How it is worked out
Net income divided by revenue.
How to read it
- One-off gains or losses move it, so a single year can mislead. The ten-year history helps.
Example
Revenue 100, net income 8: an 8% net margin.
Net margin
Profitability
What is left of each dollar of revenue at the end, after every cost, interest and tax.
Related terms
Related pages
The other pages on US stocks, free to read. On the company pages, the last three fiscal years are open to everyone, five with a free account, and every year with Ploutos Investor.
US stocksThe market today, the sectors, the largest companies and the week's results.The market's sectorsThe 11 sectors side by side: returns, share of the market, median P/E and dividend.Compare stocksTwo companies side by side: price over up to ten years, with and without dividends, and every figure.US dividend stocksEach dividend's yield next to whether the company's cash covers it and whether it was ever cut.
Explanations of terms for learning, with examples from SEC filings.