How do I calculate XIRR in Google Sheets?

Calculates the internal rate of return of an investment based on a specified series of potentially irregularly spaced cash flows.

Sample Usage

XIRR(B2:B25,C2:C25)

XIRR({-4000,200,250,300},{DATE(2012,01,01),DATE(2012,06,23),DATE(2013,05,12),DATE(2014,02,09)},0.09)

Syntax

XIRR(cashflow_amounts, cashflow_dates, [rate_guess])

• cashflow_amounts – An array or range containing the income or payments associated with the investment.

  • cashflow_amounts must contain at least one negative and one positive cash flow to calculate rate of return.

• cashflow_dates – An array or range with dates corresponding to the cash flows in cashflow_amounts.

• rate_guess – [ OPTIONAL – 0.1 by default ] – An estimate for what the internal rate of return will be.

Notes

• If the days specified in cashflow_dates are at a regular interval, use IRR instead.

• Each cell in cashflow_amounts should be positive if it represents income from the perspective of the owner of the investment (e.g. coupons) or negative if it represents payments (e.g. loan repayment).

• XNPV will return zero if discount is set to the result of XIRR using the same cash flow amounts and schedule.

See Also

XNPV: Calculates the net present value of an investment based on a specified series of potentially irregularly spaced cash flows and a discount rate.

PV: Calculates the present value of an annuity investment based on constant-amount periodic payments and a constant interest rate.

NPV: Calculates the net present value of an investment based on a series of periodic cash flows and a discount rate.

MIRR: Calculates the modified internal rate of return on an investment based on a series of periodic cash flows and the difference between the interest rate paid on financing versus the return received on reinvested income.

IRR: Calculates the internal rate of return on an investment based on a series of periodic cash flows.

Examples

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