Battery Recycling & Materials Recovery worked example

Battery Recycling Margin Percentage at 16% target recycling margin: a worked example

This worked example runs the battery recycling margin percentage numbers for a tougher week than the baseline: 16% target recycling margin instead of the typical 22%. Calculate recycling margin from net recovery value, recovered material revenue, and the target margin percentage.

The inputs for this scenario

  • Net recovery margin: 38,500 $ (held at the documented default)
  • Recovered material revenue: 154,000 $ (held at the documented default)
  • Target recycling margin: 16 % (the input this scenario stresses; the baseline uses 22)

Working through the calculation

  • The calculation starts from the formula this tool documents: Recycling margin = net recovery margin รท recovered material revenue.
  • Recycling margin works out to 25 % recycling margin at these inputs, and this is the headline figure for the scenario.
  • Margin gap to target works out to -9 points at these inputs.
  • Net recovery margin works out to 38,500 $ at these inputs.
  • Recovered material revenue works out to 154,000 $ at these inputs.

How this compares with the baseline

  • Against the tool's baseline example, where target recycling margin sits at 22% and the headline result is 25 % recycling margin, this scenario lands almost exactly on the baseline at 25 % recycling margin.
  • Use it when reviewing the profitability of a recycling stream, comparing feedstock deals, or reporting margin against plan. A result at this level usually justifies acting on the stressed input before touching anything else, because every other figure in the table is downstream of it.

Results at a glance

  • Recycling margin: 25 % recycling margin (headline result)
  • Margin gap to target: -9 points
  • Net recovery margin: 38,500 $
  • Recovered material revenue: 154,000 $

Run it with your numbers

  • To rerun this with your own numbers, open the live Battery Recycling Margin Percentage calculator, set target recycling margin to your actual value, and adjust the remaining inputs to match your operation.

Last reviewed 2026-05-12.