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# NPV Function [VBA]

Calculates the Net Present Value of an investment, based on a supplied discount rate, and a series of deposits and withdrawals.

This constant, function or object is enabled with the statement Option VBASupport 1 placed before the executable program code in a module.

### Syntax:

    NPV (Rate as Double, Values() as Double)

### Return type:

Double

### Parameters:

Rate is the discount rate for a period.

Values() is an array that represent deposits (positive values) or withdrawals (negative values).

### Error codes:

5 Invalid procedure call

### Example:

    REM ***** BASIC *****
    Option VBASupport 1
    Sub ExampleNPV
     Dim r As Double
     Dim pValues(5) as Double
     pValues(0) = 100
     pValues(1) = 100
     pValues(2) = 100
     pValues(3) = -300
     pValues(4) = 100
     pValues(5) = 100
     r = 0.06
     p = NPV( r, pValues)
     Print p ' returns 174,894967305331
    End Sub

Related Topics

NPV function in CALC

VBA financial functions