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Home Learn Setting Margin Floors That Actually Protect You
Pricing Strategy

Setting Margin Floors That Actually Protect You

intermediate 6 min read
Summarize at:
Financial margin calculations and cost analysis spreadsheet

A margin floor is only as good as the cost data behind it. Most sellers set floors too conservatively (missing revenue) or too loosely (getting automated into unprofitability). Getting this right is the most important configuration decision in any repricing setup.

What goes into a correct floor

Your margin floor must account for: COGS (cost of goods sold), marketplace fees (Amazon referral fee, FBA fee or shipping cost for FBM), return rate cost, and your target gross margin. Missing any of these produces a floor that doesn't actually protect you.

01
Calculate landed cost per SKU
COGS + inbound freight + prep costs + storage fees (if FBA). This is your true cost basis per unit before any fees.
02
Add marketplace fees
Amazon referral fee (typically 8–15%) + FBA fulfillment fee (varies by size/weight) or your FBM shipping cost.
03
Add your minimum acceptable margin
Floor = landed cost ÷ (1 − target gross margin %). At a 20% gross margin target on a $12 landed cost product: floor = $12 ÷ 0.80 = $15.00.
Common Mistake

Setting one floor for an entire category instead of per-SKU. Two products in the same category can have radically different cost structures. Category-level floors always overprice your cheapest items or underprice your most expensive ones.

Key Concepts
Margin FloorSKUMSRP

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About the Author
Jordan Reed
Head of Pricing Strategy, PriceLeap
Jordan has spent 8 years working with ecommerce brands on marketplace pricing strategy — from single-channel Amazon sellers to omnichannel retailers managing 100K+ SKU catalogs. At PriceLeap, he leads strategy content and works directly with enterprise customers on repricing architecture.
8Years Experience
14Articles Published
Repricing & MarginSpecialisation
Topics Margin FloorSKUMSRPSell-Through Rate
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