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CAGR guides
Worked examples, real benchmark data and clear rules for when CAGR is the right number — and when it isn’t.
- How to calculate CAGRThe formula step by step, by hand, with partial years, losses and revenue.
- What is a good CAGR?Benchmarks from 98 years of stock, bond, gold and cash returns.
- CAGR vs average annual returnWhy the simple average overstates growth, and by how much.
- CAGR vs IRR vs XIRRWhich return measure to use when money goes in and out.
- CAGR vs absolute returnTotal gain versus yearly pace — and when to quote each.
- Rule of 72 and doubling timeHow long money takes to double at a given CAGR.
More growth calculators
- CAGR calculatorGrowth rate from start value, end value and time.
- Reverse CAGR calculatorFuture value, starting amount or time needed.
- Stock CAGR calculatorAnnualized returns for shares, with dividends.
- Bitcoin CAGR calculatorBitcoin growth between any two dates.
- CAGR in ExcelFormulas, RRI and a free template.