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CAGR Calculator

Calculate the Compound Annual Growth Rate of an investment.

Calculated locally in your browser. Nothing you enter is uploaded or stored.

Overview

CAGR (Compound Annual Growth Rate) smooths an investment's growth over multiple years into a single annualized rate — useful for comparing investments with different holding periods.

How to use it

  1. 1Enter the starting value.
  2. 2Enter the ending value.
  3. 3Enter the number of years.
  4. 4View the CAGR percentage.

Formula

CAGR

CAGR = (Ending Value / Starting Value)^(1 / years) − 1

Expressed as a percentage.

Examples

₹1,00,000 grows to ₹2,00,000 in 5 years

CAGR ≈ 14.87% per year.

Tips

  • This calculator provides an estimate for planning purposes only and is not financial advice.
  • CAGR assumes smooth, steady growth — actual year-to-year returns are usually more volatile even when CAGR looks tidy.

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