Compare PDURATION vs NPER

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Compare PDURATION vs NPER side-by-side — differences, popularity and recommendation

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Feature

Financial

=PDURATION()

Syntax

Financial

=NPER()

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Syntax

Category

Financial financial

Financial financial

Popularity

15 / 100

45 / 100

Views

◉ 11 views

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Output

Number

Number

Version

Excel 2013

All versions

Volatile

No

No

Dynamic Array

No

No

Description

Returns the number of periods required by an investment to reach a specified value.

Returns the number of periods for an investment based on periodic, constant payments and a constant interest rate.

Syntax

=PDURATION(rate, pv, fv)

=NPER(rate,pmt,pv,[fv],[type])

Arguments

3 Arguments

rate pv fv

5 Arguments

rate pmt pv fv (Optional) type (Optional)

Examples

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Tips

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★ Recommendation — Winner: =NPER()

=NPER() is recommended based on higher popularity, newer version and Dynamic Array support.

Winner: =NPER()