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PMT

Calculates the payment for a loan based on constant payments and a constant interest rate.

Syntax

PMT(rate, nper, pv, [fv], [type])

Arguments

Argument Description Required
rate The interest rate per period. Required
nper The total number of payment periods. Required
pv The present value, or lump-sum amount. Required
fv The future value, or cash balance you want to attain after the last payment is made. Default is 0. Optional
type When payments are due. 0 = end of period, 1 = beginning of period. Default is 0. Optional

Examples

Monthly loan payment

=PMT(0.08/12, 10*12, 10000)
Result ⇒ -121.3276

Annual investment payment

=PMT(0.06, 18, 0, 50000)
Result ⇒ -1617.8270

Payment from cell values

=PMT(A1/12, A2*12, A3)
Result ⇒ -164.9889
A
1 0.05
2 20
3 25000

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