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FVSCHEDULE function

Returns the future value of an initial principal after applying a series of compound interest rates

Syntax

FVSCHEDULE(principal, schedule)

Square brackets indicate optional arguments.

Arguments

ArgumentRequiredMeaning
principalYesThe present value.1
scheduleYesAn array of interest rates to apply.A1:A4

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Compound three different period rates

=FVSCHEDULE(B2,A2:A4)

Multiply 1000 by 1.10, then 0.95, then 1.02. The result 1065.9 includes a negative middle-period return; adding the rates would give a different answer.

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FVSCHEDULE · top-level call

=FVSCHEDULE(B2,A2:A4)

1 / 2 · principal

The present value.

FVSCHEDULE reference ↗

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Univer 1.0.4 / Apache-2.0. Calculation checks cover the supplied examples only. The browser worksheet does not implement every Excel feature, external service or connected data type.