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Contribution margin calculator

How much each sale contributes to fixed costs and profit.

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Selling price per unit (£)

Variable cost per unit (£)

Contribution = price − variable cost. The contribution margin % is the share of each sale left to cover fixed costs and profit.

How to use it

Enter your figures above — the result updates instantly and nothing leaves your browser. Results are illustrative, not a quote or credit decision.

How is it different from gross margin?

Contribution margin counts only variable costs; gross margin may include some fixed production costs.

Is this a quote?

No — it's a free illustration. Your actual Credicorp offer depends on an assessment of your company.

Operating profitability before interest, tax, depreciation and amortisation.

See your gross margin and the equivalent markup on cost in one place.

Turn revenue and cost of sales into gross profit, margin % and markup % — and stop confusing the two figures…

Markup and margin are not the same — see the price and the true gross margin a markup gives.

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