Daniel Jassy, CFA, is an Investopedia Academy instructor and the founder of SPYderCRusher Research. He contributes to Excel and Algorithmic Trading. David Kindness is a Certified Public Accountant ...

IRR calculates the return rate at which a project's net value totals zero. Using Excel's XIRR, FoolCo finds buying new machinery earns a higher IRR of 26.5%. IRR considerations exclude cash flow ...

Calculating the IRR for a project with an initial outlay and single cash flow is very easy to do. It's also very practical for measuring the returns on investments in collectibles, commodities, ...

Caroline Banton has 6+ years of experience as a writer of business and finance articles. She also writes biographies for Story Terrace. Thomas J. Brock is a CFA and CPA with more than 20 years of ...

Q. I have prepared projections for a proposed project, and I want to calculate the internal rate of return. Instead of using Excel’s IRR function, should I use simple math formulas so others can ...