Gross Profit
Total revenue minus total cost of revenue for the period — the profit left to fund operating expenses. The dollar complement to gross margin and the starting point for the operating-result section. — Finance KPI, I'mBoard-authored (editorial tier).
I'mBoard-authored (editorial tier)
No public third-party standard anchors this KPI yet, so I'mBoard authors and maintains the definition — transparently labeled as editorial tier. See the ontology methodology for the published vs editorial tier system and the back-attribution workstream.
Rogue ID: finance.gross_profit
Type: Currency
Domain: Finance
Definition
Total revenue minus total cost of revenue for the period — the profit left to fund operating expenses. The dollar complement to gross margin and the starting point for the operating-result section.
Formula
gross_profit = total_revenue − total_cogs.Why it matters
The dollars available to cover OpEx — the bridge from revenue to operating result.
How to interpret
Growing gross profit faster than OpEx is the path to EBITDA; read with finance.gross_margin_pct for quality.
Related KPIs
finance.total_revenuefinance.total_cogsfinance.gross_margin_pct
Source
I'mBoard editorial — authored and maintained by I'mBoard, first published 2026-04-01. No third-party standard is cited for this KPI; when one emerges, the definition is back-attributed and promoted to the published tier (a minor version bump). Read the ontology methodology for the published vs editorial tier system, attribution rules, and dispute process.
Stage relevance
| Company stage | Priority |
|---|---|
| Series A | Recommended |
| Series B | Recommended |
| Series C+ | Recommended |
| Public | Recommended |
Suggested for stages: Series A, Series B, Series C+, Public.
Default owning functions
- Finance
Machine-readable
- This KPI as JSON:
/api/ontology/finance/gross_profit.json - All Finance KPIs:
/api/ontology/finance.json - Full catalog:
/api/ontology/index.json
Gross Margin %
Gross profit as a percentage of total revenue for the period — the headline quality-of-revenue and delivery-efficiency metric. Expressed 0–100. The P&L-statement margin computed from the revenue/COGS split; complements the GTM-level `sales.gross_margin`. — Finance KPI, I'mBoard-authored (editorial tier).
Insurance / Compliance
Cost of D&O and cyber insurance, SOC 2, and regulatory compliance for the period. Rises with company size, customer requirements, and financing stage. — Finance KPI, I'mBoard-authored (editorial tier).