Restaurant profit margin calculator

Profit margin is where optimism meets the till: a busy room can still leave thin net margin if gross profit slips or fixed costs run hot. This tool keeps the maths visible — revenue minus ingredients (via your GP target), staffing, rent, and finance — so you can see an indicative margin on sales before you commit to a full forecast.

It mirrors the public Reality Check experience: quick inputs, snapshot when you choose, and the same six-day trading assumption. For dish-level food GP, menu pricing, and sales mix, pair this high-level view with the analyzers inside Clove once you sign up.

Read more about margin drift and pricing on our blog.

Revenue

How busy is a typical trading day, and what do guests spend?

Covers or paying guests on a typical open day.

Average ticket excluding VAT.

Fixed costs

Rent and any finance repayments that show up every month.

Base rent for the site.

Optional. Leave blank if none.

Staffing & food

Monthly staff cost and the gross profit % you expect to hold on food.

Payroll for the month (ex employer extras if you prefer).

Typical hospitality food GP is often in the mid-60s to mid-70s. Higher means leaner ingredient cost relative to sales.

70%

Ingredients ≈ 30% of sales at this GP.

Snapshot

See how your inputs flow through to revenue, costs, and indicative net margin on sales.

Fill the basics, then show the snapshot when you are ready.

Enter clients per day and spend per head to unlock the snapshot.

Assumptions
  • Six trading days per week
  • Even demand through the month
  • VAT excluded from spend and prices
  • Ingredient cost implied by your target GP%

Indicative only — not a forecast or financial advice.

Ready for the full picture?

Lock an operating model, cost the menu, and bring sales in — then weekly Signals show whether reality still matches the plan.

Begin free setup

Public Quick Model figures are indicative. They do not replace professional advice or your own due diligence.

Go deeper in Clove

This page is a quick, public sanity check. When you are ready for line-level dishes, menu lists, and sales benchmarks, move into the product with a free account.