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Order Profit

See actual profit on a single order after fees and costs.

About Order Profit

Item, payment and shipping costs are each subtracted from the order value to find true per-order profit. Hidden payment and shipping fees are exactly what erode a thin per-order margin into a loss.

Formula

Order Profit

Profit = order value - item cost - payment fees - shipping

payment fees
Percent withheld by the processor per transaction

Worked example

With the default values below, Order Profit returns Order Profit of $39.60. Change any input above and every figure here is recalculated in your browser.

Inputs used

Order value
80
Item cost
32
Payment feesaccepts 0–10 %
3 %
Shipping cost
6

Results

Payment Fees
$2.40
Order Profit
$39.60
Order Margin
49.5%

Step by step

  1. 1Values used
  2. 2Order Profit
  3. 3Order Profit= 39.60
  4. 4Payment Fees= 2.40
  5. 5Order Margin= 49.5

Assumptions and limits

  • The result is derived only from the 4 inputs listed above. Anything not among them is not part of the calculation.
  • In particular, this calculator does not take inflation, tax 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 Order Profit calculated?

Profit = order value - item cost - payment fees - shipping Item, payment and shipping costs are each subtracted from the order value to find true per-order profit.

Why does Order Profit matter?

Hidden payment and shipping fees are exactly what erode a thin per-order margin into a loss.

What values do I need to enter?

This calculator takes 4 inputs: Order value, Item cost, Payment fees, Shipping cost. The pre-filled defaults are a realistic starting point — replace them with figures from your own environment for a result you can act on.

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