Profit Margins Debate

Users repeatedly inquire about, debate, and provide data on a company's profit margins, distinguishing gross vs. net margins and comparing to retailers like Walmart, Kroger, and tech giants like Google and Apple.

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CamelRocketFish Jun 16, 2022 View on HN

Any chance of revealing the profit margin?

cheez Jun 25, 2012 View on HN

Does anyone know what their revenue/profit margins were like?

dmor May 25, 2018 View on HN

Any sense of the profit margin they’re seeing?

jeffem Sep 27, 2016 View on HN

You sure about that? https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Profit_margin

bicknergseng Apr 3, 2014 View on HN

Profit margins != profit share.

atlantic May 30, 2023 View on HN

Do you have any data on their actual profit margins, or are you speculating?

paulddraper Aug 16, 2024 View on HN

It is indeed profit. They have a ~50% profit margin.

asadotzler Mar 28, 2024 View on HN

this is wrong. look up both gross and net margins for top retailers (say Kroger and Walmart) and learn a thing or two before making such clearly wrong claims.

zepto Nov 26, 2021 View on HN

Have you looked into their profit margins? Do you still claim they are 90%+?

Maven911 May 1, 2013 View on HN

What about profitability, do you mind sharing either gross or net margins ?