United States · Personal Finance

Investment Return Calculator

Calculate investment gain and total percentage return from starting value, contributions and ending value.

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Enter your values and calculate to see the result.

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How this Investment Return Calculator works

This tool uses the values you enter to produce a transparent planning estimate in US dollars. It runs locally in your browser and does not require an account.

Formula and assumptions

The calculation uses standard financial arithmetic for the inputs shown above. Interest-rate results assume the entered rate remains constant for the modeled period unless the calculator states otherwise.

Before making a financial decision

Compare the estimate with actual account disclosures, lender terms, fees, taxes and compounding conventions. This calculator is educational and does not provide individualized financial advice.

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How to use this calculator

  1. Set Starting value (default 10000).
  2. Set Additional contributions (default 5000).
  3. Set Ending value (default 18000).
  4. Select Calculate to update the result. Reset restores the starting values.

Planning estimate only. Rates, fees, taxes, account terms and lender or institution rules can change actual outcomes.

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