Compound Annual Growth Rate (CAGR) Calculator
The Compound Annual Growth Rate (CAGR) is a popular metric used to measure the annualized growth rate of an investment over a specified period of time longer than one year. It smooths out the volatility of returns, providing a single, representative growth rate for the entire period. CAGR is particularly useful for comparing the performance of different investments over time.
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function calculateCAGR() {
var startingValue = parseFloat(document.getElementById("startingValue").value);
var endingValue = parseFloat(document.getElementById("endingValue").value);
var numberOfYears = parseFloat(document.getElementById("numberOfYears").value);
var resultElement = document.getElementById("result");
if (isNaN(startingValue) || isNaN(endingValue) || isNaN(numberOfYears)) {
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return;
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if (startingValue <= 0) {
resultElement.textContent = "Starting Value must be greater than zero.";
return;
}
if (numberOfYears <= 0) {
resultElement.textContent = "Number of Years must be greater than zero.";
return;
}
var cagr = Math.pow((endingValue / startingValue), (1 / numberOfYears)) – 1;
var percentageCAGR = (cagr * 100).toFixed(2);
resultElement.textContent = "CAGR: " + percentageCAGR + "%";
}