{"id":39641,"date":"2024-03-19T12:12:53","date_gmt":"2024-03-19T12:12:53","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/swoopfunding.com\/za\/internal-rate-of-return-calculator\/"},"modified":"2026-03-12T08:29:28","modified_gmt":"2026-03-12T08:29:28","slug":"internal-rate-of-return-calculator","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/swoopfunding.com\/za\/business-loan-calculator\/internal-rate-of-return-calculator\/","title":{"rendered":"Internal rate of return calculator"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-page\" data-elementor-id=\"39641\" class=\"elementor elementor-39641\" data-elementor-post-type=\"page\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-700c4dd e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"700c4dd\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-992f7e9 elementor-widget elementor-widget-template\" data-id=\"992f7e9\" 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class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\n\t\t\t\n\n<div id=\"irr-calculator\" class=\"form-calculator\" >\n <div class=\"left_column\">\n\n <ul class=\"nav nav-tabs nav-justified\" role=\"tablist\">\n <li class=\"nav-item\">\n <a class=\"nav-link active\" id=\"general-tab\" data-toggle=\"tab\" href=\"#general\" role=\"tab\" aria-controls=\"general\" aria-selected=\"true\">General<\/a>\n <\/li>\n <li class=\"nav-item\">\n <a class=\"nav-link\" id=\"multiple-tab\" data-toggle=\"tab\" href=\"#multiple\" role=\"tab\" aria-controls=\"multiple\" aria-selected=\"false\">Multiple<\/a>\n <\/li>\n <\/ul>\n\n <div class=\"tab-content\">\n <div class=\"tab-pane active\" id=\"general\" role=\"tabpanel\" aria-labelledby=\"general-tab\">\n <div class=\"form-group\">\n <label for=\"initialInvestment\">Initial investment<\/label>\n <input type=\"text\" class=\"form-control mask-money\" id=\"initialInvestment\" value=\"10000\">\n <\/div>\n <div class=\"form-group\">\n <label 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<option value=\"15\">15 years<\/option>\n <option value=\"16\">16 years<\/option>\n <option value=\"17\">17 years<\/option>\n <option value=\"18\">18 years<\/option>\n <option value=\"19\">19 years<\/option>\n <option value=\"20\">20 years<\/option>\n <option value=\"21\">21 years<\/option>\n <option value=\"22\">22 years<\/option>\n <option value=\"23\">23 years<\/option>\n <option value=\"24\">24 years<\/option>\n <option value=\"25\">25 years<\/option>\n <\/select>\n <\/div>\n <div class=\"form-group col-md-6\">\n <label>months<\/label>\n <select class=\"form-control custom-select-arrow\" id=\"timePeriodMonths\">\n <option value=\"0\">0 months<\/option>\n <option value=\"1\">1 month<\/option>\n <option value=\"2\">2 months<\/option>\n <option value=\"3\">3 months<\/option>\n <option value=\"4\">4 months<\/option>\n <option value=\"5\">5 months<\/option>\n <option value=\"6\">6 months<\/option>\n <option value=\"7\">7 months<\/option>\n <option value=\"8\">8 months<\/option>\n <option value=\"9\">9 months<\/option>\n <option value=\"10\">10 months<\/option>\n <option value=\"11\">11 months<\/option>\n <option value=\"12\">12 months<\/option>\n <\/select>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n <div class=\"tab-pane\" id=\"multiple\" role=\"tabpanel\" aria-labelledby=\"multiple-tab\">\n <div class=\"form-group\">\n <div class=\"label_and_numbers\">\n <label for=\"returnMultiple\">Return multiple<\/label>\n <div class=\"tag-number\">\n <span id=\"returnMultipleValue\">1.4<\/span>x\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n <input type=\"range\" class=\"slider\" id=\"returnMultiple\" value=\"1.4\" min=\"0.5\" max=\"20\" step=\"0.1\">\n <\/div>\n <div class=\"form-row\">\n <div class=\"form-group col-md-6\">\n <label for=\"timePeriodYearsMultiple\">Time period<\/label>\n <select class=\"form-control custom-select-arrow\" id=\"timePeriodYearsMultiple\">\n <option value=\"0\">0 years<\/option>\n <option value=\"1\" selected>1 year<\/option>\n <option value=\"2\">2 years<\/option>\n <option value=\"3\">3 years<\/option>\n <option value=\"4\">4 years<\/option>\n <option value=\"5\">5 years<\/option>\n <option value=\"6\">6 years<\/option>\n <option value=\"7\">7 years<\/option>\n <option value=\"8\">8 years<\/option>\n <option value=\"9\">9 years<\/option>\n <option value=\"10\">10 years<\/option>\n <option value=\"11\">11 years<\/option>\n <option value=\"12\">12 years<\/option>\n <option value=\"13\">13 years<\/option>\n <option value=\"14\">14 years<\/option>\n <option value=\"15\">15 years<\/option>\n <option value=\"16\">16 years<\/option>\n <option value=\"17\">17 years<\/option>\n <option value=\"18\">18 years<\/option>\n <option value=\"19\">19 years<\/option>\n <option value=\"20\">20 years<\/option>\n <option value=\"21\">21 years<\/option>\n <option value=\"22\">22 years<\/option>\n <option value=\"23\">23 years<\/option>\n <option value=\"24\">24 years<\/option>\n <option value=\"25\">25 years<\/option>\n <\/select>\n <\/div>\n <div class=\"form-group col-md-6\">\n <label>months<\/label>\n <select class=\"form-control custom-select-arrow\" id=\"timePeriodMonthsMultiple\">\n <option value=\"0\">0 months<\/option>\n <option value=\"1\">1 month<\/option>\n <option value=\"2\">2 months<\/option>\n <option value=\"3\">3 months<\/option>\n <option value=\"4\">4 months<\/option>\n <option value=\"5\">5 months<\/option>\n <option value=\"6\">6 months<\/option>\n <option value=\"7\">7 months<\/option>\n <option value=\"8\">8 months<\/option>\n <option value=\"9\">9 months<\/option>\n <option value=\"10\">10 months<\/option>\n <option value=\"11\">11 months<\/option>\n <option value=\"12\">12 months<\/option>\n <\/select>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n\n <p class=\"note-calculator\">This calculator is intended for illustration purposes only and exact payment terms should be agreed with a lender before taking out a loan.<\/p>\n\n <\/div>\n\n <div class=\"right_column\">\n <p class=\"title\">Your results<\/p>\n\n <div id=\"resultsGeneral\" style=\"display: block;\">\n <p class=\"title-result\">Internal rate of return (IRR)<\/p>\n <p class=\"number-result\"><span id=\"irrResult\">0<\/span>%<\/p>\n <p class=\"title-result\">Return above investment<\/p>\n <p class=\"number-result\">R<span id=\"returnAboveInvestment\">0<\/span><\/p>\n <\/div>\n\n <div id=\"resultsMultiple\" style=\"display: none;\">\n <p class=\"title-result\">Internal rate of return (IRR)<\/p>\n <p class=\"number-result\"><span id=\"irrResultMultiple\">0<\/span>%<\/p>\n <\/div>\n\n <a href=\"https:\/\/southafrica.swoopfunding.com\/stage\/\" class=\"btn btn-lg btn-dark btn-block\" target=\"_blank\">Get a quote<\/a>\n\n <\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-9395097 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-child\" data-id=\"9395097\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-68383d5 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"68383d5\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">What is internal rate of return?<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-9a85c2c elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"9a85c2c\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Internal rate of return (IRR) is a financial metric used to evaluate the profitability of an investment. It represents the discount rate at which the<a href=\"https:\/\/swoopfunding.com\/za\/business-glossary\/net-present-value\/\"> net present value (NPV)<\/a> of all cash flows (both inflows and outflows) from an investment equals zero. In simple terms, IRR is the break-even interest rate for your investment.<\/p><p>IRR is useful when you want to compare different investments or projects. The higher the IRR, the more profitable the investment.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-200193a elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"200193a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">How to calculate internal rate of return?\n<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-034f6b7 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"034f6b7\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<ul><li><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Determine the initial investment (negative cash outflow).<\/span><\/li><li><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Estimate the cash flows generated by the investment over its lifetime.<\/span><\/li><li><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Choose a discount rate (usually the cost of capital or required rate of return).<\/span><\/li><li><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Use trial and error or financial software to find the discount rate that makes the net present value (NPV) of the cash flows equal to zero.<\/span><\/li><\/ul>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0cc8aa5 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"0cc8aa5\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Using IRR eith WACC<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6d4e4cc elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"6d4e4cc\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><a href=\"https:\/\/swoopfunding.com\/za\/business-loan-calculator\/wacc-calculator\/\">WACC (Weighted average cost of capital)<\/a> is often used as the discount rate when calculating IRR. It represents the average cost of a company&#8217;s various sources of financing, including equity and debt. Using WACC ensures that the IRR calculation takes into account the company&#8217;s capital structure and the required returns for all investors.<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5ba6c67 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"5ba6c67\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">IRR vs. compound annual growth rate<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d9c7a7d elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"d9c7a7d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">While IRR and <a href=\"https:\/\/swoopfunding.com\/za\/business-loan-calculator\/compound-annual-growth-rate-calculator\/\">compound annual growth rate (CAGR)<\/a> both measure investment returns over time, they differ in calculation and interpretation. IRR considers the timing and magnitude of cash flows, whereas CAGR only considers the beginning and ending values. IRR is used to evaluate specific investments, while CAGR is used to measure the overall growth rate of an investment or asset.<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2be0d95 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"2be0d95\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Limitations of IRR<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d0a0764 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"d0a0764\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<ul><li><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><strong>Multiple IRRs:<\/strong> Projects with unconventional cash flow 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