25.00% is the example result. Margin measures the share of selling revenue left after the costs represented here. A 20% margin is not the same as adding 20% to cost.
Express EBITDA as a percentage of revenue. This is an earnings measure before interest, tax, depreciation and amortisation, not a cash-flow calculation.
Comparing financial amounts on a defined basis
Margin measures the share of selling revenue left after the costs represented here. A 20% margin is not the same as adding 20% to cost. A financial model is useful when its cash amounts, rate convention and time horizon describe the same case. Interest, return and purchasing power are different outputs. A projection should remain separate from an observed or audited balance.
What the model includes
Margin (%) = (revenue or price − modeled cost) ÷ revenue or price × 100. When EBITDA is supplied, use EBITDA ÷ revenue × 100. Check whether a rate is annual, monthly, simple or compounded. Enter fees only where the form represents them and identify contractual charges that remain outside the estimate. A monthly payment alone does not establish affordability or total ownership cost. Use the result to prepare the next question about terms or assumptions. Tax treatment, lender conditions and valuation evidence require the relevant source documents; they cannot be recovered from a few numeric inputs.
Example with the supplied inputs
EBITDA: 25000; Revenue: 100000. Result: 25.00%. The values are illustrative.
Compare one changed input
EBITDA changes from 25000 to 27500. The result becomes 27.50%. All other inputs remain fixed.
Calculation rule
Margin (%) = (revenue or price − modeled cost) ÷ revenue or price × 100. When EBITDA is supplied, use EBITDA ÷ revenue × 100.
Inputs and output
| Input | Example value | Entry convention |
|---|---|---|
| EBITDA | 25000 | Use the source quantity represented by ebitda. Keep the counted population fixed and avoid mixing a unit value with a period total. |
| Revenue | 100000 | Use revenue on the currency and period basis shown by the formula. Keep gross amounts, net amounts and unit amounts distinct; the page does not fetch a price or exchange rate. |
Output: 25.00% is the example result. Margin measures the share of selling revenue left after the costs represented here. A 20% margin is not the same as adding 20% to cost. Use the formula to distinguish a cash amount, count, percentage or ratio.
How to use the page
Collect the inputs
Gather EBITDA, Revenue. Use one period and the units shown in the form.
Run the calculation
Enter the values and select the action. The calculation rule above explains how the inputs produce the result.
Compare a scenario
Change EBITDA on its own, keeping the other inputs fixed. Read both results before changing another assumption.
Worked example
With the example inputs listed above, the result is 25.00%.
Change EBITDA from 25000 to 27500 while keeping every other value fixed. The result becomes 27.50%. This comparison isolates that input; it does not forecast how other variables will respond.
Check the stated formula, units and limits before using the result in a decision.
Keep the displayed formula, input units and model scope with the result. Corrections or questions can be sent through the request section on this page.
Content updated: October 11, 2026