static bool  force;
 static bool show_displacement;
 static bool show_period;
+static bool show_formula;
 static bool show_baseline_only;
 static bool sort_compute;
 
        return he->diff.wdiff;
 }
 
+static int formula_delta(struct hist_entry *he, char *buf, size_t size)
+{
+       struct hist_entry *pair = he->pair;
+
+       if (!pair)
+               return -1;
+
+       return scnprintf(buf, size,
+                        "(%" PRIu64 " * 100 / %" PRIu64 ") - "
+                        "(%" PRIu64 " * 100 / %" PRIu64 ")",
+                         he->stat.period, he->hists->stats.total_period,
+                         pair->stat.period, pair->hists->stats.total_period);
+}
+
+static int formula_ratio(struct hist_entry *he, char *buf, size_t size)
+{
+       struct hist_entry *pair = he->pair;
+       double new_period = he->stat.period;
+       double old_period = pair ? pair->stat.period : 0;
+
+       if (!pair)
+               return -1;
+
+       return scnprintf(buf, size, "%.0F / %.0F", new_period, old_period);
+}
+
+static int formula_wdiff(struct hist_entry *he, char *buf, size_t size)
+{
+       struct hist_entry *pair = he->pair;
+       u64 new_period = he->stat.period;
+       u64 old_period = pair ? pair->stat.period : 0;
+
+       if (!pair)
+               return -1;
+
+       return scnprintf(buf, size,
+                 "(%" PRIu64 " * " "%" PRId64 ") - (%" PRIu64 " * " "%" PRId64 ")",
+                 new_period, compute_wdiff_w2, old_period, compute_wdiff_w1);
+}
+
+int perf_diff__formula(char *buf, size_t size, struct hist_entry *he)
+{
+       switch (compute) {
+       case COMPUTE_DELTA:
+               return formula_delta(he, buf, size);
+       case COMPUTE_RATIO:
+               return formula_ratio(he, buf, size);
+       case COMPUTE_WEIGHTED_DIFF:
+               return formula_wdiff(he, buf, size);
+       default:
+               BUG_ON(1);
+       }
+
+       return -1;
+}
+
 static int hists__add_entry(struct hists *self,
                            struct addr_location *al, u64 period)
 {
                     setup_compute),
        OPT_BOOLEAN('p', "period", &show_period,
                    "Show period values."),
+       OPT_BOOLEAN('F', "formula", &show_formula,
+                   "Show formula."),
        OPT_BOOLEAN('D', "dump-raw-trace", &dump_trace,
                    "dump raw trace in ASCII"),
        OPT_BOOLEAN('f', "force", &force, "don't complain, do it"),
        /* No overhead column. */
        perf_hpp__column_enable(PERF_HPP__OVERHEAD, false);
 
-       /* Display baseline/delta/ratio/displacement/periods columns. */
+       /*
+        * Display baseline/delta/ratio/displacement/
+        * formula/periods columns.
+        */
        perf_hpp__column_enable(PERF_HPP__BASELINE, true);
 
        switch (compute) {
        if (show_displacement)
                perf_hpp__column_enable(PERF_HPP__DISPL, true);
 
+       if (show_formula)
+               perf_hpp__column_enable(PERF_HPP__FORMULA, true);
+
        if (show_period) {
                perf_hpp__column_enable(PERF_HPP__PERIOD, true);
                perf_hpp__column_enable(PERF_HPP__PERIOD_BASELINE, true);
 
        return scnprintf(hpp->buf, hpp->size, fmt, buf);
 }
 
+static int hpp__header_formula(struct perf_hpp *hpp)
+{
+       const char *fmt = symbol_conf.field_sep ? "%s" : "%70s";
+
+       return scnprintf(hpp->buf, hpp->size, fmt, "Formula");
+}
+
+static int hpp__width_formula(struct perf_hpp *hpp __maybe_unused)
+{
+       return 70;
+}
+
+static int hpp__entry_formula(struct perf_hpp *hpp, struct hist_entry *he)
+{
+       const char *fmt = symbol_conf.field_sep ? "%s" : "%-70s";
+       char buf[96] = " ";
+
+       perf_diff__formula(buf, sizeof(buf), he);
+       return scnprintf(hpp->buf, hpp->size, fmt, buf);
+}
+
 #define HPP__COLOR_PRINT_FNS(_name)            \
        .header = hpp__header_ ## _name,                \
        .width  = hpp__width_ ## _name,         \
        { .cond = false, HPP__PRINT_FNS(delta) },
        { .cond = false, HPP__PRINT_FNS(ratio) },
        { .cond = false, HPP__PRINT_FNS(wdiff) },
-       { .cond = false, HPP__PRINT_FNS(displ) }
+       { .cond = false, HPP__PRINT_FNS(displ) },
+       { .cond = false, HPP__PRINT_FNS(formula) }
 };
 
 #undef HPP__COLOR_PRINT_FNS