Crypto Profit Calculator
Enter your buy price, sell price, and quantity to see the profit or loss and percentage return on a trade, net of any fees. It works for crypto, stocks, or any asset priced per unit.
Model a buy and sell
Price per unit when you bought.
Price per unit when you sold.
Number of coins, tokens, or shares. Decimals allowed.
Gain on 0.5 units bought at $20000 and sold at $30000.
- Return
- +48.6567%
- Total cost
- $10,050.00
- Total proceeds
- $14,940.00
How trade profit is calculated
Profit is what you receive when you sell, minus what you paid to buy. Total cost is the buy price times the quantity, plus any buy fee. Total proceeds is the sell price times the quantity, minus any sell fee. The percentage return expresses that profit relative to your total cost. The same arithmetic applies to any asset priced per unit — a coin, a token, or a share.
Total cost = (Buy price × Quantity) + Buy fee
Total proceeds = (Sell price × Quantity) − Sell fee
Profit = Total proceeds − Total cost
Return % = (Profit / Total cost) × 100- Buy price
- Price per unit when you bought
- Sell price
- Price per unit when you sold
- Quantity
- Number of units bought and sold
- Fees
- Exchange or brokerage costs on each side
0.5 units bought at $20,000, sold at $30,000
Suppose you bought 0.5 units at $20,000 each and later sold them at $30,000 each, paying a $50 buy fee and a $60 sell fee. Total cost is (20,000 × 0.5) + 50 = $10,050. Total proceeds is (30,000 × 0.5) − 60 = $14,940. Profit is 14,940 − 10,050 = +$4,890.00, a return of 48.6567% on your total cost.
This is an educational calculation based only on the values you provide. It does not look up live prices, and it is not investment advice.
What this calculator assumes
- A single buy and a single sell of the same quantity — it does not model partial sells or averaging across multiple lots.
- Fees are flat, one-time dollar amounts on each side, not a percentage of the trade.
- No taxes, such as capital gains tax, are modeled in the result.
- No live price data is used — every figure comes from the values you enter.
- Money values are rounded to the nearest cent for display.
Crypto profit FAQ
Does this only work for cryptocurrency?
No. Although it is framed around a crypto trade, the math is identical for stocks, ETFs, or any asset priced per unit. Enter a share price and a number of shares and the profit, proceeds, and return are calculated the same way.
Are taxes included in the profit?
No. The profit shown is before any tax. Selling an asset for more than you paid can trigger capital gains tax, which depends on your jurisdiction and how long you held the asset. This tool does not estimate that.
Sources and review notes
- U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission, Investor.gov — Return glossary
- FINRA — Crypto assets investor education
Methodology last checked Jul 14, 2026. Formula implementation is covered by deterministic unit tests. No financial professional review is claimed yet.