{
  "id": "average-return-calculator",
  "version": "7.0.0",
  "name": "Average Return Calculator",
  "shortName": "Average Return",
  "description": "Calculate the Arithmetic Mean and Geometric Mean (CAGR) of a series of investment returns.",
  "category": "Finance",
  "categorySlug": "finance",
  "keywords": [
    "average",
    "return"
  ],
  "status": "live",
  "workStatus": "pending",
  "reviewStatus": "pending",
  "migrationStatus": "migrated",
  "migratedDate": "2026-08-18",
  "engine": "legacy-react",
  "creator": null,
  "reviewer": null,
  "quality": {
    "availability": "live",
    "technicalReviewRecord": "/reviews/average-return-calculator.json",
    "qualifiedReview": "pending",
    "qualifiedReviewer": null,
    "qualifiedReviewDate": null,
    "formulaVersion": "7.0.0",
    "referenceCoverage": "references-pending",
    "releaseTestScope": "Catalog and regression checks are not a professional formula audit; consult release evidence.",
    "historicalMetadataDate": "2026-08-18",
    "historicalMetadataNotice": "The imported date is not evidence of a completed human review."
  },
  "urls": {
    "page": "/calculator/average-return-calculator/",
    "definition": "/calculator/average-return-calculator/definition.json",
    "schema": "/calculator/average-return-calculator/schema.json",
    "llms": "/calculator/average-return-calculator/llms.txt",
    "legacyDefinition": "/calculator/average-return-calculator.json"
  },
  "queryExample": "https://askcalculators.com/calculator/average-return-calculator/?returns=10%2C+-5%2C+20%2C+8%2C+12",
  "queryParameters": {
    "returns": {
      "label": "Returns",
      "type": "text",
      "required": false,
      "default": "10, -5, 20, 8, 12"
    }
  },
  "inputs": [
    {
      "id": "returns",
      "label": "Returns",
      "type": "text",
      "defaultValue": "10, -5, 20, 8, 12"
    }
  ],
  "outputs": [
    {
      "id": "result",
      "label": "Result",
      "format": "text",
      "primary": true
    }
  ],
  "formula": {
    "expression": "Arithmetic return = sum of periodic returns ÷ count; geometric return = [product of (1 + each return)]^(1/count) − 1."
  },
  "examples": [
    {
      "label": "Reproducible default-input example (not a personal recommendation)",
      "inputs": {
        "returns": "10, -5, 20, 8, 12"
      }
    }
  ],
  "sources": []
}