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NPV & IRR Calculator

Net present value, internal rate of return and payback period for a series of cash flows.

Net present value discounts every future cash flow back to today at a chosen rate and subtracts the initial investment; a positive NPV means the project beats that rate. The internal rate of return is the discount rate at which NPV becomes exactly zero, found here by bisection.

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Frequently asked questions

Why is my IRR undefined?

IRR only exists when the cash flows change sign at least once — an outflow followed by inflows. If every value is negative, or every value positive, there is no rate at which NPV crosses zero.

Should I trust NPV or IRR?

NPV, when they disagree. IRR assumes interim cash flows are reinvested at the IRR itself, which is rarely realistic, and it can produce multiple answers when flows change sign more than once.

How to use the npv & irr calculator

  1. 1Set the initial investment.
  2. 2Enter or paste your cash flows.
  3. 3Set the discount rate.
  4. 4Choose the currency symbol.
  5. 5The result appears immediately — copy or download it.

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