Net income ÷ revenue: what is left of every sales dollar after all costs.
What this ratio is
Net margin (Net Margin): net income ÷ revenue, or what is left of each dollar of sales after all costs.
How to read it
What is left of each dollar of sales after everything. Compare it with the industry median: above it points to pricing power or lighter costs.
Common mistake
A one-off item (sale of a unit, a legal settlement) can flip it in a single year, so read it across several years.
Where to see it on the platform
The fundamentals comparison page shows it for each company against the market median, under the “Profitability metrics” family, with five years of history and a trailing twelve-month window.
Questions about net margin
What does net margin mean?
Net income ÷ revenue: what is left of every sales dollar after all costs.
How does net margin show up on the trading platform?
It appears as "cmp:net_margin" (full term: Net Margin), the name you see in the options chain or the order screen.
