Project geometric growth and find the constant rate that links two values.
CAGR is the constant annual rate that would take the beginning value to the ending value over the period. It smooths out the year-to-year volatility that makes raw growth rates hard to compare. Averaging annual growth rates arithmetically overstates performance; CAGR is the geometric rate that actually reconciles the start and end values of a series.
Geometric Growth
CAGR = (ending ÷ beginning)^(1 ÷ periods) − 1
CAGR = (ending ÷ beginning)^(1 ÷ periods) − 1 CAGR is the constant annual rate that would take the beginning value to the ending value over the period. It smooths out the year-to-year volatility that makes raw growth rates hard to compare.
Averaging annual growth rates arithmetically overstates performance; CAGR is the geometric rate that actually reconciles the start and end values of a series.
This calculator takes 3 inputs: Starting value, Ending value, Number of periods. The pre-filled defaults are a realistic starting point — replace them with figures from your own environment for a result you can act on.