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YIELDMAT function in Google Sheets

Calculates the annual yield of a security paying interest at maturity, based on price.

=YIELDMAT(settlement, maturity, issue, rate, price, [day_count_convention])

YIELDMAT syntax and parameters

Six arguments, five required.

  • settlementanyRequired
  • maturityanyRequired
  • issueanyRequired
  • rateanyRequired
  • priceanyRequired
  • day_count_conventionanyOptional

YIELDMAT examples

Formulas you'll actually reuse.

  1. The yield implied by paying 100.386 for that note:

    =YIELDMAT(DATE(2026, 3, 15), DATE(2027, 1, 15), DATE(2026, 1, 15), 4%, 100.386, 0)

    Result0.035

  2. Flag notes yielding more than the benchmark in G2:

    =IF(YIELDMAT(B2, C2, D2, E2, F2) > G2, "Cheap", "Rich")

YIELDMAT in Excel

Same name — your formula ports as-is.

Try YIELDMAT in the playground

Edit the example — nothing to install.

Preloaded with the YIELDMAT formula from Example 1 — change anything and watch it respond.

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