Assume you put 100 into a bank. The basic Excel formula for compound interest is this. For the formula for compound interest just algebraically rearrange the formula for CAGR.
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Supposing there is 1000 initial principal in your account and the interest rate is 8 per year and you want to calculate the total interest in ten years later. Where n Number of years of investment. For daily compounding the interest rate will be divided by 365 and n will be multiplied by 365 assuming 365 days in a year. Step 1 We need to name cell E3 as Rate by selecting the cell and changing the name using Name Box.