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PPMT

Returns the payment on the principal for a given period for an investment based on periodic, constant payments and a constant interest rate.

Syntax

PPMT(rate, per, nper, pv, [fv], [type])

Arguments

Argument Description Required
rate The interest rate per period. Required
per The period for which you want to find the principal payment. Required
nper The total number of payment periods. Required
pv The present value, or lump-sum amount. Required
fv The future value Optional
type When payments are due Optional

Examples

Principal payment for first period

=PPMT(0.1/12, 1, 2*12, 2000)
Result ⇒ -75.6232

Principal payment for specific period

=PPMT(0.08/12, 10, 10*12, 200000)
Result ⇒ -1160.5883

Principal from cell references

=PPMT(A1/12, A2, A3, A4)
Result ⇒ -415.3813
A
1 0.06
2 12
3 24
4 10000

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