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COUPDAYSNC function in Excel

Returns the number of days from the settlement date to the next coupon date

=COUPDAYSNC(settlement, maturity, frequency, [basis])

COUPDAYSNC syntax and parameters

Four arguments, three required.

  • settlementanyRequired

    The security's settlement date. The security settlement date is the date after the issue date when the security is traded to the buyer.

  • maturityanyRequired

    The security's maturity date. The maturity date is the date when the security expires.

  • frequencynumberRequired

    The number of coupon payments per year. For annual payments, frequency = 1; for semiannual, frequency = 2; for quarterly, frequency = 4.

  • basisanyOptional

    The type of day count basis to use.

COUPDAYSNC examples

Formulas you'll actually reuse.

  1. Days from settlement to the next coupon, 30/360:

    =COUPDAYSNC(DATE(2026, 5, 15), DATE(2031, 3, 15), 2, 0)

    Result120

  2. The fraction of a period left — the exponent bond pricing uses:

    =COUPDAYSNC(B2, C2, 2, 0) / COUPDAYS(B2, C2, 2, 0)

    Result0.6667

COUPDAYSNC in Google Sheets

Same name — your formula ports as-is.

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