Cost price
Update the cost per item that Shopify uses for profit reporting.
Cost price is the per-unit cost recorded on each variant (the Cost per item field in Shopify). Customers never see it. It is used for profit and margin reports.
Edit methods
Section titled “Edit methods”| Edit method | Result |
|---|---|
| Decrease by percentage (default) | cost − n% |
| Increase by percentage | cost + n% |
| Set to fixed value | the value you enter |
| Decrease by amount | cost − n |
| Increase by amount | cost + n |
| Set the cost price to the current price | copies the selling price |
| Set as percentage of price | price × n% |
| Set the cost price to the current compare-at price | copies the compare-at price |
| Set as percentage of compare at price | compare-at × n% |
| Set as percentage of cost price | cost × n% |
| Set to null/blank | clears the cost |
Every method except the two Set the cost price to the current … options and Set to null/blank has a Rounding rule. See Rounding rules.
Cost price is a variant field, so you can restrict the change with Apply to variants. Reverting the task restores the previous cost values.