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PPMT function in Google Sheets

Calculates the payment on the principal of an investment based on constant-amount periodic payments and a constant interest rate.

=PPMT(rate, period, number_of_periods, present_value, [future_value, end_or_beginning])

PPMT syntax and parameters

Six arguments, four required.

  • ratenumberRequired

    The interest rate.

  • periodnumberRequired

    The amortization period, in terms of number of periods. period must be at least 1 and at most number_of_periods.

  • number_of_periodsnumberRequired

    The number of payments to be made.

  • present_valuenumberRequired

    The current value of the annuity.

  • future_valuenumberOptional

    [ OPTIONAL ] - The future value remaining after the final payment has been made.

  • end_or_beginningnumberOptional

    [ OPTIONAL - 0 by default ] - Whether payments are due at the end (0) or beginning (1) of each period.

PPMT examples

Formulas you'll actually reuse.

  1. The principal share of the first payment on a $250k, 30-year mortgage at 5%:

    =PPMT(5%/12, 1, 360, -250000)

    Result300.39

  2. The same in month 120 — principal share grows as interest shrinks:

    =PPMT(5%/12, 120, 360, -250000)

    Result492.69

PPMT in Excel

Same name — your formula ports as-is.

Try PPMT in the playground

Edit the example — nothing to install.

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