Looking to calculate your stock profits? A stock profit calculator can help you determine the potential return on your investments.
Stock Profit Formula
The formula used to calculate the profit on a stock investment is:
Stock Profit = [(S * N) – C] – [(B * N) + C]
Where:-
- S = Sell Price is the price at which you sold the stock
- B = Buy Price is the price at which you bought the stock
- N = Number of shares you bought/sold
- C = Commission is the fee charged by your broker for buying/selling the stock
How to Calculate Stock Profit
To calculate stock profit you need to know a few things first
- how much did you buy the stock
- how much are you selling the stock
- number of shares bought
- What is the commission rate of the stock
- then you can calculate stock profit using the above formula
Solved Example
example:- suppose you bought 100 shares of XYZ company for $50 per share and later sold those shares at $75 per share and the commission rate of the broker is 5%. Then your stock profit would be:
Solved-
Given values,
- Stock Profit = $2375
- Net Selling Price = $7425
- Net Buying Price = $5050
put all values in the formula
Stock Profit = [(S * N) – C] – [(B * N) + C]
Stock profit of $2375 from your investment in the XYZ company.
How to use a stock profit calculator
This is a free online stock profit calculator Simply enter your stock details and then click the calculate button and you get a Stock profit, net buying price and net selling price