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NPV

Calculates the net present value of a series of cash flows at a given discount rate

Syntax

NPV(rate, value1, [value_n])

Arguments

Argument Description Required
rate The discount rate per period Required
value1 The first cash flow value or array of cash flows Required
value_n Additional cash flow values Optional

Examples

NPV of individual cash flows

=NPV(0.1, -1000, 500, 600)
Result ⇒ -45.0789

NPV of cash flows in a range

=NPV(0.08, A1:A4)
Result ⇒ 10957.19
A
1 3000
2 5000
3 1200
4 4000

Investment analysis with initial cost and returns

=NPV(0.01, A1:A4)
Result ⇒ 3651.0430
A
1 -10000
2 3000
3 4200
4 6800

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