{
  "id": "net-present-value-calculator",
  "version": "1.0.0",
  "name": "Net Present Value Calculator",
  "shortName": "Net Present Value",
  "description": "Discount a sequence of periodic cash flows, calculate NPV, profitability index, and an estimated internal rate of return.",
  "category": "Finance",
  "categorySlug": "finance",
  "keywords": [
    "net",
    "present",
    "value",
    "calculator",
    "net present value calculator"
  ],
  "status": "live",
  "workStatus": "pending",
  "reviewStatus": "pending",
  "migrationStatus": "new",
  "engine": "native",
  "creator": null,
  "reviewer": null,
  "quality": {
    "availability": "live",
    "technicalReviewRecord": "/reviews/net-present-value-calculator.json",
    "qualifiedReview": "pending",
    "qualifiedReviewer": null,
    "qualifiedReviewDate": null,
    "formulaVersion": "1.0.0",
    "referenceCoverage": "references-pending",
    "releaseTestScope": "Catalog and regression checks are not a professional formula audit; consult release evidence.",
    "historicalMetadataDate": "2026-09-01",
    "historicalMetadataNotice": "The imported date is not evidence of a completed human review."
  },
  "notice": "NPV and IRR depend on forecast cash flows and the selected discount rate. They are not investment recommendations.",
  "urls": {
    "page": "/calculator/net-present-value-calculator/",
    "definition": "/calculator/net-present-value-calculator/definition.json",
    "schema": "/calculator/net-present-value-calculator/schema.json",
    "llms": "/calculator/net-present-value-calculator/llms.txt",
    "legacyDefinition": "/calculator/net-present-value-calculator.json"
  },
  "queryExample": "https://askcalculators.com/calculator/net-present-value-calculator/?cashFlows=-100000%2C+25000%2C+30000%2C+35000%2C+40000&discountRate=8",
  "queryParameters": {
    "cashFlows": {
      "label": "Cash flows by period",
      "type": "text",
      "required": true,
      "default": "-100000, 25000, 30000, 35000, 40000"
    },
    "discountRate": {
      "label": "Discount rate per period",
      "type": "percent",
      "required": true,
      "default": 8
    }
  },
  "inputs": [
    {
      "id": "cashFlows",
      "label": "Cash flows by period",
      "type": "text",
      "required": true,
      "defaultValue": "-100000, 25000, 30000, 35000, 40000",
      "placeholder": "Period 0 first; comma-separated"
    },
    {
      "id": "discountRate",
      "label": "Discount rate per period",
      "type": "percent",
      "required": true,
      "defaultValue": 8,
      "min": -99.99,
      "max": 1000,
      "step": 0.01
    }
  ],
  "outputs": [
    {
      "id": "netPresentValue",
      "label": "Net present value",
      "format": "currency",
      "primary": true
    },
    {
      "id": "presentValueInflows",
      "label": "Present value of positive flows",
      "format": "currency"
    },
    {
      "id": "presentValueOutflows",
      "label": "Present value of negative flows",
      "format": "currency"
    },
    {
      "id": "profitabilityIndex",
      "label": "Profitability index",
      "format": "number",
      "digits": 6
    },
    {
      "id": "estimatedIrr",
      "label": "Estimated IRR per period",
      "format": "percent",
      "digits": 6
    }
  ],
  "formula": {
    "expression": "NPV = Σ CFₜ ÷ (1+r)^t"
  },
  "examples": [
    {
      "label": "Reproducible default-input example (not a personal recommendation)",
      "inputs": {
        "cashFlows": "-100000, 25000, 30000, 35000, 40000",
        "discountRate": 8
      }
    }
  ],
  "sources": []
}