profit margin
noun
: the difference between the cost of buying or making something and the price at which it is sold
The company has one of the highest/lowest profit margins in the industry.
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The division’s operating profit margin was 38%, accelerating from 30% in the same period last year.
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Jason Del Rey, Fortune, 31 Oct. 2024
Darrell told the analysts in attendance that VF would get back to a 10 percent operating profit margin over the medium term — up from 5 percent last year when net losses tallied $969 million.
—Evan Clark, WWD, 30 Oct. 2024
Studies consistently show that racially diverse teams outperform their competitors in terms of profitability, and corporations with women comprising more than a quarter of their executive committees realize 10 times higher profit margin than those with no female board members.
—Anu Gupta, Harvard Business Review, 24 Oct. 2024
In the first half of the year, Stellantis was among the most profitable automotive companies in the world, with a 10% global profit margin.
—Eric D. Lawrence, Detroit Free Press, 24 Oct. 2024
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Jason Del Rey, Fortune, 31 Oct. 2024
Darrell told the analysts in attendance that VF would get back to a 10 percent operating profit margin over the medium term — up from 5 percent last year when net losses tallied $969 million.
—Evan Clark, WWD, 30 Oct. 2024
Studies consistently show that racially diverse teams outperform their competitors in terms of profitability, and corporations with women comprising more than a quarter of their executive committees realize 10 times higher profit margin than those with no female board members.
—Anu Gupta, Harvard Business Review, 24 Oct. 2024
In the first half of the year, Stellantis was among the most profitable automotive companies in the world, with a 10% global profit margin.
—Eric D. Lawrence, Detroit Free Press, 24 Oct. 2024
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“Profit margin.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/profit%20margin. Accessed 14 Nov. 2024.
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