Calculate profit

With the Calculate Profit tool , you quickly gain insight into how profitable your business, product, or project is. By simply entering your revenue and costs, you immediately see how much profit you have left.

For entrepreneurs, self-employed professionals, and freelancers, profit is one of the most important key performance indicators. However, this is often confused with revenue. After all, high revenue does not automatically mean that you are making a profit.

What is profit?

Profit is the amount remaining after all costs have been deducted from revenue.

Formula: Profit = Revenue − Costs

There are different types of profit:

• Gross profit : revenue minus direct costs
• Net profit : gross profit minus all other costs

This tool focuses on a practical total profit calculation .

Why calculating profit is important

By regularly calculating your profit:

• do you know if your rates are good
• see if costs are getting too high
• you are better off planning and investing
• get a grip on your financial health

Which expenses can you include?

Examples of costs:

• purchasing costs
• marketing costs
• software and subscriptions
• rent and energy
• administration and insurance

You decide which costs to enter, depending on what you want to analyze.

Who is this tool suitable for?

• self-employed
• small business owners
• webshops
• freelancers
• start-up companies

Frequently Asked Questions

Is this gross or net profit? That depends on which expenses you enter. Taxes are not included by default.

Can I also use this per product? Yes, then enter the revenue and costs of a single product.

Is VAT included? The calculation is exclusive of VAT, unless you include VAT yourself.