Total cost
$5,000
Stock Profit Calculator
Enter your buy, your sell, and how many shares. See the real profit and return.
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Number of shares
Profit
+$1,500
Selling 50 shares at $130 nets about $1,500, a 30.0% return.
Proceeds
$6,500
Return
30.0%
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How this is calculated
We take your sell price times shares for proceeds, your buy price times shares for cost, and subtract fees across the round trip.
profit = (sell - buy) x shares - fees. Return is that profit measured against your total cost.Booking a gain is the easy part. The next call is the hard one.
Find your next idea on OpenTradeEstimate based on your inputs. Fees are subtracted across the round trip. Taxes are not included. Not financial advice.
How to calculate stock profit
Stock profit is what you sold for minus what it cost you to get in, after fees. Once you line up three numbers, the math is quick.
- Multiply your buy price by the number of shares to get your total cost.
- Multiply your sell price by the same number of shares to get your proceeds.
- Subtract cost from proceeds and take out fees. A positive number is your profit, a negative one is your loss.
How is return percentage calculated?
Return percentage measures your profit against the money you actually put at risk. Divide profit by total cost, then multiply by 100. A 1,500 dollar gain on 5,000 dollars invested is a 30 percent return, while the same 1,500 dollars on 50,000 invested is only 3 percent. The dollar figure alone never tells the whole story.
What about taxes on gains?
This calculator shows profit before tax. In the US, gains on stock held a year or less are usually taxed as short term at your ordinary income rate, while gains held longer than a year get lower long term capital gains rates. Rules vary by country and by your situation, so treat the number here as pre tax and check with a tax professional for what you actually keep.