,500.00
Step by step
- 1Values used
- 2Stock Gain
- 3Total Profit= 1,500.00
- 4Profit Percent= 30.00
- 5Total Value= 6,500.00
Assumptions and limits
- The result is derived only from the 3 inputs listed above. Anything not among them is not part of the calculation.
- In particular, this calculator does not take inflation, tax, fees or charges or compounding frequency into account.
- Figures are rounded for display to 2 decimal places, so totals built from several rounded parts can differ slightly from the unrounded arithmetic.
- This is an estimate for general information and not professional financial, tax or legal advice. See the full disclaimer for the limits that apply to this kind of calculator.
How these calculators are built and tested is described on the Methodology page. If a figure looks wrong, please report it.
Frequently Asked Questions
How is Stock Gain calculated?
Profit = (sell - buy) x shares; return = (sell - buy) / buy x 100 Total profit is the per-share price difference times the number of shares, and profit percent normalizes that gain against the buy price. A negative result indicates a loss.
Why does Stock Gain matter?
Expressing gains as a percentage makes returns comparable across different trade sizes and against benchmarks.
What values do I need to enter?
This calculator takes 3 inputs: Buy price, Sell price, Shares. The pre-filled defaults are a realistic starting point — replace them with figures from your own environment for a result you can act on.