United States Investment Return
Calculate the CAGR or total return on an investment in the United States.
About United States Investment Return
Computes the compound annual growth rate (CAGR) $in the United States: the average yearly return that turns the starting value into the ending value over the holding period.
Formula
CAGR
CAGR = (end/start)^(1/years) − 1
Worked example
With the default values below, United States Investment Return returns Compound Annual Growth Rate of 14.29%. Change any input above and every figure here is recalculated in your browser.
Inputs used
- Starting valueminimum 0
- 10,000
- Ending valueminimum 0
- 19,500
- Years heldaccepts 1–50
- 5
Results
- Compound Annual Growth Rate
- 14.29%
- Total Return
- 95.0%
- Dollar Gain
- $9,500.00
Step by step
- 1Values used
- 2CAGR
- 3Compound Annual Growth Rate= 14.29
- 4Total Return= 95.0
- 5Dollar Gain= 9,500.00
Assumptions and limits
- The result is derived only from the 3 inputs listed above. Anything not among them is not part of the calculation.
- In particular, this calculator does not take inflation, tax, fees or charges or compounding frequency into account.
- Figures are rounded for display to 2 decimal places, so totals built from several rounded parts can differ slightly from the unrounded arithmetic.
- Estimate — past performance is not a guarantee.
How these calculators are built and tested is described on the Methodology page. If a figure looks wrong, please report it.
Estimate — past performance is not a guarantee.
Frequently Asked Questions
Does this include dividends?
Only if the ending value includes reinvested distributions; enter total account value.
How accurate is this estimate?
Rates are approximate reference values. Local rates, exemptions and rules can differ, so treat the output as a planning figure only.
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United States specifics
- Currency
- $ USDUS Dollar
- Region
- North America
- Country code
- US
- Amounts look like
- $1,234,567.89
- Dates look like
- Mar 9, 2026
- Units
- imperialWeek starts Sunday
In United States, imperial units are in everyday use.
Results on this page are expressed in USD (US Dollar). Figures are estimates for general planning — confirm current rates and thresholds with the relevant United States authority before relying on them.