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PDURATION function in Google Sheets
Returns the number of periods for an investment to reach a specific value at a given rate. .
=PDURATION(rate, present_value, future_value)PDURATION syntax and parameters
Three arguments, three required.
- rateanyRequired
- present_valueanyRequired
- future_valueanyRequired
PDURATION examples
Formulas you'll actually reuse.
Years for $10,000 to double at 4%:
=PDURATION(4%, 10000, 20000)Result
17.67Months for $5,000 to reach $6,000 at 7% a year, compounded monthly:
=PDURATION(7%/12, 5000, 6000)Result
31.35
PDURATION in Excel
Same name — your formula ports as-is.
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