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Real Estate and Property profit margin

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Preliminary reference only · US example · IRS industry average · tax year 2023

27.2%

Preliminary reference only

This is an IRS sole-proprietor industry average. It is profit BEFORE the owner pays themselves, so owner-run businesses in healthcare and professional services will look high.

Better peer data is coming: sourced trade figures plus anonymous owner submissions.

Net profit as a share of sales, across all sole proprietors in "Real estate".

  • An industry-wide average. Bigger businesses weigh more.
  • Sole proprietors only (Schedule C). Corporations aren't included.
  • Profit is before the owner pays themselves, because sole proprietors don't deduct their own pay.

Source: IRS Statistics of Income: Nonfarm Sole Proprietorships, Table 1 (tax year 2023), released March 2026. As of March 2026. Our math: total net income less deficit ÷ total business receipts.

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