Definition
A profitability metric calculated by subtracting cost of goods sold from revenue and dividing by revenue, expressed as a percentage. It measures how efficiently a company produces its goods or services before accounting for operating expenses.
Etymology
'Gross' from Old French 'gros' meaning thick/large (referring to total amount), 'margin' from Latin 'margo' meaning edge or border. The accounting concept developed in early industrial age as businesses needed to separate production costs from other operating expenses.
Kelly Says
Gross margin reveals the fundamental economics of a business model - software companies might have 80%+ gross margins because code costs almost nothing to reproduce, while grocery stores might have 25% because food has real physical costs! It's the first test of whether a business can ever be profitable.
Translations
ARالعربية
ربح صافي
rubh sa-fi
BNবাংলা
নেট প্রয়োজন
net pro-yo-jon
CACatalà
marge bruta
mar-ge broo-ta
CSČeština
hrubá marže
hruba mar-zhe
DADansk
bruttomargin
broo-to-mar-gin
DEDeutsch
Bruttomarge
broo-to-mar-ge
ELΕλληνικά
καθαρό κέρδος
ka-tha-ro ker-dos
ESEspañol
margen bruto
mar-gen broo-to
FAفارسی
سود خالص
sood kh-a-loost
FISuomi
bruttomarginaali
broo-to-mar-gi-naali
FRFrançais
marge brute
mar-zh broot
HEעברית
רווח גולמי
ro-och go-l-mi
HIहिन्दी
ग्रेष मार्जिन
greesh mar-jin
HUMagyar
nyersmarzs
nyers-mar-zs
IDBahasa Indonesia
margin bruto
mar-gin broo-to
ITItaliano
margine lordo
mar-zhe lor-do
KMKM
ប្រាក់បាន
pra-ak ba-an
MRMR
शुद्ध नफा
shud-dha na-fa
MSBahasa Melayu
margin kasar
mar-gin ka-sar
MYမြန်မာ
ကျန်ငွေ
kyan-ngwe
NLNederlands
brutomarge
broo-to-mar-ge
NONorsk
bruttomargin
broo-to-mar-gin
PLPolski
marża brutto
mar-zha broo-to
PTPortuguês
margem bruta
mar-gem broo-ta
RORomână
marja brută
mar-ja broo-ta
RUРусский
валовая прибыль
va-lo-va-ya pri-byl'
SVSvenska
bruttomarginal
broo-to-mar-gi-nal
SWKiswahili
faida ya jumla
fa-i-da ya jum-la
TAதமிழ்
நிகர இலாபம்
ni-kar ila-pa-m
TEతెలుగు
నెట్ ప్రయోజనం
net pro-yo-jan-am
THไทย
กำไรสุทธิ
kam-rai su-thi
TLTL
malaking kita
ma-la-king ki-ta
TRTürkçe
brüt marjin
broot mar-jin
UKУкраїнська
валовий прибуток
va-lo-viy pri-butok
URاردو
گروس پروفیٹ
groos pro-fit
VITiếng Việt
lợi nhuận gộp
loi-nhuan go-p
YOYO
àwọn ẹ̀fọ́
awon ef-o
ZUZU
imali ezinye
i-ma-li e-zin-ye