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 ?