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Excel RRI Function

Excel RRI function
Summary 

The Excel RRI function returns an equivalent interest rate for the growth of an investment. You can use RRI to calculate Compound Annual Growth Rate (CAGR) in Excel.

Purpose 
Get equivalent interest rate for growth
Return value 
Calculated interest rate
Syntax 
=RRI (nper, pv, fv)
Arguments 
  • nper - Number of periods.
  • pv - Present value of investment.
  • fv - Future value of investment.
Usage notes 

The RRI function returns an equivalent interest rate for the growth of an investment. For example, to use RRI to calculate equivalent annual compound interest for a 1000 investment worth 1200 after five years you can use a formula like this:

=RRI(5,1000,1200) // returns 0.037137289

In the example shown, the formula in G6 is:

=RRI(B11,C6,C11)
Related functions 
Excel GEOMEAN function
Excel GEOMEAN Function

The Excel GEOMEAN function returns the geometric mean for a set of numeric values. Geometric mean can be used to calculate average rate of return with variable rates.

Good links 
Microsoft RRI function documentation

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