The data displays the average net profit margin of the global mining industry represented by the top forty mining companies worldwide, from 2002 to 2017. In 2011, the net profit margin of the mining industry's leading companies was approx. 24%. Six years later, in 2017, the net profit margin stood at 10%. The net profit margin (also known as profit margin, net margin, net profit ratio) is a measurement to describe the profitability of a company. It is calculated by dividing the net income by the total revenue (or net profit by sales).
